Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 12

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 19

M S INFORMATION AND THERAPY CENTRE LTD

The provision of treatments for MS, neurological and long term chronic conditions. As well as sports injury rehabilitation. On site treatments are provided by professional practitioners. The centre provides information on benefits, research and symptom management.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined 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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£81	£97	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	311
31/12/21		£97	£102	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/12/20		£89	£89	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/12/19	*	£90	£86	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/18		£71	£89	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
31/12/17		£63	£62	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£74	£59	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£61	£57	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£76	£58	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£103	£51	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£46	£52	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£60	£51	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£67	£52	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£59	£51	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£45	£53	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£65	£48	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£37	£40	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£31	£37	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£41	£43	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 35 years

www.thecharcot.org.uk

info@thecharcot.org.uk

01452419246

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
311 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£97,993
Barnwood Trust	£25,500
DCMS	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Oxygen Therapy Provision
£10,000	16/06/2023	The funding will be used to increase the number of oxygen outlets providing oxygen therapy predominately for those with neurological and long term conditions or living with long Covid. The project ....more The funding will be used to increase the number of oxygen outlets providing oxygen therapy predominately for those with neurological and long term conditions or living with long Covid. The project aims to improve fitness help with pain or symptom management and meet demand.
Barnwood Trust - Gloucestershire Funders (Organisational & Group Funding)
£10,500	30/11/2022	Extended mental health provision
National Lottery Community Fund - Charcot Therapy Centre Provision Expansion
£78,723	24/11/2022	This funding will be used by the Charcot Therapy Centre (CTC) to continue to support increased numbers of people in Gloucestershire who have long term conditions and their carers. Through the ....more This funding will be used by the Charcot Therapy Centre (CTC) to continue to support increased numbers of people in Gloucestershire who have long term conditions and their carers. Through the provision of a range of equipment activities and social events the project aims to promote physical and emotional wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Oxygen and Exercise Therapy
£9,270	10/12/2021	The funding will be used to increase 'Oxygen and Exercise' therapy sessions for people living with neurological and long term conditions including cancer fibromyalgia and Long Covid. The project aims ....more The funding will be used to increase 'Oxygen and Exercise' therapy sessions for people living with neurological and long term conditions including cancer fibromyalgia and Long Covid. The project aims to improve the well-being of patients.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	25/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£10,000	28/04/2020	Support people during lockdown
Barnwood Trust - Small grants to community groups
£5,000	23/03/2020	assisted exercise chair

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-78

CANDIDA SPEDDING (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Volunteer Sector

CHRISTOPHER JOHN EVANS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

GLENYS PEAT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

NICK SPEED Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

PAULENE FITCHARD-TAFFE Appointed: 2023

STEVEN HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

VIKKI SEWELL Appointed: 2021

JOHN PROUT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/02/1989, number: 800909
Registered at Companies House on 09/09/1988, number: 02294597

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR19: 43 days late,

Main office

71-75 FRAMPTON ROAD
GLOUCESTER
GL1 5QB

Objectives

To aid and improve for the public benefit in the Area of Benefit the condition of those living with neurological and long term conditions by any lawful means including any of the following means: - (a) by bringing together persons living with a neurological or a long term condition and persons interested in these conditions; (b) by providing advice guidance and moral and practical support for persons living with a neurological or a long term condition; (c) by providing therapy (including hyperbaric oxygen therapy) for persons living with a neurological or a long term condition or other symptoms or conditions.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE AND SOUTH WEST MIDLANDS

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