01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC041990
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 294
- Postcode
- N4 3FU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Charity's objects are specifically restricted to the following: (1) To support and relieve people affected by multiple sclerosis. (2) To encourage people affected by multiple sclerosis to attain their full potential as members of society by improving their conditions of life. (3) To promote research into multiple sclerosis and allied conditions and to publish the results.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £30,655,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £32,746,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 294 | 24 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £29,776,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £32,774,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 294 | 12 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £27,652,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £30,414,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 294 | 11 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £26,931,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £27,724,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 294 | 14 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £29,431,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £24,755,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 294 | 26 August 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Carriage House, 8 City North Place, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.mssociety.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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