MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS-UK LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 February 1994
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02842023
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,602,892
Latest expenditure: £1,118,758
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Multiple Sclerosis-UK, D3 Knowledge Gateway, Nesfield Road, COLCHESTER, CO4 3ZL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ms-uk.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

MS-UK provides information and support to people affected by Multiple Sclerosis. We host a wide range of online activities including exercise for all abilities, yoga, mindfulness, information sessions and peer support groups. We also run a national helpline, produce online and printed information booklets on all aspects of life with MS, and publish our magazine, New Pathways.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 26 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 26 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,602,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,118,758

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £969,393
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,023,378

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 7 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £706,640
Total Gross Expenditure: £940,950

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 2 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 2 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £757,635
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,015,810

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £936,640
Total Gross Expenditure: £869,294

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,602,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,118,758
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 252

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £969,393
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,023,378
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £706,640
Total Gross Expenditure: £940,950
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 201

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £757,635
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,015,810
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 152

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £936,640
Total Gross Expenditure: £869,294
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,517
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 229

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 605164
Income Other Trading Activities: 804028
Income Charitable Activities: 159351
Income Investments: 34349
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1602892
Income Legacies: 402217
Income Endowments: 980
Expenditure Raising Funds: £446,659
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £672,099
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1118758
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5475
Expenditure Support Costs: 198825
Expenditure Depreciation: 5550
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,084,953
Assets Total Fixed: 28120
Assets Own Use: 28120
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,353,486
Assets Total Liabilities: £13,877
Assets Current Investment: 528254
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,367,729
Creditors One Year Total Current: 13877
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £618,031
Funds Endowment: 237782
Funds Unrestricted: 1113073
Funds Restricted: 16874
Funds Total: 1367729
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 463791
Income Other Trading Activities: 636958
Income Charitable Activities: 78642
Income Investments: 25002
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1204393
Income Legacies: 15535
Income Endowments: 235000
Expenditure Raising Funds: £410,714
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £612,664
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1023378
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 190894
Expenditure Depreciation: 4041
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 181015
Reserves: £634,608
Assets Total Fixed: 12185
Assets Own Use: 12185
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £950,956
Assets Total Liabilities: £79,546
Assets Current Investment: 408032
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £883,595
Creditors One Year Total Current: 79546
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £423,683
Funds Endowment: 236802
Funds Unrestricted: 646793
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 883595
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 129720
Income Other Trading Activities: 471616
Income Charitable Activities: 89246
Income Investments: 16058
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 706640
Income Legacies: 6619
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £341,476
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £599,474
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 940950
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2625
Expenditure Support Costs: 194857
Expenditure Depreciation: 4391
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -234310
Reserves: £655,762
Assets Total Fixed: 16056
Assets Own Use: 16056
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £745,944
Assets Total Liabilities: £59,420
Assets Current Investment: 173439
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £702,580
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59420
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £490,142
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 694761
Funds Restricted: 7819
Funds Total: 702580
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 181756
Income Other Trading Activities: 404596
Income Charitable Activities: 169095
Income Investments: 2188
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 757635
Income Legacies: 80226
Income Endowments: 101530
Expenditure Raising Funds: £240,427
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £775,383
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1015810
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2425
Expenditure Support Costs: 224075
Expenditure Depreciation: 4667
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 258175
Reserves: £866,307
Assets Total Fixed: 16279
Assets Own Use: 16279
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £966,311
Assets Total Liabilities: £45,700
Assets Current Investment: 621266
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £936,890
Creditors One Year Total Current: 45700
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £278,558
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 903373
Funds Restricted: 33517
Funds Total: 936890
Count Employees: 25
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 265775
Income Other Trading Activities: 245661
Income Charitable Activities: 381028
Income Investments: 637
Income Other: 43539
Income Total Income And Endowments: 936640
Income Legacies: 182777
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £261,629
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £607,665
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 869294
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2350
Expenditure Support Costs: 222069
Expenditure Depreciation: 38086
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 67346
Reserves: £958,837
Assets Total Fixed: 17558
Assets Own Use: 17558
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,206,745
Assets Total Liabilities: £29,238
Assets Current Investment: 200000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,195,065
Creditors One Year Total Current: 29238
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £848,080
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 976395
Funds Restricted: 218670
Funds Total: 1195065
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS-UK LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1994-02-24T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/08/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/01/1994AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 21/12/2012 as amended on 18 Sep 2019 as amended on 23 Aug 2019
Charitable Objects: 1)The relief of people affected by multiple sclerosis and other similar conditions. 2) To promote and protect the physical and mental health of those affected by multiple sclerosis through the provision of information, support, engagement and awareness, including the provision of recreational activities. 3) The advancement of education of those affected by multiple sclerosis in any treatment, therapy or subject relating to multiple sclerosis, including the promotion of research.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 280992
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MSRC

Charity Name Id: 280998
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 280995
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: NEW PATHWAYS

Charity Name Id: 529718
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MS-UK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures