THE WEST OF ENGLAND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 801155 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MS THERAPY CENTRE (BRISTOL)

We have been helping people who live with a neurological condition since 1985 providing the therapies and support our members need to maintain their independence and to minimise the effects that neurological conditions like Multiple Sclerosis have on their daily lives. We are also here for their families and carers, building a strong sense of community and understanding.

Objects

TO AID AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT OR OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM THE CONDITION OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND OTHER CHRONIC SYMPTOMS AND CONDITIONS BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS INCLUDING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:-A) BY BRINGING TOGETHER PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND PERSONS INTERESTED IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;B) BY PROVIDING ADVICE GUIDANCE AND MORAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;C) BY PROVIDING ANY TREATMENT APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS AND ADMINISTERED BY APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED PRACTITIONERS.

Area of benefit: 1.AVON 2.SOMERSET

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 faced ongoing challenges and rising costs, prompting a review of operations to ensure sustainability. The filing notes that the centre raised £541,143 in total resources for the year, supported by member contributions, trusts, and fundraising initiatives. The trustees expressed a commitment to keeping services accessible despite the difficult financial climate.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• 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

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

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (45% 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: 12.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Geoffrey Trevor Mayellchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anthony Malcolm David Bird
• Caroline Blake-Symes · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Thomas Grant · trustee of 1 other charity
• Helena Kathrine Marks · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paul Spaven
• Steve Martyn Cocks
• Tina Louise Ashley · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Cardiff · Gloucestershire · Monmouthshire · Newport City · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEURO THERAPY CENTRE LTD.

• NEURO THERAPY CENTRE LTD income £1.1m
• ST MARGARET'S CENTRE income £328k
• WEST YORKSHIRE MS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £217k
• Chilterns Neuro Centre Ltd income £1.8m
• CENTRE FOR OSTEOPATHIC RESEARCH AND EXCELLENCE income £325k
• MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (WESSEX) LIMITED income £384k

Side by side with its peers

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