Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

SUSSEX MS CENTRE

The Sussex MS Treatment Centre provides therapies and support for those living with neurological conditions, principally multiple sclerosis
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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
31/12/23£215£197£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£193£166£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£157£165£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£157£188£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£164£218£-55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£124£134£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£134£138£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£189£146£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£169£124£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£141£149£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£167£156£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£129£129£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£129£121£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£104£107£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£162£104£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£92£93£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£159£89£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£112£86£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£71£76£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£76£75£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 36 years

www.mssussex.com

info@mssussex.com

01273594484

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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 buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Surrey, West Sussex,
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£16,500
Co-Operative Group£14,974
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
DCMS£9,798
Sussex Community Foundation£5,526
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 13/10/2023
Sussex MS Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Sussex MS Centre
£8,500 22/09/2023
The funding will be used to cover the salary of the manager who will support the running of the centre which provides a range of therapies exercise classes and social events for people living with Multiple Sclerosis. The project aims to continue ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Sussex MS Centre
£1,626 14/07/2023
Funding was provided towards staff and volunteer training.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sussex MS Centre
£4,096 22/10/2022
We would like to pay a professional to provide teaching and supervision to members of the Sussex MS Centre, for physiotherapy gym sessions twice-weekly for a year.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sussex MS Centre
£8,000 30/08/2022
The funding will be used towards running costs for this MS therapy centre in Sussex. The project aims to provide therapies that contribute towards improved muscle mass and strength which in turn improves the mental and emotional well-being of ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Sussex MS Centre - 08/06/22
£3,000 04/07/2022
Core Funding
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sussex MS Centre
£5,695 23/10/2021
We would provide online services for members in their homes, to engage with vulnerable people with MS who are at serious risk from Covid-19 and have been shielding and isolated for many months.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sussex MS Centre
£5,183 24/10/2020
We would like to provide affordable exercise classes and therapies to help everyone with multiple sclerosis to live life to the full.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,798 09/07/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Sussex Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Centre
£3,900 27/04/2020
Sussex MS Centre support people from Sussex who have MS and some other chronic conditions. They provide therapies and group activities that provide symptom relief, help maintain or improve current abilities, and slow progression. Funding to support ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sussex MS Centre
£6,785 15/11/2019
We want reach out to people in Sussex with multiple sclerosis and their families and carers who are isolated and vulnerable.
National Lottery Community Fund - New computers to support our community
£5,540 03/10/2019
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New computers to support our community
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sussex MS Centre (formerly Sussex MS Treatment Centre)
£2,971 04/08/2017
We want to create a space where friendship, understanding and specialist support helps us face the challenges of Multiple Sclerosis.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Centre Sussex
£5,000 13/03/2014
towards one year's core costs of a charity in Sussex that provides practical help and support to people living with chronic neurological conditions, their families and carers
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-74
  • ALISON JUDITH CLOUGH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • ALISON ROSEMARY WALTER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • GARY DAVID HECTOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • MARTIN BENNETT Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired Engineer
  • PETER ANDREW COOK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • SAMUEL STANTON GRITT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Local Government Officer
  • VIRGINIA MARY KEEFE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Osteopath
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/03/1989, number: 801075
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/11/1988, number: 02319928
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Southwick Recreation Ground
Croft Avenue
Southwick
West Sussex
BN42 4AB

Objectives

To aid and improve for the public benefit in the Area of Benefit the condition of those suffering from multiple sclerosis by any lawful means including by any of the following means:-1.1 bringing together persons suffering from multiple sclerosis and persons interested in multiple sclerosis; 1.2 providing advice, guidance and moral practical support for persons suffering from multiple sclerosis; and1.3 providing therapy (including oxygen therapy) for persons suffering from multiple sclerosis or other symptoms or conditions.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST & EAST SUSSEX AND SUCH OTHER PART OR PARTS OF UK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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