MS CENTRE DORSET
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025

MS CENTRE DORSET
Annual Report to 31 March 2025
OUR MISSION
To encourage and support local people living with
multiple sclerosis in attaining theirfull potentiGI

MS CENTRE DORSEr
Annual Report to 31 Marth 2025
CONTENTS
Administration Details
Trustees, Report
Independent Examination Report
Receipts and Payment5 Account
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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MS CENTRE DORSET
Annual Report to 31 March 2025
ADMINISTRATION DETAILS
MS CENTRE DORSET is a registered charitable incorporated organisation
Charity registration number..
1182285
Address..
Church Lane
West Parlev
Ferndown
Dorset BH22 8TS
Trustees and manager
During the year and up to the date of signing of this report, the following persons served as Trustees-.
Mr Keith Hunt (Trustee since l March 20191
Mrs Sam Simon Iresigned on I lune 20241
Miss Deljorah Trickett (resigned I july 20241
Mrs Anne Wilson-croome (resigned I September 20241
Mrs Sara Walker (appointed 4 July 20241
Mr Robert Osborough (appointed 4 july 20241
Mrs Elizabeth Neal lappointed 8 August 20241
Mrs Louise Fazakarley lappointed 6 June 20251
Miss Tina Cresswell resigned as Centre Manager with effect from 31 December 2024.
Mrs Diana Logan-watts was appointed as Centre Manager with effect from l January 2025.
Bankers:
Barclays Bank plc
CAF Bank Ltd
Accountants:
Newton Magnus Ltd
Arrowsmith Court
Slats"on Approach
Broadstone
Dorset BH18 8AT

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Annual Report to 31 March 2025
TRUSTEES, REPORT
For the year ended 31 March 202S
The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Strurture, governance and management
MS Centre Dorset IMSCDI is a charitable incorporated organisation, incorporated on l March 2019.
The governing document is our constr"tutr"on adopted on 2 November 2018, and amended on 5
October 2021. The charity is governed by a Board of Trustees. which meets quarterly. There are
currently five Trustee5, two of whom are users of the Centre.
MSCD was dormant until 15 December 2022, when it acquired all the assets and liabilities of the
former Bournemouth branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society and it took over the management of
the Osborne Centre in West Parley. The building and land remain the property of the Multiple
Sclerosis Society, who have provided MSCD with a 50 year lease on a peppercorn rent.
One of the Trustees who served during the year were former members of the Multiple Scler0515
Society's Bournemouth Branch, who previously ran the 05borne Centre.
Trustees are appointed for a three-year term and may serve a maximum of three consecutive terms
before they must retire from the Board. but may be reappointed after a break of 6 months. Any
person who is willing to act, and who would not be disqualified from acting, as a trustee may be
appointed by a decision of the Board of Trustees The trustees have undertaken a trustee skills audit
to identify gap areas in the skills, knowledge and experience of the Board. Following the year end
one new Trustees have been appointed to the Board.. Mrs Louise Fazakarley (who has a physio
backgroundl
Our Trustee Induction pack sets out key document5, policie5 and procedure5. New trustees are
invited to meet with key members of the Centre. our service users and other stakeho5ders to
understand the culture and priorities of MSCO and are offered suitable training and support where
needed.
Any decision of the 8oard of Trustees must be by a majority of the trustees present and voting at a
quorate meeting. Decisions may also be made by a majority of the trustees voting by electronic
means, unless one or more of the trustees has a conflict of interest. In the event of an equality of
votes, the chair of the meeting has a second or casting vote. Trustees are required to declare any
conflicts or potential conflicts of interest before any voting takes place.
The day-to-day management of the Osborne Centre has been delegated to the Centre Manager, who
ha5 established an Operations Committee to asslst her in the execution of her responsibilities.
The trustees have reviewed the major risks to which MSCD is exposed, and have put in place systems
and procedures to mitigate and manage all identified risks, including, but not limited to,
safeguarding, health and safety and linance.

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Objectives and artivities
The objectives of the charity, as set out in our constitution, are..
lal To support and relieve people affected by multiple sclerosis,
Ibl To encourage people affected by multiple sclerosls to attain their full potential as members of
society by improving their conditions of life,
At our centre in West Parley, we provide a welcoming and safe environment where local people living
with multiple sclerosi5 IMS) can 50cialise, meet and support one another. We offer our members a
range of exercise and physical activities to help them stay mobile, active and independent. Our
centre allows day respite for families and relatr'ves of people living with MS. Through Mates, we offer
support and knowledge, in a neutral location and outside normal business hours, to people who are
recently diagnosed.
The centre has been running since 1984 and until December 2015 wa5 managed by the
Bournemouth branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, a national charity headquartered in London.
When the Multiple Sclerosis Society determined it no longer wished to run day centres it offered the
Bournemouth branch committee members the opportunity to take over the management of the
centre. MSCD was created in 2019 for thi5 purpose. The actual transfer of the operations was stalled
through the COVID.19 pandemic and lockdown. It h'nally look place on 15 December 2022.
The charity has one member of staff - the Centre Mana8er- who has been in post since l January
2025. We also have a team of around 40 volunteers who help with activities and services.
Our centre is open from 9am until 3pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We have a well-equipped physio
suite, where our Service users can participate in a variety of different exercise activitie5. We have a
service level agreement with a local firm of physiotherapists, who oversee all the exercise activities,
includin8 8roup classes and individual exercises.
Our exercise equipment includes motorised bikes, standing frames, tilt tables. and weights, In
addition, we organise weeklv voga classes suitable for both ambulant and wheelchair users, which
are run by a qualified yoga teacher. We also have a tai chi class which we offer once a week. We
encourage all our service users to participate in some form of exercise suitable to their level of
activity.
Our day centre provide5 a welcome environment where many of our service user5 meet and 50cialise
after an exercise clas5 or stay for the whole day. Our kitchen is run by volunteers providing teas,
coffees, cake, and lunch.
We have enBaged a local firm of qualified carers. Two qualified carers are on site during opening
hours to support any service user needing personal care assistance or help with feeding.
We have a fleet of five fully-adapted minibuses, which we use to transport service users needing
travel assistance to and from the centre. All drivers and driver assistants are volunteers and are
subject to DBS checks.

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Achievements and performance during the year
On average. around 50 service users attended the Centre on each day it was open, almost all of
whom participated in some form of-phy5ical activity. We provided exercise classes. one-to-one
mobility sessions, seated yoga, Tai Chi and static bike sessions. As well as offering our service users
the opportunity to meet and socialise with other users, craft activities and quizzes were organi5ed by
some of our volunteers. We a150 contracted a hairdresser to visit regularly providing washes, cuts,
blow dries and dyes- this was especially appreciated by our members who find it impossible to get
to a salon.
Other much enjoyed functions were Christmas lunches on the 2 days we were open in the week
leading up to Christmas, with carols to sing along to, and occasion31 accompanied trips in our
minibuses to local attractr"on5 on days that the Centre was not open
We offered our service users free lunches during the winter months from grants received for
providing food and warmth.
Financial review of the year
Income receipts for the year totalled £164,675, which included a legacy of £31.369, two restricted
grants totalling £9.395 and one restricted donation totalling £3.259. Expenditure for the year was
£185,494.
The charity had no endowment funds at any time during the year.
Our opening bank balance on l April 2024 was £182,214 and our carried forward balance at the end
of the year was £160,870, which include our newly opened savings and business account, with CAF
Ltd, during the year. We are now holding a cash balance of £525, which is predominately cash for
floats required during various fairs.
The trustees review, on a regular basis, the financial risks that the charity faces and the possible
financial impact this could have on our operations. We have determined that between six and nine
months of free resetves should be sufficient to allow us to respond to any potential shortfall in
income receipts or unexpected expenditure.
As part of our strategic planning. the trustees are in the process of reviewing how the additional
reserves over and above the stated level can be best spent for the benefit of our service users.
Public benefit statement
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to
have regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. The trustee5 regard MSCD'S
provision as manifestly for the public benefit in that it provides a safe, accessible, supportive and
welcoming environment for local people living with multiple sclerosis to parhcipate in physical and
social activities, improving both their phy51tal and mental health. Many of our users tell us they see
their regular visits to the Centre as a highlight to their week when they have very limited other
opportunities to be out of their homes and in company of like-minded people.

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Our day centre also offers family carers of our service users a few hour5 respite each week, which is
essential to their health and wellbeing.
Trustees, Responsibilities in relation to the financial statements
Charity law and good practice requires the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements which
give a true and fair view of the charity's affairs. of its income and expenditure for each accounting
year and a statement of assets and liabilities at year end.
In order to achieve thi5, the trustee5 must comply with their obligation under the Charities Act 2011
with regards to the keeping of accounting records which disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any
time. the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements
are accurate and comply with applicable accounting regulations.
The-trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and for taking reasonable
Steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees, Report was approved by the Board of Trustees on
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Elizabeth Neal
Trustee
Keith Hunt
Trustee

MS CENTRE DORSET
Independent Examlnerfs Report to the members of MS Centre Dorset
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are
set out on pages 10 & 11.
Respectlve responslbllltles of members and examlner
The charitls trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The
charlty's trustees consldÈr that an audlt Is not requlred for thls year (under sectlon
1441 of the Charltles Act 20111 and that an Independent examlnatlon Is requlred.
It Is our responslbillty to:
examlne the accounts {under sectlon 145111{al of the 2011 Actl;
to follow the procedures lald down In the General Directlons glven by the
Charity Commlssloners lunder sectlon 14515llbll of the 2011 Act); and
to state whether particular matters have come to our attentlon.
Basls of Independent examlnerfs report
My examlnatlon was Carrled out In accordance with the General Dlrectlons 8lven by
the Charity Commlssloners. An examlnation Includes a revlew of the accounting
records kept by the charlty and a comparlson of the accounts presented wlth those
records. It also Includes conslderatlon of any unusual Items or disclosures in the
accounts, and seeking explanations from you a5 trustees concernlng any such
matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evldence that would be
requlred In an audlt, and consequently we do not express an audlt oplnlon on the
vlew glven by the accounts.
Contlnued...

MS CENTrE DORSEr
Independent examlnerfs rtatement
In cOnne￿On wlth my examSnatlon, no matter has come to my attention:
{1) whlch gTves us reasonable cause to belleve that In any materlal respect the
requirements
to keep accountlng records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act,.
and
to prepare accounts which accord wlth the accounting records and comply
wlth the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met: or
{2) to whlth, In our oplnlon, attentlon should be drawn Sn order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
I have come across no other matters in connectlon with the examinatlon to whlch
attention should be drawn in this report In order to enable a proper understandlng of
the acwunts.
C Dunn FCCA
Newton Magnus
Chartered Certified Accountants
Arrowsmlth Court
Statlon Approach
Broadstone
Dorset BH18 8AT
Date:
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RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
For the year to 31 March 2025
the llearest E
Receipts
Donations from service users
Donations- other
63.058
34.062
31.369
712
63.058
37,321
31.369
10.107
51.325
50.723
2,500
8,275
1.313
24,660
3,259
Legacies
Grant5
9.395
Gift aid
Fundraising activities
Interest
Sales of Goods purchased for
resale
21,750
225
21,750
225
333
333
Sub total
Asset & Investment sales
151.508
513
12.654
164,162
513
138.796
TOTAL RECEIPTS
11,654
164,675
138,796
Payments
Light and heating
Water, sewerage. cleaning
Repairs and maintenance
Insurance
5.734
9.501
15.638
2,580
898
718
5,734
9,501
15.638
2,580
898
9,072
8.832
10.991
2,273
S99
Telephone, Intefnet
Prlnting. postage. stationery
Marketin8/fundraising costs
Food and drink5
718
1.135
3,582
11.051
21.235
18.822
45.306
10.581
1,676
254
1.287
80
1,695
6.363
23.123
20.181
50,195
12.302
599
1,695
12,361
23.123
20,181
50.195
12,302
599
5,998
Transport
Carefs
Charitable arttvitfes
Employment Costs
Volunteer expenses
8ank charge5
Legal artd accountfnB expenses
Staff training
IT software and support
Cost of Goods purchased lor
resale
476
6.264
792
476
6,264
792
3.212
3,212
180
1.524
161.785
1,524
167,784
Sub total
5.998
146,956
A55ei & imiestment pur¢hases
Bikes, standing frame, garden
furniture, computer
Sub total
TOTAL PAYMENTS
14,451
3.259
17.710
7.356
14.451
176.236
3,259
9.257
17,710
185,494
7,356
154.312
Net of receipts
rransfers between funds
C35h funds previous year end
Cash funds this year end
3.397
120.8191
115.5161
181,216
157.IXN)
998
182,214
161.395
197.730
182,214
4,395
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
At 31 March 2025
Unrtrkledlunds
to thf. fiV.Ir*.st E
Restrfcledfvnd5
ttt t*p nPrirest £
Endowrnent funds
Cash funds
Current account
S6.245
4,395
Bu5ines5 account
Savings account
Petty Cash
100,225
525
Total cash funds
157,000
4,395
Other monetary
assets
None
Detai15
Fund to which
a55et belongs
Cost {optlonal}
Current value
loptionall
Investment assets
None
Assets retslned for
Motor vehicles
Unrestricted
the charit￿5 own
ustr
Exercise
Unrestricted
equipment
Furniture. fixtures
and httin8S
Computer
equipmenr
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Details
Fund to whith
liability relates
Unrestricted
Amourrt due
loptionall
7.049
When due
loptionall
April 2025
Liabilities
Sundfy supplieis
Signed on behalf of all the trustees
Elizabeth Neal. Trustee
Date:
Keith Hunt. Trustee
Date..
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