Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    MS CENTRE DORSET 

    (a) To support and relieve people affected by multiple sclerosis in the Bournemouth and East Dorset area;(b) To encourage people affected by multiple sclerosis to attain their full potential as members of society by improving their conditions of life.We operate a centre in West Parley where people with multiple sclerosis can meet, exercise & socialise with each other.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • 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 Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23*£228,620£34,487£194,13325
    31/03/22£1,816£978£8380
    31/03/21£617£0£6170
    31/03/20£2,142£0£2,1420
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 5 years

    www.mscentre-dorset.org.uk

    manager@mscentre-dorset.org.uk

    01202570300

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    GiG Classification
    • Services for people with disabilities
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Bournemouth, Dorset, Hampshire, Poole,
    Who it helps
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 25 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to MS Centre Dorset
    £3,500 06/12/2022
    Warm space and community meals at MS Centre Dorset

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/03/2019, number: 1182285
    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
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR23: 7 days late,
    Main office

    OSBORNE DAY CENTRE
    CHURCH LANE
    WEST PARLEY
    FERNDOWN
    DORSET
    BH22 8TS

    Objectives

    (A) TO SUPPORT AND RELIEVE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, (B) TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TO ATTAIN THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY BY IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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