THE SOUTH WALES MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LTD

Registered charity 701740 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH WEST WALES FRIENDS OF ARMS LTD, THE SOUTH WALES MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (ARMS) LTD

Oxygen and other therapies for people with Multiple Sclerosis and other conditions

Objects

TO AID AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (AS DEFINED IN MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY) THE CONDITION OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS TO ASSIST ARMS (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESEARCH) LTD IN PROMOTING (WHETHER OR NOT WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT) ALL OR ANY OF ITS OBJECTS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEE CLAUSE 3)

Area of benefit: EAST DYFED,WEST MID GLAM,& ELSEWHERE IN UK.

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

Registered contact address: Swansea, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£126k

Latest spending

£134k

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £6,796 for the year, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £224,715 to £217,919. Free reserves stood at £64,462, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £25,000 to £40,000. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of resources expended (approximately £25,000 to £40,000) (reserves figure: £64k)

“the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (‘the free reserves’) held by the Charity should be between three and six months of resources expended, which equates to approximately £25,000 to £40,000 in general funds.”

Per its FY2025 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
Conflicting interests
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 4

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 6

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Charmaine Greig
Christine Annette Jones
David Richard Denton
MRS EURHYL ANNE JAMES
PHILIP MORGAN JAMES
Peter Richard Lock
Steven Burton

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

Operates in: Bridgend · Cardiff · Carmarthenshire · City Of Swansea · Merthyr Tydfil · Neath Port Talbot · Rhondda Cynon Taff · Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£126k	£134k
31/03/2024	£132k	£126k
31/03/2023	£146k	£130k
31/03/2022	£130k	£121k
31/03/2021	£123k	£111k

Common questions

Is THE SOUTH WALES MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £6,796 for the year, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £224,715 to £217,919. Free reserves stood at £64,462, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £25,000 to £40,000. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SOUTH WALES MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SOUTH WALES MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LTD as a grant recipient include THE OAKDALE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2022	£1k

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	10/12/2021	£10k	Counselling help
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/10/2020	£10k	COVID-19 - Additional staffing for Covid 19 procedures
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/07/2005	£45k	There is no project name available for this record

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
THE HARPUR TRUST	1	£32k
THE STRANGWARD TRUST	1	£5k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE SOUTH WEST LIMITED income £325k
LEICESTERSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £450k
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED income £150k
OXYGEN & WELLNESS THERAPY CENTRE income £82k
BEDFORDSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £568k
WIGAN MS THERAPY CENTRE LTD income £43k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SOUTH WALES MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LTD	£126k	—	above	—	no doubt
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE SOUTH WEST LIMITED FY2025	£325k	—	above	—	no doubt
LEICESTERSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£450k	—	above	—	no doubt
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED FY2025	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OXYGEN & WELLNESS THERAPY CENTRE FY2025	£82k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£568k	—	below	—	no doubt

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