MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (WESSEX) LIMITED

Registered charity 800851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MID WEST FRIENDS OF ARMS LIMITED, WESSEX FRIENDS OF ARMS LIMITED, WESSEX M S THERAPY

Wessex MS Therapy provides therapies and help to people with MS and their carers in the area of Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset and a part of Hampshire.

Objects

(1) TO AID AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (AS DEFINED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY) THE CONDITION OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS. (2) TO ASSIST ARMS (MULIPLE SCLEROSIS RESEARCH) LIMITED IN PROMOTING (WHETHER OR NOT WITHIN AREA OF BENEFIT) ALL OR ANY OF ITS OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: COUNTIES OF SOMERSET, WILTSHIRE, AVON, HAMPSHIRE AND DORSET

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £38,586 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £695,506 to £656,920. The trustees maintain a reserves policy that includes designated funds for capital replacement and a contingency fund based on approximately six months of committed costs. Unrestricted reserves stood at £570,421, providing significant liquidity against the charity's operational commitments.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust — “Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Battens Charitable Trust — “Battens Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Clothworkers' Foundation — “Clothworkers' Foundation” (source page)
• Douglas Arter Foundation — “Douglas Arter Foundation” (source page)
• Edward Gostling Foundation — “Edward Gostling Foundation” (source page)
• Hospital Saturday Fund — “Hospital Saturday Fund” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)
• Somerset Community Foundation — “Somerset Community Foundation” (source page)
• Walter Guinness Charitable Trust — “Walter Guinness Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation — “Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation” (source page)
• The Percy Bilton Charity — “The Percy Bilton Charity” (source page)
• The Morrisons Foundation — “The Morrisons Foundation” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (26/02/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Laura Jane Chappellchair
• Amanda Cheesley
• Harry Hassall
• John Bailey
• Sarah Harris-Johnstone
• Sue Fraser
• Trevor Woodyatt

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Dorset · Hampshire · North Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

• BEDFORDSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £532k
• LEICESTERSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £450k
• WEST YORKSHIRE MS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £217k
• Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd income £655k
• WESSEX COMMUNITY ACTION income £416k
• WESSEX MUSEUMS TRUST income £488k

Side by side with its peers

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