01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 7 September 2001
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04247766
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £3,063,846
- Latest expenditure
- £2,741,159
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST, SPIRELLA BUILDING, BRIDGE ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4ET
Website recorded by the regulator: www.mstrust.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Multiple Sclerosis Trust is a UK charity for people with MS, their friends, families and carers and for the health and social care professionals who work with them. Our activities include the provision of information and professional education, funding for practical research and campaigning for the improvement of MS services.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,063,846
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,741,159
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 March 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,426,192
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,532,869
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,301,326
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,410,857
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,840,979
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,488,204
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,077,057
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,936,371
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,063,846
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,741,159
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 400
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,426,192
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,532,869
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 400
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,301,326
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,410,857
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 320
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,840,979
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,488,204
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 205
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,077,057
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,936,371
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 125425
- Income From Government Grants
- £125,425
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 85
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 March 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1594961
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 33959
- Income Charitable Activities
- 337505
- Income Investments
- 129782
- Income Other
- 967639
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3063846
- Income Legacies
- 310910
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £789,652
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,951,507
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2741159
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 70111
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 702572
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8806
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,199,220
- Assets Total Fixed
- 25915
- Assets Own Use
- 25915
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,858,691
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £685,386
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,199,220
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 610785
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 74601
- Assets Cash
- £3,429,650
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2684174
- Funds Restricted
- 515046
- Funds Total
- 3199220
- Count Employees
- 35
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 March 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1855227
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 54414
- Income Charitable Activities
- 367232
- Income Investments
- 134365
- Income Other
- 14954
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2426192
- Income Legacies
- 548468
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £711,265
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,821,604
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2532869
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 84019
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 563187
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11915
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,779,576
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12213
- Assets Own Use
- 12213
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,517,476
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £653,156
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,876,533
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 653156
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,146,112
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2395265
- Funds Restricted
- 481268
- Funds Total
- 2876533
- Count Employees
- 31
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1838867
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 85838
- Income Charitable Activities
- 287903
- Income Investments
- 82901
- Income Other
- 5817
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2301326
- Income Legacies
- 522538
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £687,977
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,722,880
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2410857
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2896
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 6370
- Expenditure Governance
- 92612
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 539577
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13295
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,852,007
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13854
- Assets Own Use
- 13854
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,564,310
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £594,954
- Assets Current Investment
- 2586707
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,983,210
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 594954
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £731,935
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2574147
- Funds Restricted
- 409063
- Funds Total
- 2983210
- Count Employees
- 34
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1313284
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 143767
- Income Charitable Activities
- 322781
- Income Investments
- 34644
- Income Other
- 26503
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1840979
- Income Legacies
- 198072
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £691,882
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,796,322
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2488204
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 75555
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 515176
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14029
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,579,374
- Assets Total Fixed
- 20767
- Assets Own Use
- 20767
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,752,383
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £680,409
- Assets Current Investment
- 3080230
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,092,741
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 680409
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £378,944
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2657458
- Funds Restricted
- 435283
- Funds Total
- 3092741
- Count Employees
- 34
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 February 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2561120
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 133602
- Income Charitable Activities
- 232639
- Income Investments
- 16655
- Income Other
- 133041
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3077057
- Income Legacies
- 1144698
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £590,695
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,345,676
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1936371
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 74961
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 414434
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11025
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,808,945
- Assets Total Fixed
- 30071
- Assets Own Use
- 30071
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,305,439
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £595,544
- Assets Current Investment
- 2718535
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,739,966
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 595544
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,098,883
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3105249
- Funds Restricted
- 634717
- Funds Total
- 3739966
- Count Employees
- 29
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-11-06T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4037121
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1122845
- Assoc Charity Name
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND MENTAL HEALTH
- Charity Name
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2001-09-07T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06/01/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/10/2014NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21/11/2014 as amended on 06 Dec 2018 as amended on 04 Nov 2024 as amended on 08 Oct 2024
- Charitable Objects
- The Trust’s objects are to support people with multiple sclerosis, including by:• advancing the education of persons by co-operating with the medical profession to encourage scientific research into the causes of and cure of multiple sclerosis (MS) and to aid and ameliorate the conditions of those suffering from it; and• promoting and funding research that can be expected to further the understanding of MS and lead to more effective clinical treatment to develop or test therapeutic equipment and investigate methods of social management of the disease and to publish the useful results thereof.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 316784
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MS TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 316780
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MS RESEARCH TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures