SUSSEX MS CENTRE

Registered charity 801075 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH WEALD FRIENDS OF ARMS LIMITED, THE SUSSEX MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TREATMENT CENTRE LIMITED

The Sussex MS Treatment Centre provides therapies and support for those living with neurological conditions, principally multiple sclerosis

Objects

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 including by any of the following means:-1.1 bringing together persons suffering from multiple sclerosis and persons interested in multiple sclerosis; 1.2 providing advice, guidance and moral practical support for persons suffering from multiple sclerosis; and1.3 providing therapy (including oxygen therapy) for persons suffering from multiple sclerosis or other symptoms or conditions.

Area of benefit: WEST & EAST SUSSEX AND SUCH OTHER PART OR PARTS OF 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: Adur, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £304,081 in 2025, with unrestricted funds at £275,463 and restricted funds at £20,037. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £111,138 are below the stated policy target of £135,000, representing five months of running costs against a six-month target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. 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
• 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

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

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

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexander Robin Matthew Nicholls
• Alison Judith Clough
• Christopher Michael Carr
• Diana Elisabeth Cocks
• Gary David Hector
• Howard David Travers
• MARTIN BENNETT
• Peter Andrew Cook
• Samuel Stanton Gritt
• VIRGINIA MARY KEEFE
• Zia Rehma Hussein · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• SUFFOLK MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE income £252k
• MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (WESSEX) LIMITED income £398k
• M S INFORMATION AND THERAPY CENTRE LTD income £148k
• MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED income £150k
• THE SOUTH WALES MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LTD income £126k
• THE M.S. THERAPY CENTRE (OXFORD) LTD income £92k

Side by side with its peers

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