MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED

Registered charity 700382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (SHEFFIELD) LIMITED, SHEFFIELD FRIENDS OF ARMS LIMITED

We are a self-funding, self-help charity providing a variety of therapies, information and support to people living with MS and other neurological complaints, their famiies and carers. Our aim is to help members retain mobility and independence following diagnosis of their illness.

Objects

TO AID AND IMPROVE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THE CONDITION OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS,IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE,NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE,NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE,WEST LINCOLNSHIRE OR SUCH OTHER PART OR PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE COMPANY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: PLEASE SEE OBJECTS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£150k

Latest spending

£188k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £130,270, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of covering expenses for at least one year. The charity reported a net surplus of £19,074 for the year, supported by donations and trading activities, while maintaining a positive cash balance of £97,232.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year of unrestricted expenditure (held: £130k)

“The directors policy is to build up our free reserves to a level which will be sufficient to cover all our expenses for a period of at least one year assuming that no income was received.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02215138 · Financial health read from its filings

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre (S.Yorks) Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

MITCHELL, Melissa Luan — director, appointed 14/06/2022on trustee list
HERRING, Kelly Leigh — director, appointed 29/09/2020on trustee list
RATCLIFFE, Linda Ann — director, appointed 29/09/2020on trustee list
CROSBY, Stephen — director, appointed 25/04/2019on trustee list
HUSSAIN, Shakira — director, appointed 18/04/2018on trustee list
ECCLES, Sharon — director, appointed 18/04/2012on trustee list
HUSSAIN, Shakira — secretary, appointed 10/08/2021

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

SHARON LOUISE ECCLESchair
Desiree Elaine Ryczek
Kelly Leigh Herring
Linda Ann Ratcliffe
Melissa Luan Mitchell
Shakira Hussain
Stephen Crosby

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barnsley · City Of Wakefield · Derbyshire · Doncaster · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£150k	£188k
31/12/2024	£183k	£164k
31/12/2023	£149k	£149k
31/12/2022	£104k	£148k
31/12/2021	£104k	£102k

Common questions

Is MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £130,270, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of covering expenses for at least one year. The charity reported a net surplus of £19,074 for the year, supported by donations and trading activities, while maintaining a positive cash balance of £97,232. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/05/2026	£20k	Oxygen Therapy and Community Wellbeing for Adults with Long-Term Conditions