CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 31 January 2023 To 31° December 2023 Charlty namo: MS£AS l Mulliple Sclerosls- Communty Action & Support Charlty reglstration numb•r. 1201780 Objectives and Activities softp r•l8rw Puo 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the chartly as set out in its goveming document To support the heath and wellbeing of eryone affected by Mulb'ple Sderosis in Macdesfiehd and surrounding aTe8 for the public benefft by.. . Working b improve the understanding and kno of Mults'ple Sclerosis arnong the pubk. b. Enh8n(xng the quality of of those wlh medical diagnosis d Muttiple Sderosis. induding Prathcal help and emotional SUFWrt. Summary of the main activrties in relation lo those purposes for the public benefrt, in partuilar, the ath'vities, projeds or seNice$ identified in the accounts. •117 and1.19 Aclivty Hub Mary Sunley Boat Trip MS-CAS Launch I Partnership wff<h MS B(Ybyling Monthly Drop Ins Counselling Support Nvmy Diagrsed Day at Safford Royal with MS Consuttants and MS Nufse8 Statement confiming vthether the trustees have had regard to Ihe guidance issued by the Charty Commission on put* benefrt Pw• 1.1• MS-CAS Trustees have dUment P81 and meet monthty, all 8Ctivitses and ser¥ices are discussed in line with public benefrt, available in the minutes. All actwiiy from CIO MS-CAS is deem&J d public benefft. Additlonal Information (Optionall You ma chrmjse to indude further ststements wheTe rdevant about.. 1.38 Policy on grant making
PwaiJ8 Pdicy on social investment induding program related investmerrt Pm1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achlevements and Perforniance The main atVeMentS of the chaiity are the seri1 and athvrties MXAS offers. They promote health and lIbeing. supp)rt those living wrth MS, are industve and promote a sens• of cornmunrty. Activity Hub Mary Sunley Boat Trips MS-CAS Launch I Partnership with MS ptofessiorlals BovAing Monthly Drop In8 Counselling Support Ntr•Ay Diagnosed Day at Sthrd Royal with MS Consuttants arKI MS Nurses Summary of the main achievements of the charity, entifying the drfference the charity's work has rn18 lo the circumstances of rts beneficiaries and any wider beneffts to SO¢ty as a whole. Pw4120 Addttlonal InfornMth?n (opllonal) You ma choosé to indude further statements where roVant aboLrt". PAS-CAS objectives were lo offer the following seNKes and &tFVities. Activty Hub Mary Sunley Boat Trips M&CAS Launch I Partnership with MS profession 8ovAing Monthly Drop Ins Counsdling Support Newly DrnSed Day at Sal¢xd Royal wrth MS Consuttants and MS Nurses Achievements aganst objectives set P• 1.41 M&CAS has achiev8J obiuv8s set.
As the chanty has been fonned from former MS S(W Mac£lesfield Group, the MS Socaety agreed that it donate £25,000 to the Clnty from mney ratsed within the area of OPerlon. Half of this sum was reIVed in this financial year wtth the rernainder to be re{l¥ed in 2024. Olher donatM)ns have been received in the ar are more than antici NIA P8rfomiance of fundraisirvJ activrtbes against objedj'ves P•• 1.41 Investment rtoManCe against obj'ectives Other
Financial Review Review of the charity's financtal position at the end of the period P•121 As a new charity thai only started operating from the bw'nning of December and is not yet fully operatK)nal. The dOnan from the MS Souety has guaranteed the charrty ' sofvenl at the 31 December 2023 The charity will aim to hokl thr98 months operating costs in reseNes at a minimum and ideally six months. Resen4es 111 be held to enat4e the chaniy, in due coupJe. to be able to providè grants to members in need for equipment thal will make thr dailLlivinq more t(Aerabbe. At 31 Dectmber 2023 the reserves lotalled £16.461. The chaiily only stsrted operating on 1 Decernber 2023 and a budget Was for the 2024 finanrAal Statement explaining tha policy for holding reserves stating why they are held P•a122 Amount of rese$ ld ar. Reasons for hokling zero reserves Details of fund mateiially in defiot Explanation of any uncertaintie8 about the chanty continuing as a gomg concem P¥a122 NIA P•r• 124 NIA Pw 123 NIA Addltlonal Infomi•t5on lopooftal) You ma choose to indude further statements wfiere reknnt about: The charity's PTsnapal urces of funds {indudmg any fundraising) 1.47 Investment policy and oty'ects'ves including any swal investment policy adopted Pwa 1.46 A description of the princip risks faang the thaiity PwalA6 Other
Structure, Governance and Management Description of Charit$ trusts: Type of goveming dcument P4rn125 How is the charty constiiuted? P¥125 cio Trustee selection methods including details of any constrtutional provigons e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees 125 MS-CAS wll adhe to trusiee sebection methojs rtlined in paragraph 9 of the charit$ goveming document-Foundalion Modei. The current app(th trustees are resFQnSie for recruitment of nffw trustees. The tNstees will adhere to the framewo Findin T ncii. Irusiies - GOV.IJK Additlonal Infomiallon (optionall You ma ch¢>)se to indude further slatennts where relevant about.. Policiés and procedures adopted for the induCtn and training ol Irustees Newly appointed trust88s will be given the following duMentS and will attend meetings for ir#auction. P*• 1.51 charity's goveming d(xument the charity's latest annual report and accwnts minutes of recent trustee meetings the guthnce The essential ruslee what ou need to know CC3 . and The hallmarks of an effective charit Cclo the charity's poliw on dealing WFth conllicts of interest any other key d(Kuments
The chan5 organisational structure and any wider netsyork with whth the charrty Works P** 1.51 Relationship wrth any related parties p1.51 Other Reference and Administrative detsils Cha name Other name the chaiit uses Registered charty number Charity's principal address le Sderosis Commun MS-CAS 1201780 39 Nicholson Avenue Action & Su Ctrrtshire SK10 28Z
Names ofthe charity trustees who m•nage the charfty •etsd If Mt for wlK>le Trust9• nam• offi Ilany) Nwne of per lor body) •ntltl•d Paul Steven Sadler Norma Yvonne Roberts TTUStee TNstee 31" January 2023- 31" JanLWy 2023- Elizabeth Anne Doggart Philip Andrew Richards Brian George Grimmett Truslee 31" January 2023- Treasurer TNstee 31" JanLWy 2023- Char Trustee 31" January 2023- 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 orate trustees- narms of the diredors at thè date tho fe Qlr•Gtor nam• rtwasa NIA Name of Iruslees hotding tltle to propety be1ing to the chanty NIA TnJ•t•• nam•
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others NIA Description of the assets held in this capaoty Name and oty'ects of the chanty on whose behalf the assets are held and how Ihis falls within the custodian chanty's objects Details of arrangements for safe Gust¢)dy and segregalion of such assets from the charity's Ovn assets Addltk)n•l Infomwtlon loptlonal) Nam0$ and addr•M•s of adv•rn (OptSonal l•rf0rnn) Type of Name Addr• advlser Nam• of chlef ox•cutfv• or nam•s of s•nlor •t•ff momb•rn Ioptknial Infomwtlon) Exemptions from disc108ure Reason for non-disclosure of ke rsonnel details Other o tional Infomiation
Declarations The trusteos doclarn that thry have approved the truslges. report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's truslees Slgnaturnls) Full name(sl P081tion leg Socrntary, Chalr, etc) I XUS roL