THE BERKSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 800419 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BMSTC

To aid and improve for the public benefit the condition of those living with multiple sclerosis by any lawful means including the following1. By bringing together persons living with multiple sclerosis 2. By providing guidance and moral and practical support for persons living with multiple sclerosis; 3. By providing therapy including Oxygen Therapy for persons living with multiple sclerosis

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Latest income
£523k
Latest spending
£725k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £697,610 to £642,075, while total net assets fell from £1,097,565 to £895,528. Cash reserves dropped significantly from £538,979 to £351,764, resulting in a net cash outflow from operating activities of £179,747. The trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared under the small companies regime with no audit required.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Net cash provided by operating activities (see below)” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£523k
Total spending
£725k
Cost of raising funds
£173k
Reserves (reported)
£352k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (77% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 33.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Hampshire · Oxfordshire · Reading · Slough · Surrey · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£523k£725k
31/12/2024£819k£699k
31/12/2023£589k£648k
31/12/2022£501k£510k
31/12/2021£374k£443k

Common questions

Is THE BERKSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £697,610 to £642,075, while total net assets fell from £1,097,565 to £895,528. Cash reserves dropped significantly from £538,979 to £351,764, resulting in a net cash outflow from operating activities of £179,747. The trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared under the small companies regime with no audit required. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BERKSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BERKSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£15k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£6k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£785Disability

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/04/2026£20kCounselling for people living with MS
The National Lottery Community Fund18/07/2024£20kSupporting people newly diagnosed with MS
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2024£473kPhysiotherapy for people with MS in Berkshire and surrounding areas
Postcode Lottery27/07/2022£25kSalaries for specialist group physiotherapy sessions for people with MS
Crowdfunder05/05/2022£11kLocal Action Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2021£10kCounselling support for people with MS
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2019£343kSpecialist physiotherapy and exercise classes for people with MS
The National Lottery Community Fund02/09/2015£7kA4A - Berkshire MS Therapy Centre - Oxygen Therapy

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST YORKSHIRE MS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BERKSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED£523k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST YORKSHIRE MS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED FY2024£217k—0above0.5%no doubt
LEICESTERSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED FY2024£450k—0above—no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED FY2024£532k—0below—no doubt
SWINDON THERAPY CENTRE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FY2025£211k—0unclear—no doubt
Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd FY2025£655k—0above—no doubt

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