MIDDLESBROUGH M S THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 701138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLEVELAND FRIENDS OF ARMS LIMITED, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE

A drop in centre for people with Multiple Sclerosis, their family and carers. We aim to help them cope with the affects of this disability through therapies, exercise and listening

Objects

(1) TO AID AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN LEEDS, EDINBURGH, DURHAM,COUNTY OF CLEVELAND, NORTH YORKSHIRE, NORTHUMBERLAND OR SUCH OTHER PART OR PARTS OF UNITED KINGDOM AS THE COMPANY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE,THE CONDITION OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS. (2) TO ASSIST ARMS (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESEARCH) LIMITED PROMOTING (WHETHER OR NOT WITHIN THESE AREA) ALL OR ANY OF ITS OBJECT

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECT

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £5,145 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 December 2025, reducing unrestricted reserves from £71,698 to £66,553. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £66,553 exceed their policy target of approximately £30,000 (six months' operating costs). The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Middlesbrough MS Therapy Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Laura Jane Holmes Misschair
• ALAN RAYMOND RIDDIOUGH
• ELLEN HOLMES

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · North Yorkshire · Northumberland · Redcar And Cleveland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

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