BEDFORDSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 802510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEDFORDSHIRE FRIENDS OF ARMS LIMITED, BEDS & NORTHANTS MS THERAPY CENTRE

To provide therapy, information and support to people with multiple sclerosis living in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and surrounding counties

Objects

TO AID AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREAS OF HARPENDEN, KETTERING, NORTHAMPTON, ST NEOTS AND MILTON KEYNES AND THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE OR OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE CONDITION OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECTS

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,996 for the year, driven by total income of £567,598 against costs of £582,069. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £204,861, which is below the stated policy target of six to 12 months of running costs (approx. £400k). The trustees consider 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

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
• 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

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bedfordshire & Northamptonshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Hospital Saturday Fund — “A big thank you to the The Hospital Saturday Fund, for a grant to purchase this invaluable equipment.” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “We just received vital funding from the National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)
• Northamptonshire Community Foundation — “Thanks to all those trusts, large and small, who are supporting us through the Coronavirus crisis, including Northamptonshire Community Foun…” (source page)
• Sarnia-Riduna Lodge — “We were also delighted to receive a surprise gift of £1,000 from the Sarnia-Riduna Lodge.” (source page)
• Lea Lodge of Mark Masons — “Thank you very much for £1,000 donation from the Lea Lodge of Mark Masons No:405 members of Lea Lodge who meet in Luton selected us as one o…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% 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: 20.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Helen Smith
• Elizabeth Toogood
• Ian Roy Parker
• Jean-Pierre Brown
• Katherine Mary O'Rourke
• Luke John Hopkins
• Rebecca Jayne Kilby
• Richard Lindley

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

Operates in: Bedford · Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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 LEICESTERSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED.

• LEICESTERSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £450k
• MIDDLESBROUGH M S THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £62k
• WEST YORKSHIRE MS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £261k
• SUFFOLK MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE income £252k
• MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED income £150k
• THE SOUTH WALES MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LTD income £126k

Side by side with its peers

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