WEST YORKSHIRE MS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 701215 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST YORKSHIRE FRIENDS OF ARMS LIMITED, WEST YORKSHIRE M S THERAPY CENTRE LTD

To maintain and offer support and therapies to sufferers of multiple sclerosis, including hyberbaric oxygen, physiotherapy, counselling etc. To promote all research necessary to find the cause, cure and prevention of MS and to aid and to improve the condition of those suffering from it.

Objects

(1) TO AID AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THE CONDITION OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS (A) BY BRINGING TOGETHER PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND PERSONS INTERESTED IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (B) BY PROVIDING ADVICE GUIDANCE AND MORAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. (C) BY PROVIDING THERAPY (INCLUDING HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY) FOR PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS OR OTHER SYMPTOMS OR CONDITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROTOCOLS AND GUIDELINES OF THE PRINCIPLE COMPANY AND WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE PRINCIPAL COMPANY.

Area of benefit: WEST YORKSHIRE

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£217k

Latest spending

£228k

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £11,517 for the year ended 31st December 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £391,110 to £379,593. The trustees consider the current reserve levels to be sufficient to meet working capital requirements and continue activities even in the event of significant funding drops. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Fund raising costs 216”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: nine to twelve months of the expenditure (held: £380k)

“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed should be nine to twelve months of the expenditure. Reserves needed should be approximately £210,000” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew John Walkerchair
JOANNE GOODWIN
JOHN CLEGG
LINDA TOOTHILL

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

Operates in: Bradford City · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£217k	£228k
31/12/2023	£248k	£209k
31/12/2022	£160k	£168k
31/12/2021	£143k	£173k
31/12/2020	£181k	£152k

Common questions

Is WEST YORKSHIRE MS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £11,517 for the year ended 31st December 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £391,110 to £379,593. The trustees consider the current reserve levels to be sufficient to meet working capital requirements and continue activities even in the event of significant funding drops. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£8k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	2	£285k
THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND	1	£400k
THE BAND TRUST	1	£125k
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED	1	£38k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	1	£36k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	1	£33k
THE HARPUR TRUST	1	£32k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BERKSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED.

THE BERKSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £523k
SWINDON THERAPY CENTRE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS income £211k
Ryan Neuro Therapy Centre income £306k
BEDFORDSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £532k
LEICESTERSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £450k
Chilterns Neuro Centre Ltd income £1.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEST YORKSHIRE MS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED	£217k	—	above	0.5%	no doubt
THE BERKSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£523k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SWINDON THERAPY CENTRE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FY2025	£211k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Ryan Neuro Therapy Centre FY2025	£306k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED FY2024	£532k	—	below	—	no doubt
LEICESTERSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED FY2024	£450k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.