Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

SWINDON THERAPY CENTRE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Self-help group providing a range of practical therapies, information, support and advice for people with Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological conditions, their families, carers and friends within Swindon and a 35-mile radius.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£217£280£-63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£201£279£-78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£202£320£-118n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£254£179£75n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£230£215£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£224£221£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£272£207£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£213£172£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£195£156£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£181£152£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£175£145£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£169£137£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£195£126£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£459£72£387n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£144£51£94n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£84£44£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£124£43£81n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£57£36£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£36£29£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£30£31£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

www.neurowellbeingcentre.co.uk

office@neurowellbeingcentre.co.uk

01793481700

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£67,391
Wiltshire Community Foundation£42,564
Postcode Local Trust£21,120
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Post Covid recovery - expanding reach and support
£67,391 14/12/2022
This funding will allow the project to deliver a hub for all aspects of wellbeing and therapies to help manage symptoms of neurological conditions reduce progression of conditions and maintain independence of people diagnosed with neurological ....more
Postcode Local Trust - Expanding services - contribution to salary costs
£21,120 27/06/2022
Helped 400 people access services helping them to improve their physical and mental wellbeing and slow the progression of their conditions.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Swindon MS and Neuro Therapy Centre
£6,000 17/01/2022
Grant to Swindon MS and Neuro Therapy Centre
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Swindon MS and Neuro Therapy Centre
£15,000 25/11/2021
Swindon Therapy Centre provides a range of therapies for people living with MS or other neurological conditions. Funding will contribute towards running costs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 19/11/2021
Running costs to help people with neurological conditions lead happy, healthy and independent lives.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Swindon Therapy Centre for Multiple Sclerosis
£5,000 17/06/2021
3
To support the core costs of the MS Therapy Centre.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Swindon Therapy Centre for Multiple Sclerosis
£2,500 17/04/2020
To provide phone support to encourage exercise and combat isolation in people with neurological conditions who usually attend the Centre
Wiltshire Community Foundation - A sustainable future for Swindon Therapy Centre; helping people with MS and other neurological conditions in the years to come.
£14,064 13/02/2020
Swindon Therapy Centre provides a range of therapies for people living with MS or other neurological conditions. Funding will pay for the installation of solar panels to reduce the Centre’s energy costs and carbon footprint.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Health & Well-Being Exercise Programme
£10,000 17/07/2019
Swindon Therapy Centre provides a range of therapies for people living with MS or other neurological conditions. Funding will contribute towards the cost of a programme of exercise classes.
National Lottery Community Fund - A roof over our heads
£10,000 05/04/2019
12
The funding will be used to replace the roof at the therapy centre which supports people living with neurological conditions. The project aims to enable the group to continue their service.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Swindon Therapy Centre for Multiple Sclerosis
£15,000 13/07/2016
36
Swindon Therapy Centre for Multiple Sclerosis is a self-help charity, providing support to people with MS and other neurological conditions, as well as their carers and families. Funding was to support a new Clinical Manager post as part of a wider ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Neurology Resource & Therapy Centre
£404,463 09/03/2016
60
A project to provide a range of support activities for people affected by neurological conditions and their carers. Supporting a range of conditions including Parkinson’s disease, strokes, autism and brain tumours. The scheme will offer a ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 45-67
  • AMANDA JANE SAUNDERS Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Accountant
  • CHRIS CLAYTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Marketing
  • JOHN KEPPEL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Sustainability Officer
  • SIMON WELLS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • TIMOTHY PAUL CULLING (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
  • YEWENDE IWAJOMO Appointed: 2011
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/06/1995, number: 1047353
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/03/1995, number: 03031662
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 31 days late,
Main office

UNIT 1
BRADBURY HOUSE
WESTMEAD DRIVE
SWINDON
WILTS

Objectives

The object of the Charity (the Object) is the relief of sickness and, in particular, the relief of persons with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions, by the provision of a therapy centre.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE SWINDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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