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
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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
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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.
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Aclivty Hub
Mary Sunley Boat Trip
MS-CAS Launch I Partnership wff<h MS
B(Ybyling
Monthly Drop Ins
Counselling
Support
Nvmy Diagr￿sed 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
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MS-CAS Trustees have d￿Ument
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.
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Policy on grant making

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Pdicy on social investment
induding program related
investmerrt
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Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
Achlevements and Perforniance
The main at*￿VeMentS 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 rn￿18 lo
the circumstances of rts
beneficiaries and any wider
beneffts to SO¢*ty as a
whole.
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Addttlonal InfornMth?n (opllonal)
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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 D￿rnSed Day at Sal¢xd Royal wrth
MS Consuttants and MS Nurses
Achievements aganst
objectives set
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M&CAS has achiev8J obiu*v8s 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 Cl￿nty from mney
ratsed within the area of OPer￿lon. Half of
this sum was re￿IVed 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
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P8rfomiance of fundraisirvJ
activrtbes against objedj'ves
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Investment ￿rtoManCe
against obj'ectives
Other

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financtal position at the end
of the period
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As a new charity thai only started operating
from the bw'nning of December and is not
yet fully operatK)nal. The dOna￿n 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 th￿r 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
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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
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Addltlonal Infomi•t5on lopooftal)
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choose to indude further statements wfiere reknnt about:
The charity's PTsnapal
urces of funds {indudmg
any fundraising)
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Investment policy and
oty'ects'ves including any
swal investment policy
adopted
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A description of the princip
risks faang the thaiity
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Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of Charit￿$
trusts:
Type of goveming dcument
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How is the charty
constiiuted?
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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
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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
resFQnSi￿e for recruitment of nffw trustees.
The tNstees will adhere to the framewo
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Policiés and procedures
adopted for the induCt￿n and
training ol Irustees
Newly appointed trust88s will be given
the following d￿uMentS and will attend
meetings for ir#auction.
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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 chan￿5 organisational
structure and any wider
netsyork with whth the
charrty Works
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Relationship wrth any related
parties
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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-
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orate trustees- narms of the diredors at thè date tho fe
Qlr•Gtor nam•
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Name of Iruslees hotding tltle to propety be1￿ing 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 O*vn assets
Addltk)n•l Infomwtlon loptlonal)
Nam0$ and addr•M•s of adv*•rn (OptSonal l•rf0rn￿n)
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)
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