Company Company[registration] registration number: number: 02319928[02319928] Charity Charity registration[registration] number:[number:] 801075[801075] (A (A company company limited[limited] by[by] guarantee)[guarantee)] 


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SUSSEX MS[CENTRE] Annual Annual Report Report and and Financial Financial Statements[Statements] for[for the] the Year Year Ended[Ended] 31[31] December December 2024 2024 

> Hodson Hodson & & Co[Co] 

> Wiston Wiston House House 

> I 1 Wiston Wiston Avenue Avenue 

> Worthing Worthing 

> West West Sussex[Sussex] BN14 BN14 7QL 7QL 



## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

||Contents<br>Contents||
|---|---|---|
|Welcome to ourAnnual Report<br>Welcome to ourAnnual Report||1<br>1|
|Reference and Administrative Details<br>Reference and Administrative Details||2<br>2|
|Trustees' Report<br>Trustees’ Report||3 toll<br>3 to 11|
|Independent Auditors' Report<br>Independent Auditors’ Report||12 to 14<br>12 to 14|
|Statement ofFinancial Activities<br>Statement ofFinancial Activities||15to 16<br>15 to 16|
|Balance Sheet<br>Balance Sheet||17<br>17|
|Statement ofCash Flows<br>Statement ofCash Flows||18<br>18|
|Notes to the Financial Statements<br>NotestotheFinancialStatements||19t032<br>19to32|





## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

## Welcome Welcome to[to] our our Annual Annual Report Report for for 2024[2024] 

## Our Our[Vision] Vision 

> To To improve improve[the] the[mental] mental and and physical physical health, health, well-being, well-being, and and life life chances chances of of people people in[in] Sussex Sussex living living Multiple Multiple Sclerosis Sclerosis (MS). (MS). 

> Our Our Mission[Mission] Safely Safely[to] to provide provide a a range range of[of] services[services][and] and facilities[facilities][to] to realise realise our our[Vision] Vision[in] in an an economic economic and[and] efficient[efficient] way. way. 

## Our Our[Values] Values 

- Members: Members:[Our] Our Members[Members] and[and] their their[Carers] Carers[are] are[at] at[the] the[heart] heart of[of][ everything] everything we we do.[do.] 

- * Volunteers: Volunteers: Our[Our] volunteers[volunteers][ are] are valued, valued,[supported] supported[ and] and encouraged[encouraged][to] to[develop] develop[ their] their[knowledge] knowledge[and] and skills.[skills.] 

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   - Respect: Respect: We We[treat] treat everyone everyone equally equally[with] with dignity[dignity][and] and[ respect.] respect. 

- Teamwork: Teamwork: Members, Members, volunteers volunteersand and staff staff work work[together.] together. 

- • Community: Community: We We[foster] foster peer peer support support[and] and participation. participation. + Environment: Environment: We We provide provide an an[inclusive,] inclusive,[ welcoming,] welcoming,[and] and[safe] safe environment. environment. "Alone "Alone we we can can do do so so little, little, as as a a community community[together,] together, we we can can[do] do so so much" much" 

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## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

## Reference Reference and and Administrative Administrative[Details] Details 

Trustees Trustees M M[Bennett] Bennett A AJ[J] Clough[Clough] P P A A Cook Cook S S Gritt Gritt - - Deputy Deputy Chair Chair G GD D Hector Hector V V M M[Keefe] Keefe A AR[R][Walter] Walter D D Cocks Cocks Secretary Secretary A A Taylor[Taylor] Senior Senior Management Management /Leadership / Leadership — E E J[J] Stuttard, Stuttard, Manager Manager Team Team 

> Registered Registered Office Office Southwick Southwick Recreation Recreation Ground Ground Croft Croft Avenue Avenue Southwick Southwick 

> West West Sussex Sussex BN42 BN42 4AB 4AB 

> The The[charity] charity[is] is incorporated incorporated[in] in England. England. Company Company[[Registration]] Registration Number Number 02319928 02319928 

Company Company[[Registration]] Registration Number Number Charity Charity[Registration] Registration Number Number Auditor Auditor 

801075 801075 

> Hodson Hodson & & Co Co 

> Wiston Wiston House House 1 1 Wiston Wiston Avenue Avenue Worthing Worthing 

> West West Sussex Sussex BN14 BN14 7QL 7QL 

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## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

## Trustees' Trustees' Report Report 

The The Trustees, Trustees, who who are are directors[directors][tor] for[the] the purposes purposes[of] of company company[law,] law,[present] present the the annual annual report report together together with with the the financial financial statements statements and and auditors' auditors' report report of of the the charitable charitable company company for for the the year year ended ended 31[3][1] December December 2024. 2024. Many Many[of ] of our our Trustees Trustees live live with with Multiple[Multiple] Sclerosis Sclerosis (MS) (MS)[and] and use use[the] the Centre’s Centre's services[services] or or volunteer volunteer[at] at[the] the Centre, Centre, interacting interacting with with our our members members daily. daily. This This has has huge huge benefits benefits as as it it ensures ensures that that our our users users know know that that our our Trustees Trustees have have a a strong strong understanding understanding of of member's member’s needs needs and and will will respond respond[to] to their their feedback. feedback. We We continue continue actively[actively][to] to seek seek Trustees Trustees[for] for[specific] specific[key] key[roles] roles on on[the] the Board. Board. We We are are[currently] currently seeking seeking[a] a new new Chair Chair[of] of[ the] the Trustees. Trustees. 

> Chris Chris Ash-Edwards, Ash-Edwards,[financial] financial guidance guidance and[and][leadership,] leadership, Chair Chair[and] and Trustee Trustee retired retired from from[his] his role role[in] in[July] July 2024. 2024. The The Trustees Trustees would would[like] like[to] to[thank] thank Chris Chris[for] for[his] his service, service,[guidance] guidance and and leadership leadership for[for] over over[10] 10 years years[to] to[the] the Centre.[Centre.] They They 

> are are extremely[extremely][ grateful] grateful[to] to him him[for] for the[the] energy energy[he] he put put into into[his] his[position.] position. 

> Kenneth Kenneth Stames, Starnes, Trustee Trustee and[and] Treasurer Treasurer[for] for[the] the Centre Centre[since] since 2020 2020 retired retired[in] in August August 2024, 2024, and[and][the] the Trustees Trustees wish wish 

> to to thank thank him him for for his his financial financial assistance assistance during during this this period. period. 

## Objectives Objectives and and activities activities 

Objects Objects and and aims aims These These are are to[to] provide provide a a[Centre] Centre where where those[those] living living with with Multiple Multiple Sclerosis work Sclerosis work collectively[collectively] to to identify identify and and access access relevant relevant[therapies] therapies and[and] social social opportunities opportunities[that] that will will challenge challenge[the] the[physical,] physical, emotional, emotional, and[and] psychological psychological impact impact of of the the condition, condition, provide provide symptom symptom[relief,] relief, lessen lessen the the impact impact that that MS MS has has on on their their lives lives and and those those of of their their families. families. 

## Objectives, Objectives, strategies strategies and and activities activities 

> We We offer[offer] support support[positively] positively[to] to change change the the quality quality of of[life] life for for those those who who live live with with MS. MS. The The wide wide range range of of drug-free drug-free therapies[therapies] and and exercise exercise classes classes available available[at] at the the Centre Centre are are chosen chosen to to help help members members maintain maintain and and 

> improve improve their their[current] current abilities, abilities, provide provide symptom symptom[relief,] relief,[and] and ward ward off off secondary secondary disabilities. disabilities. Costs Costs are are kept[kept] to to a a 

> minimum minimum helping helping[to] to ensure ensure[that] that all[all][therapies] therapies are are[affordable.] affordable. Classes Classes remain remain free free[due] due to[to] our our ability ability to[to] fund fund these these 

> through through grants grants applied applied for. for. We We[host] host a a “Medication "Medication Information Information Exchange" Exchange” encouraging encouraging members members to to share share their their experiences experiences of of the[the] different[different] disease-modifying and and symptom-management symptom-management drugs drugs that that are are available. available. This This helps helps others others to to make make more more informed informed 

> decisions decisions about about which which direction direction to to take take with with medication. medication. Our Our staff staff and and volunteers volunteers provide provide information information and and advice advice on on community community[and] and[statutory] statutory[support,] support, signposting signposting life life[enhancing] enhancing services. services. We We host[host] a a[variety] variety of of advice advice and and guidance guidance sessions[sessions] from from specialist specialist providers providers such such as as Bowel Bowel and and Bladder Bladder nurses nurses and and Benefits Benefits advisors. advisors. 

> We We strive strive[to] to serve serve[the] the[wider] wider community community by[by] offering[offering] Oxygen Oxygen Therapy Therapy[to] to others[others] who who would would[benefit,] benefit, subject[subject] to to availability. availability. These These[other] other conditions conditions range range from from Autism, Autism, Cancer, Cancer, Cerebral Cerebral[Palsy,] Palsy, Chronic Chronic Fatigue Fatigue Syndrome Syndrome 

> (M.E.), (M.E.), COPD COPD[to] to Diabetes, Parkinsons Diabetes, Parkinsons and and Rheumatoid Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis, broken broken bones bones and and[fractures] fractures and and more. more. 

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## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre Trustees’ Trustees' Report Report 

## The The Centre Centre in[in] 2024 2024 

> 2024 2024 has has been been a a special special year year[for] for us, us, a a year year[in] in which which we we celebrated[celebrated] our our[fortieth] fortieth anniversary.[anniversary.][We] We[held] held our our 

> Summer Summer Fair, Fair,[a] a landmark landmark event event[for] for[the] the[local] local[community.] community.[This] This went went extremely[extremely][ well,] well, and[and][it] it was was[lovely] lovely[to] to[see] see so[so] 

> many many[happy] happy[faces] faces on[on][the] the[day.] day, enthused[enthused][by] by[the] the warm warm[weather,] weather, stalls, stalls, bands bands and and dog dog show. show. The The Fair Fair gave gave us us a a 

> good good[level] level of of exposure exposure and and helped helped us us bond bond with with[local] local[businesses.] businesses. There[There] was was much much support support[and] and good[good] will will[from] from our our[local] local community,[community,][and] and[it] it[also] also[worked] worked[well] well[as] as[an] an MS[MS][awareness-raising] awareness-raising exercise.[exercise.] 

> We We[also] also held held a a[special] special drinks drinks[evening] evening[in] in the[the] Autumn Autumn[for] for members members[and] and local[local] dignitaries dignitaries[with] with[a] a members’ members'[jazz] jazz 

> band band playing playing to to mark mark the the occasion occasion and and speeches speeches on on our our Past, Past, Present Present and and[Future.] Future. Representatives Representatives from from the[the] breadthof breadth of East East and and West West Sussex Sussex came came[to] to celebrate.[celebrate.] 

> We We[began] began the the year year by by receiving receiving as as a a surprise surprise randomly randomly selected selected "millionnaire "millionnaire street" street" 50,000 £50,000 through through[the] the 

> Postcode Postcode Community Community[Trust.] Trust. We We were were selected selected as as a a[charity] charity local local[to] to the the millionaire millionaire street street of of the[the] month month and[and] awarded awarded this this[funding.] funding. This This enabled enabled us us to to create create bursaries bursaries[for] for[travel] travel and[and] counselling counselling for for an an eighteen-month eighteen-month 

> period period[(ending] (ending[31/08/25)] 31/08/25) as as[well] well as as supporting supporting staff staff training[training][and] and our our[running] running[costs.] costs.[During] During[the] the year year a[a] total[total] of[of] £11,436 EI 1,436 was was spent spent renewing renewing the[the] gym gym roof. roof. 

> In In 2024 2024 the the Centre Centre increased increased support support for for Mental Mental Health Health through through a a combination combination of of increased counselling increased counselling sessions[sessions] 

> and and the the introduction introduction of of Support Support Groups Groups for for people people with with MS MS and and a a separate separate support group support group[for] for[Carers.] Carers. The The MS MS groups groups[cater] cater[for] for[people] people[with] with[a] a range range of[of][ disabilities,] disabilities,[dealing] dealing[with] with reality[reality][that] that[their] their[lives] lives are[are] permanently[permanently][changed] changed 

> livinghealth healthliving with with of of[those] thosea a chronic chronic[living] living disease. disease.[with] with a[a][lifelong] lifelongNot Not only only[condition.][condition.] does does MS MS[Studies][Studies] have have a a major show[show] major[a] aimpact impact higher[higher] on on rate[rate] people people[of][of][ suicide][suicide] physically,[physically,][in][in][people][people][it] it affects affects[with][with] MS MS[the] the[than][than] mental mentalin[in] 

> the the general general population population (A (A Feisten Feisten & & B B Pavisan, Pavisan, 2017, 2017, MS MS Journal).[Journal).] 

> Carers Carers are are also[also] struggling[struggling] caring caring[for] for their their loved loved ones ones[24] 24[hours] hours a a day day[for] for years. years. These These groups groups are are facilitated facilitated by[by][a] a 

> trained trained therapist therapist providing providing a a safe safe place place for for people people[to] to share share their their problems problems and and explore explore ways ways to to manage manage their their MS MS 

> or or caring caring duties[duties][with] with[their] their[peers.] peers. 

> The The Support Support Groups Groups[have] have had[had][fantastic] fantastic results. results. We We[have] have witness witness increased increased confidence[confidence] in[in] and[and] out out of[of] the[ the] Centre[Centre] and and[participants] participants have have[reduced] reduced anxiety,[anxiety,] stress stress and[and] suicidal suicidal thoughts.[thoughts.][The] The groups groups[also] also have[have] an an[impact] impact on on how[how] 

> people people see see the[the] changes changes[in] in their their[bodies,] bodies, their their[general] general[approach] approach[to] to[life] life within within themselves,[themselves,] their their family, family,[friends] friends[and] and 

> wider wider community. community. 

> Particular Particular thanks thanks this this year year are are to to People's People’s Postcode Postcode[Lottery,] Lottery, Ernest Ernest[Kleinwort] Kleinwort Charitable Charitable Trust, Trust, February February 

> Foundation, Foundation,[Chalk] Chalk Trust,[Trust,] The The[B] B & & L L Leach Leach[Family] Family Trust,[Trust,][the] the[Robert] Robert[Luff] Luff Foundation[Foundation][and] and[Pebble] Pebble[Trust] Trust for[for][ their] their continued continued financial[financial][help.] help. 

> We We[extend] extend our our sincere[sincere] thanks[thanks] to to all all individuals, individuals, community community groups, groups. local local companies companies and and charitable[charitable] trusts trusts that that 

> responded responded[to] to our our needs needs during during[the] the year. year. We We are are extremely extremely proud proud[and] and encouraged[encouraged][that] that many many[of] of our our members members 

> continued continued[to] to support support[the] the Centre Centre by by donating donating generously. generously. Particular[Particular][thanks] thanks go go[to] to[Sue] Sue[Petit] Petit[and] and[Caroline] Caroline Beebe.[Beebe.] 

> Many Many[other] other members members (too[(too] many many to to name name here) here) contributed contributed by by tUndraising fundraising in[in] imaginative imaginative ways ways throughout throughout[the] the 

> year. year. 

> Membership Membership changes changes 

> In In the the past, past, voting voting members members of of Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre have have been been called called ‘Corporate 'Corporate Members'. Members’.[In] In the[the][latter] latter part part of[of] 

> 2022, 2022, Trustees Trustees decided decided to to cease cease[using] using[this] this name name and and instead instead divide divide membership membership between between ‘Members’ 'Members' and and Associate Associate Members'. Members’. 

> It It was was the[the] Board•s Board's[intention] intention that that those those living living with with MS MS would would be[be] known known as as 'Members'. ‘Members’. They They are are entitled entitled to[to][vote] vote 

> at at meetings meetings where where voting voting is is applicable. applicable. All All others others who who join join the the Centre. Centre, be be[they] they those those with with other[other] conditions conditions or or 

> Carers Carers would would be be known known as as non-voting non-voting 'Associate ‘Associate Members'. Members’. This This[has] has continued[continued][to] to[be] be rolled[rolled] out[out][throughout] throughout 

> 2024 2024[and] and the[the] majority majority of[of] members members[have] have now now made[made][this] this[ transition] transition[to] to[•Members-.] ‘Members’. 

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## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

## Trustees' Trustees' Report Report 

## Public Public benefit[benefit] 

The The charity's charity's main main activities activities and[and] who who[is] is helped helped are are described described below. below. The The main main[focus] focus of of all[all] charitable charitable activities activities[is] is to to support support people people with with Multiple Multiple Sclerosis. Sclerosis. 

The The trustees trustees confirm[confirm][that] that[they] they have have complied complied with with[the] the requirements requirements[of] of section[section] 4 4 of of the the Charities Charities Act Act 2011 2011 to to have have due due regard regard[to] to the[the] public public[benefit] benefit guidance guidance published published[by] by[the] the Charity Charity Commission Commission[for] for England England and[and] Wales. Wales. 

Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre has has close close to to one one[thousand] thousand members members on on the[the] databse, databse, with with 381 381 members members paying paying their their subscriptions subscriptions[in] in 2024. 2024. 

> Multiple Multiple[Sclerosis] Sclerosis is is a a changeable changeable condition, condition, and and[individuals] individuals can can go go through through long long periods[periods] when when[they] they do do not not 

> require require our our services, services. so so they they do do not not necessarily necessarily subscribe subscribe during during these these periods. periods. Our Our policy policy is is to to continue continue to to be be in in 

> contact contact with with the[the] MS MS community community regardless regardless of of subscription, subscription, as as many many return return to[to] us us[in] in times times of of need. need. 

Use Use of of volunteers volunteers Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre[benefits] benefits from from many many hours hours of of volunteer volunteer time.[time.] Volunteers Volunteers operate operate the the Oxygen Oxygen Chamber Chamber and and Reception, Reception, organise organise fundraising fundraising and[and] social social[events,] events, provide provide refreshments, refreshments, help help in[in][the] the garden, garden, and and assist assist generally generally in in the the day-to-day day-to-day running of running of the the Centre. Centre. This This amounts amounts to to the the equivalent equivalent of of 4 4 full-time tUII-time employees. employees. We We held held a a party[party][for] for[ all] all our our volunteers volunteers[in] in[February] February[to] to[thank] thank[them] them[for] for[ all] all[the] the work work[they] they[do.] do.[This] This was was a a[party] party with with a a difference difference as as volunteers volunteers came came[to] to[the] the party party[in] in 80's 80’s[garb,] garb, supplied supplied us us with with[photos] photos of of what what[they] they were were doing doing[in] in[the] the 80's 80’s for for display, display, and and took took part part in in an an 80's 80’s quiz. quiz. We We extend extend our our[heartfelt] heartfelt thanks[thanks] to to them them all all for for their their time, time, dedication dedication and[and] commitment commitment without without[which] which we we would would cease cease[to] to[exist.] exist. During During[the] the year year we we took took on on 3[3] new new chamber chamber operators operators and and a a new new garden garden volunteer. The volunteer. The Social Social Committee Committee ran ran fewer fewer events events than than previously previously but but has has been been[finding] finding its its feet feet under under new new leadership leadership after after 4 4 members members leaving leaving and and recruiting recruiting new new committee committee members. members. 

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## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

## Trustees' Trustees' Report Report 

## Staff Staff 

> We We[began] began and and ended ended the the year year with with four four members members of of staff,[staff,] Emily-Jane Emily-Jane Stuttard Stuttard (EJ), (EJ), our our Centre Centre Manager, Manager, 

> Rebekah Rebekah[Walker,] Walker, our our Operations Operations[and] and Community Community Fundraiser, Fundraiser, Helen[Helen] Turner Turner our our part-time[part-time] Admin Admin[and] and Operations Operations 

> (22.5 (22.5 hours hours weekly), weekly), and and our our Freelance Freelance Trusts Trusts and and Grants Grants Manager, Manager, Donna Donna Williamson Williamson (11 (11 hours hours weekly) weekly) 

> became became an an employee employee of of the the Centre Centre in in April April 2024. 2024. From From July July onwards onwards we we employed employed a a freelance freelance book book keeper keeper 

> Lucy Lucy[Plant.] Plant. 

> We We continue continue[to] to support our support our staff staff professional professional development development and and fund fund appropriate appropriate training, training, with with all all operational operational 

> staff staff and[and] volunteers volunteers attending attending courses courses on on Safeguarding Safeguarding and[and] First First Aid Aid Refreshers. Refreshers. Training Training[is] is given given too too in[in] respect respect of of the[the] Oxygen Oxygen Chamber Chamber[to] to all all of of our our chamber chamber operators operators annually annually[to] to ensure ensure the the safety safety of of members. members. 


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> Achievements Achievements and and performance performance 

> The The Trustees Trustees are are pleased pleased[to] to report report that[that] the[the] charity’s[charity's] total total income income was was up up by[by] £69,042 E69,042[(32%)] (32%) from from 2023.[2023.] 

> The The Centre[Centre] was was put put on on[the] the map map with with[the] the holding holding of of the[the] Summer Summer[Fair] Fair event event held held[in] in June June of of 2024. 2024. Relationships Relationships 

> blossomed blossomed with with local local bodies[bodies] enabling enabling us us[to] to feel feel more more part part of[of][ the] the community community[than] than before before and[and] opening[opening] up up avenues avenues 

> of of individuals[individuals] willing willing to to help help us us with with our our fundraising fundraising activities. activities. 

> Having Having a a Trusts Trusts and[and] Foundations Foundations Manager Manager meant meant we we were were[able] able[to] to secure secure £72,330 E72,330 of funding of funding[in] in 2024. 2024. To To have have once once more more employed employed a a professional professional fundraiser fundraiser to to apply apply[for] for[grants] grants weekly weekly has has meant meant we we catch catch bids bids and and applications applications we we may may not[not] have[have] before before[and] and has[has][enabled] enabled us us[to] to reach reach[funding] funding we we would would not not have have thought thought[possible,] possible, 

> enabling enabling us us[to] to upgrade upgrade facilities facilities[and] and carry carry out out[repairs] repairs necessary. necessary. 

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## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

## Trustees' Trustees' Report Report 

## Treatments Treatments Oxygen Oxygen Therapy Therapy 

> This This was was the[the] first first therapy[therapy] offered offered[by] by our our charity[charity][and] and[remains] remains[the] the most most[used.] used.[High] High Dosage Dosage[Oxygen] Oxygen Therapy Therapy (HDOT) (HDOT) involves involves sitting sitting[in] in our our pressure pressure chamber chamber breathing breathing pure pure oxygen oxygen through[through][a] a[mask] mask[for] for approximately approximately an an 

> hour. hour. We We also[also] offer offer oxygen oxygen under under normal normal atmospheric atmospheric pressure pressure seated seated[outside] outside the the chamber chamber at at an an 'oxygen ‘oxygen station’. station'. Many Many[of ] of our our members members[find] find[it] it[a] a vital[vital][therapy] therapy[for] for[relieving] relieving[fatigue] fatigue and[and] other[other] symptoms symptoms[and] and slowing[slowing][the] the 

> progression progression[of] of MS. MS. We We never never[refuse] refuse[therapy] therapy[ for] for people[people] with[ with] MS MS but[but] suggest[suggest] a[a] donation[donation towards] towards the[the] costs.[costs.] 

> In In 2024, 2024, 2,197 2,197 High High Dosage Dosage Oxygen Oxygen sessions sessions were were attended attended by by 261 261 distinct distinct members. members. 

> Individual Individual Therapies Therapies 

Individual Individual[therapies] therapies are are[used] used by by many many members members to to help help with with symptom symptom management, management, warding warding off off secondary secondary disabilities disabilities[and] and improving improving wellbeing. wellbeing. We We offer[offer] Acupuncture, Acupuncture, Alexander Alexander Technique, Technique,[Beauty] Beauty Therapy, Therapy, Bowen Bowen Therapy, Therapy, Counselling, Counselling, Foothealth Foothealth (Chiropody). (Chiropody), Manual Manual Lymph Lymph[Drainage] Drainage Massage, Massage, Advanced Advanced Therapy Therapy Massage, Massage, Indian Indian Head Head Massage, Massage, Shiatsu Shiatsu Massage, Massage, Osteopathy, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy, and and Reflexology. Reflexology. We We provide provide the the administration administration and[and] facilities facilities for[for] individual individual[therapies,] therapies,[but] but[therapists] therapists[are] are self-employed self-employed and[and] paid[paid] directly[directly][by] by[the] the Centre Centre Member. Member. Therapists Therapists pay pay the[the] Centre[Centre] £1[El] room room[rent] rent (daily). (daily). Therapy Therapy[charges] charges increased[increased][to] to £25[E25] per per session[session][in] in 2024 2024 and and we we differentiated differentiated between between Members Members and and Associate Associate Members Members to to which which we we[charge] charge £30 E30 a a[session.] session. Physiotherapy Physiotherapy and and Counselling Counselling sessions sessions are are an an[exception] exception at[at][E35.] £35.[We] We administer administer and[and] subsidise subsidise individual[individual] physiotherapy physiotherapy sessions[sessions][by] by[{10] £10 per per session.[session.] Many Many members members access access counselling counselling[through] through our our bursary.[bursary.] In In 2024, 2024, 1,916 1,916 therapy therapy sessions sessions were were held helping held helping 196 196 distinct distinct[attendees.] attendees. Classes Classes The The Centre[Centre] ran ran[a] a programme programme of[of][ classes] classes consisting consisting[of weekly] of weekly Mat Mat[and] and Chair Chair[Yoga,] Yoga, Mat Mat[and] and[Chair] Chair Pilates, Pilates,[Keep] Keep Fit Fit and and seated seated exercise. exercise, Singing, Singing, Physio Physio Exercise Exercise and and one one 8-week 8-week[Mindtülness] Mindfulness course course as as well well as as some some Mindfulness Mindfulness online online follow follow up up sessions[sessions][for] for[participants] participants[form] form[the] the previous previous[three] three years. years. Exercise Exercise classes[classes] are are useful useful for for reducing reducing fatigue, fatigue, improving improving balance balance and and posture, posture, countering countering muscle muscle weakness weakness and and reducing reducing the the occurrence occurrence of of muscle muscle spasm, spasm, as as[well] well as as improving improving wellbeing, wellbeing, building building friendships friendships[and] and being being an an enjoyable enjoyable group group activity. activity. Online Online classes[classes] of of[Pilates] Pilates and and Seated Seated Physio Physio exercise exercise continued continued[to] to run run throughout throughout 2024 2024 proving proving with with popular popular with with[those] those[who] who[chose] chose not not to[to] come come to to the the Centre Centre or or could could not not come come to to the the centre centre because because of of transport. transport. These These classes classes very very much much helped helped to to counter counter isolation. isolation. All All our our classes classes (live (live and and online)[online)] are are offered offered for[for] free, free, although although members members are are encouraged[encouraged][to] to[donate] donate[towards] towards their their[running] running costs. costs. In In 2024, 2024, 596 596 class class sessions sessions were were held with held with 119 119 distinct distinct[attendees.] attendees. 

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## Trustees' Trustees' Report Report 

> Nicky Nicky[Whiley,] Whiley, wife wife[of] of Andy Andy Whiley, Whiley, a a new new member member[in] in[2023-24:] 2023-24: 

> "We “We[have] have[been] been members members of[of] Sussex[Sussex] MS MS Centre[Centre] for[for] just just over over a[a] year year now now and[and] I[I] can’t[can't] express express enough[enough] just[just] how[how] you you 

> have have changed changed our our lives! lives! 

> "EJ, “EJ, Rebekah Rebekah and and Helen Helen are are totally totally amazing, amazing, however, however,[I] I would would especially especially like like to to thank thank ALL ALL[the] the volunteers[volunteers] who who thehave havethe smiles smiles made madeat at such such the the reception areception a huge huge impact impact desk desk weon onwe us us have have... ... been beenFrom From blown blown[the] the[first] first away away[ time] time by by we we everyone everyone[walked] walkedwho who[through] through volunteers volunteersthe[the][doors,] doors,and and being[being] through them, through[welcomed] welcomedthem, my my[by] by 

> husband Andy husband Andy[has] has been been able[able][to] to access access[regular] regular Oxygen Oxygen[Therapy,] Therapy,[a] a very very[supportive] supportive[ Support] Support Group,[Group,] Mindfulness,[Mindfulness,] 

> Keep Keep[Fit] Fit and[and] Pilates, Pilates,[and] and[he] he greatly[greatly][values] values the[the][chats] chats and[and] laughter laughter[that] that getting[getting][to] to[know] know these[these] wonderful[wonderful][people] people 

> has has brought brought him. him. 

> "We “We have[have] both both enjoyed[enjoyed][the] the varied varied social social events events[that] that[the] the Social Social Team Team arrange arrange with with their their[fabulous] fabulous[ enthusiasm] enthusiasm and[and] 

> energy. energy. 

> "I “I personally personally want want to to thank thank you you all all for for being being a a safe safe and and supportive supportive place place where where I I can can happily happily leave leave my my husband husband 

> and and step step away away from from my my Carer's Carer’s duties duties for for a a while, while, to to enjoy enjoy my my own ovm time time and and hobbies. hobbies. 

> "We “We are are truly truly so so grateful[grateful][for] for all[all] of[of] you, you,[and] and[all] all[that] that you you do!" do!” 

Social Social Activities[Activities] There There is is a a communal communal café, café, which which is is the[the] hub hub of of the[the][Centre.] Centre. It It provides provides an an invaluable invaluable forum forum för for members members and and carers carers[to] to[share] share[knowledge,] knowledge, experiences, experiences,[and] and advice.[advice.] Many Many friendships friendships[develop] develop and[and] the[the] social social[forum] forum encourages encourages participation. participation. Trustees Trustees often[often] join[join] members members over over refreshments refreshments[which] which ensures ensures[that] that members members[feel] feel valued valued and[and][their] their feedback feedback is is welcomed. welcomed. Having Having established[established] an an invaluable invaluable library library of of MS MS books books through through funding funding[from] from[the] the Gannett Gannett Foundation, Foundation, we we have[have] continued continued[to] to grow grow this this library library using using remaining remaining funds. funds. Members Members can can borrow borrow books books for for a a few few months months at at a a time. time. We We also[also] supply supply literature literature to[to] give give to to members members on on various various aspects aspects of of Multiple Multiple Sclerosis Sclerosis and and other other sources sources of of support support provided[provided] by[ by] our our local local MS MS[Society,] Society,[different] different charities, charities,[and] and support support agencies.[agencies.] 

> A A[great] great strength[strength] of[of ] our our community[community] is[is][the] the[active] active and[and][inclusive] inclusive social social component,[component,] encouraging[encouraging] peer peer[support] support[ and] and[a] a feeling feeling of of belonging. belonging. We We have have a a volunteer-led volunteer-led Social Social Committee Committee that that organises organises monthly monthly events events during during the[the] year, year. including including monthly monthly weekend weekend socials. socials. The The Committee Committee[had] had a a change change of of leader[leader] in[in] Autumn Autumn and[and] began[began][to] to[re-establish] re-establish itself. itself. 

"Social “Social events events are are so so important important[for] for wellbeing wellbeing - - such such an an important important part part of of the the Centre. Centre. They They mean mean so so much much to to us. us. Thank Thank you you[to] to the[the] Social Social Committee". Committee”. 

> "What “What an an amazing amazing[night] night of of pure pure[entertainment!] entertainment! We We[have] have[been] been[to] to[four] four events events[this] this year year and[and] have[have] enjoyed[enjoyed] each[each] 

> one. one. All All[have] have[been] been different, different, and[and] we we can can bring bring[friends] friends out out[for] for[the] the evening[evening] as as they[they] are are sensibly[sensibly][priced,] priced,[and] and it’s it's[a] a great great place place[for] for those those who who cannot cannot do do pubs pubs etc. etc. Food Food[is] is a a great[great] addition addition[to] to the[the] evening. evening. Thanks Thanks[to] to all[all] those[those] who who 

> make make it it happen." happen.” 

> "You “You guys guys have[have] no no[idea] idea quite[quite] how[how][much] much you you[have] have[changed] changed my my[whole] whole[life] life[this] this[year.] year. Thank[Thank] you you[will] will never[never][be] be enough.” enough." 

## Talks Talks and and Workshops Workshops 

> We We are are always always[keen] keen[to] to[share] share expert[expert] advice advice with with our our members members[and] and[plan] plan a[a] range range[of] of talks[talks][and] and workshops.[workshops.][Talks] Talks in[in] 

> 2024 2024[included] included talks talks[about] about applying[applying][for] for[benefits] benefits and[and] an an occupational occupational[health] health[talk] talk[from] from an an occupational occupational[therapist.] therapist. 

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Working Working with with others others The The Centre Centre[is] is[a] a member member of[of] Neuro Neuro Therapy Therapy[Network,] Network, an an umbrella umbrella[body] body[which] which facilitates[facilitates][networking] networking amongst amongst Centres. Centres. They They have have continued continued[to] to provide provide the[the] sharing sharing of of best best[practice] practice and and monthly monthly online online meetings meetings with with other other managers managers at at centres centres nationally, nationally, which which the the Centre Centre Manager Manager attends, attends. 

> We We[have] have[close] close links links with with local local community community groups groups and and companies companies who who provide provide invaluable invaluable support support including including Community Community[Works,] Works, Adur Adur Voluntary Voluntary Action Action[and] and NCVO. NCVO. 

Financial Financial review review The The charity charity receives receives income income from from three three main main sources: sources: general general donations; donations; donations[donations] towards towards services services and and fundraising fundraising activities; activities; and,[and,][through] through our our[fundraiser,] fundraiser, Grants[Grants][and] and Trusts. Trusts. 

> Income Income[from] from unrestricted[unrestricted] funds[funds] was was[E239,721] £239,721 (2023 (2023[E146.858)] £146.858) and[and][restricted] restricted[ funds] funds £44,670 (2023 (2023 £68,492). 

> Resources Resources expended expended were were {248,649 £248,649 (2023 (2023 £197,102). At At[31] 31 December December 2024. 2024, total[total][funds] funds were were £264,466 (2023 (2023 £228,724). E228,724). During During the[the] year year spending spending on on direct[direct] charitable[charitable] activities activities[represented] represented 97.12% 97.12% of[of] total total expenditure expenditure (2023 (2023 97.8%)[97.8%)] 

> Our Our heartfelt heartfelt[thanks] thanks go go[out] out[to] to[all] all our our members,[members,][community] community groups groups (especially[(especially][the] the[Lions),] Lions), local local industry industry and and charitable charitable[trusts] trusts[who] who[helped] helped the[ the] Centre throughout[Centre][throughout][ the] the[year.] year. 

## Policy Policy on on reserves reserves 

The The Trustees Trustees have have examined examined[the] the[charity's] charity’s requirements requirements[for] for reserves reserves[in] in light light of[of][ the] the main main risks risks[to] to[the] the organisation.[organisation.] They They will will continue continue[to] to review review[the] the[financial] financial affairs affairs of[of] the[the][charity] charity with with[the] the[aim] aim[to] to[increase] increase income,[income,][cut] cut[costs] costs and[and] improve improve[the] the overall[overall][control] control of[of][its] its operations.[operations.][The] The Trustees Trustees consider consider[that] that the[the][present] present level level of[of][funding] funding will will[be] be adequate adequate to to support support[the] the continuation continuation of of[the] the charity charity and and for for it it to to fulfil fulfil its its obligations. obligations. The The Trustees Trustees have have established established[a] a policy policy whereby whereby[the] the[unrestricted] unrestricted[funds] funds not not committed committed or or invested invested in[in] tangible tangible fixed[fixed] assets,[assets,] ‘free['free] reserves' reserves’[held] held[by] by[the] the charity,[charity,][ should] should be[be] a[a][minimum] minimum[of] of 6[6][months] months[core] core[running] running costs.[costs.] Budgeted[Budgeted][ running] running[costs] costs for[for] 2025, 2025, based based on on 2024 2024[actual] actual amounts, amounts, are are {203,000 £203,000 and and[therefore] therefore the[the] target target[is] is at[at] least[least] EIOI,500 £101,500[in] in[unrestricted] unrestricted funds. funds. At At 31 31 December December 2024, 2024, the the actual actual free free reserves reserves were were E107,166 £107,166 which which represents represents over over six six months months running running costs. costs. The The Trustees Trustees[have] have set[set][aside] aside a a reserve reserve[fund] fund[of E125,000] of £125,000[for] for[the] the[future] future new new build. build. Taking[Taking] into into account account the[the] Centre's Centre's aging aging Oxygen Oxygen Chamber, Chamber, they they have have also also made made[the] the decision decision[to] to start start a a sink sink fund fund for for its its replacement replacement or or repair, repair, ringfencing ringfencing[EI] £10,000. 0,000. 

## Structure, Structure, governance governance and and management management 

> Nature Nature of of governing governing document document The The charity[charity][is] is[constituted] constituted as as[a] a company company[limited] limited[by] by guarantee guarantee[and] and[is] is governed[governed][by] by[Articles] Articles of[of] Association Association[adopted] adopted in in 2020. 2020. 

> Recruitment Recruitment and and appointment appointment of of[trustees] trustees 

> All All directors[directors] of of the[the] company company are are also[also] trustees trustees of of the[the] charity, charity, and and[there] there are are no no[other] other trustees. trustees. The The Board Board of[of] Trustees Trustees[has] has the[the] power power[to] to[appoint] appoint additional additional[trustees] trustees[as] as[it] it considers considers[fit] fit[to] to[do] do so. so. Trustees Trustees are[are] required required[to] to attend[attend] 

> two two Board Board meetings[ meetings][before] before being being[formally] formally co-opted[co-opted][ onto] onto[the] the[Board.] Board. 

## Induction Induction and and training[training] of of trustees trustees 

All All[trustees] trustees are[are] already already[familiar] familiar with[with][the] the practical practical[work] work of[of][the] the[charity] charity[and] and[have] have[knowledge] knowledge of[of][the] the['Essential] ‘Essential Trustee Trustee 6[6] main main duties’, duties',[the] the charity charity commission's commission’s requirements. requirements. Short Short training training sessions sessions to to familiarise familiarise new new trustees trustees with with[the] the charity[charity] and and[the] the context context within within which which[it] it operates operates are are[provided] provided by[by][the] the Centre Centre Manager Manager and[and] Trustees. Trustees. Page Page 9[9] 



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## Organisational Organisational structure structure 

> The The[charity] charity is is managed managed by by a a Board Board of of Trustees Trustees that that meets meets every every two two months months with with additional additional[meetings] meetings as as required. required. 50%[50%] of[of][the] the Board Board[is] is[made] made up up of[of][people] people living living[with] with[Multiple] Multiple Sclerosis. Sclerosis. There[There] is[is][a] a[full] full[time] time Centre Centre 

> Manager Manager who who works works[closely] closely with with[the] the Board. Board. There There are are two two full full[time] time[and] and 2[2] part[part] time[time] personnel. personnel. 

> There There are are sub-committees sub-committees of of volunteers volunteers[that] that[focus] focus on on[finance] finance and[and] social social events. events. Financial Financial instruments instruments 

## Objectives Objectives and and[policies] 

## Objectives Objectives and policies 

The The trustees trustees actively actively review review[the] the major major risks risks[that] that[the] the charity[charity][faces] faces on on a a[regular] regular[basis] basis[and] and believe believe[that] that maintaining maintaining reserves reserves[at] at[current] current[levels,] levels,[combined] combined[with] with[the] the annual[annual][review] review[of] of[the] the[controls] controls over[over][key] key[financial] financial[systems,] systems,[will] will provide provide sufficient sufficient resources resources in in the the event event of of adverse adverse conditions. conditions. The The trustees trustees have have examined examined other other operational operational and and[business] business risks risks[faced] faced[by] by[the] the[charity] charity and and[confirm] confirm[that] that[they] they[have] have established[established] systems systems to to mitigate mitigate significant significant risks. risks. 

## Plans Plans for for future future periods periods 

## Aims Aims and and key[key] objectives objectives for for future future periods[periods] 

> Our Our[key] key objective objective[for] for 2025[2025][is] is[to] to ensure ensure[that] that we we continue continue[to] to[remain] remain[sustainable] sustainable during during the[the] cost-of-living[cost-of-living][crisis] crisis 

> precipitated precipitated by by the the Ukraine Ukraine War, War, ongoing ongoing energy energy crisis, crisis, US US[tariffs] tariffs and and any any other other increases increases in in inflation. inflation. We We are are focusing focusing on on[completing] completing planning planning and[and][writing] writing our our new new[strategic] strategic[plan] plan[which] which[is] is[to] to span span 2025[2025] to to 2030. 2030. We We are are 

> continuing continuing discussions discussions with with Adur Adur[and] and Worthing Worthing Council Council concerning concerning our our new new building building on on the the Recreation Recreation 

> Ground. Ground. We We are are[hoping] hoping[to] to[transfer] transfer some some group group activities activities[from] from[the] the main main[building] building to[to] our our new new[garden] garden rooms rooms to to 

> take take pressure pressure off off while while we wait we wait to to have have create/gain create/gain a a new new building. building. 

## Disclosure Disclosure[of information] of information[to] to auditor[auditor] 

> Each Each trustee trustee[has] has[taken] taken[steps] steps[that] that they[they] ought ought[to] to[have] have[taken] taken as as a a[trustee] trustee[in] in order[order] to[to][make] make[themselves] themselves aware aware of[of ] any any relevant relevant audit[audit] information information[and] and[to] to establish[establish][that] that[the] the charity's charity's auditor[auditor][is] is aware aware of[of] that[that] information. information.[The] The[trustees] trustees 

> confirm confirm that that[there] there is is no no relevant relevant information information that that they[they] know know of of and and of of which which they[they] know know the[the] auditor[auditor] is[is] unaware. unaware. 

> Reappointment Reappointment of[of auditor] auditor 

> The The[auditors] auditors Hodson Hodson & & Co Co are are deemed[deemed][to] to[be] be reappointed reappointed[under] under[section] section 487(2) 487(2)[of] of[ the] the Companies Companies[Act] Act 2006. 2006. 

> Statement Statement of of trustees' trustees'[responsibilities] responsibilities The The trustees trustees[(who] (who are are[also] also[the] the directors[directors] of[of][ Sussex] Sussex MS MS[Centre] Centre[for] for the[the] purposes purposes of[of] company company law)[law)] are[are][responsible] responsible 

> for for preparing preparing the the trustees' trustees’ report report and and the the financial financial statements statements in in accordance accordance with with applicable applicable law law and and United United 

> Kingdom Kingdom Accounting Accounting Standards[Standards] (United (United Kingdom Kingdom Generally Generally Accepted Accepted[Accounting] Accounting Practice). Practice), including including FRS FRS 

> 102 102 "The "The Financial Financial Reporting Reporting Standard Standard applicable applicable in in the the UK UK and and Rcpublic Republic of of Ireland".[Ireland".] 

> Company Company[law] law requires[requires][the] the[trustees] trustees[to] to prepare prepare financial financial statements statements[for] for each[each] financial financial year.[year.][Under] Under company company[law] law 

> the the trustees trustees must must not not approve approve the the financial financial statements statements unless unless they they are are satisfied satisfied that that they they give give a a true true and and fair fair view view 

> of of the[the] state state of of affairs affairs of of the[the] charitable[charitable] company company and[and] of of[the] the incoming incoming resources resources[and] and application application of[of] resources, resources, 

> including including[its] its income income and and expenditure, expenditure, of of the[the][charitable] charitable company company[tor] for that that[period.] period.[In] In preparing preparing these these financial financial statements, statements,[the] the trustees trustees are are required required[to:] to: « • select select suitable[suitable] accounting accounting policies policies[and] and apply apply them them[consistently;] consistently; * • observe observe[the] the methods methods and and principles principles[in] in the the Charities Charities SORP; SORP; + • make make[judgements] judgements and[and] estimates estimates that[that] are are[reasonable] reasonable and[and][prudent;] prudent; 

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## Trustees' Trustees' Report Report 

« state state[whether] whether applicable applicable accounting accounting[standards,] standards, comprising comprising FRS FRS 102 102 have have been been followed, followed, subject subject to to any any material material departures[departures] disclosed[disclosed] and[and] explained explained[in] in the[the] financial financial[statements;] statements; and and * prepare prepare[the] the[financial] financial[statements] statements on on[the] the[going] going concern concern[basis] basis[unless] unless[it] it is[is][inappropriate] inappropriate to[to] presume presume that that the the charitable charitable company company will will continue continue[in] in business. business. The The[trustees] trustees are are responsible responsible[for] for[keeping] keeping proper proper accounting accounting records records[that] that can can disclose disclose[with] with reasonable reasonable accuracy accuracy at at any any[time] time the[the][financial] financial[position] position of[of][ the] the charitable[charitable] company company[and] and[enable] enable[them] them[to] to ensure ensure that[that][the] the financial[financial][statements] statements comply comply with with[the] the Companies Companies Act Act 2006. 2006. They They are are[also] also responsible responsible[for] for safeguarding safeguarding[the] the[assets] assets of[of] the[the] charitable[charitable] company company and[and][hence] hence[for] for[ taking] taking[ reasonable] reasonable steps[steps][for] for the[the][prevention] prevention[ and] and[detection] detection[of] of[ fraud] fraud and[and] other[ other][irregularities.] irregularities. The The trustees trustees are are responsible responsible[for] for[the] the[maintenance] maintenance and and integrity integrity of of the the corporate corporate and and financial financial information information included included on on[the] the charitable charitable company's company's website. website. Legislation Legislation[governing] governing[the] the preparation preparation and and dissemination dissemination of[of] financial financial statements statements may may differ differ from[from][legislation] legislation[in] in other[other][jurisdictions.][jurisdictions.] 

The The annual annual report report was was approved[approved] by by[the] the trustees trustees of of the[the][charity] charity on on ................... and and signed signed on on its its behalf behalf by: by: 

Company Company Secretary Secretary 

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## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

## Independent Independent Auditor's[Auditor's] Report Report[to] to[the] the Members Members[of] of Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

## Opinion Opinion 

> We We[have] have audited audited[the] the financial financial statements statements[of] of[Sussex] Sussex MS MS[Centre] Centre[(the] (the 'charity') 'charity')[for] for the[the] year year ended[ended] 31[31] December December 2024, 2024, which which[comprise] comprise[the] the Statement[Statement of] of Financial Financial Activities, Activities,[Balance] Balance[Sheet,] Sheet,[Statement of] Statement of[ Cash] Cash Flows, Flows, and[and] Notes[Notes] 

> to to the the Financial Financial Statements, Statements, including including a a summary summary[of] of significant significant accounting accounting policies. policies. The The financial financial reporting reporting 

> framework framework that[that][has] has been been applied applied[in] in their their preparation preparation[is] is United United Kingdom Kingdom Accounting Accounting Standards,[Standards,][comprising] comprising Charities Charities SORP SORP - - FRS FRS 102 102 'The 'The Financial Financial Reporting Reporting Standard Standard applicable applicable in[in] the the UK UK and and Republic Republic of of Ireland' Ireland’ and and applicable applicable[law] law (United (United Kingdom Kingdom Generally Generally Accepted Accepted Accounting Accounting Practice). Practice). 

> In In our our opinion opinion the the financial financial statements: statements: * give give a a true true[and] and fair fair view view[of] of the[the] state state[of] of[the] the charity's charity's affairs affairs as as at at 31 31 December December 2024 2024 and and of of its its incoming incoming resources resources and[and] application[application][ of] of[ resources,] resources,[including] including[its] its[income] income[and] and[expenditure,] expenditure,[ for] for[the] the year year[then] then[ended;] ended; * have have been been properly properly prepared prepared in in accordance accordance with with United United Kingdom Kingdom Generally Generally Accepted Accepted Accounting Accounting Practice; Practice; and and * have have been been prepared prepared in in accordance accordance with with[the] the requirements requirements of of the[the] Companies Companies Act Act 2006. 2006. 

> Basis Basis for for opinion opinion 

> We We conducted[conducted] our our audit[audit][in] in accordance accordance with with International International Standards Standards on on[Auditing] Auditing (UK)[(UK)][(ISAs] (ISAs[(UK))] (UK)) and and applicable applicable[law.] law. Our Our responsibilities responsibilities under[under][ those] those[standards] standards are are[further] further[described] described in[in] the[the] auditor[auditor] responsibilities responsibilities[for] for 

> the the audit audit of of the the financial financial statements statements section section of our of our report. report. We We are are independent of independent of the the charity charity in in accordance accordance with with 

> the the ethical ethical requirements requirements that that are are relevant relevant to to our our audit audit of of the the financial financial statements statements in in the the UK, UK, including including the the FRC's FRC’s Ethical Ethical Standard, Standard, and and we we have have fulfilled fulfilled our our other other ethical ethical responsibilities responsibilities in in accordance accordance with with these these requirements. requirements. 

> We We[believe] believe[that] that[the] the[audit] audit evidence[evidence] we we[have] have obtained[obtained][is] is sufficient sufficient and[and] appropriate[appropriate] to to provide provide a a basis basis for for our our opinion. opinion. 

Conclusions Conclusions[relating] relating to to going going concern concern In In auditing auditing the the financial financial statements, statements, we we have have concluded concluded that that the the trustees trustees use use of of the the going going concern concern basis basis of of accounting accounting[in] in[the] the preparation preparation[of] of[ the] the financial financial statements statements[is] is[appropriate.] appropriate. Based Based on on[the] the work[work] we we[have] have[performed,] performed, we we[have] have not not[identified] identified any any[material] material[uncertainties] uncertainties relating relating[to] to events[events] or[or] conditions conditions[that,] that,[individually] individually or or collectively, collectively, may may cast cast significant significant doubt doubt on on the[the] charity's charity's ability ability[to] to continue continue as[as] a a going going concern concern[for] for a a period period of of at[at] least least twelve twelve months months from from when when[the] the[original] original financial financial statements statements were were authorised authorised for for issue. issue. Our Our responsibilities responsibilities[and] and[the] the responsibilities responsibilities[of] of[ the] the[trustees] trustees with with[respect] respect[to] to[going] going concern concern are are described[described][ in] in the[the] relevant relevant[sections] sections[of] of[ this] this[report.] report. 

Other Other information[information] The The[trustees] trustees are are responsible responsible[for] for the[the][other] other information. information. The The[other] other information information comprises[comprises] the[the] information information included[included] in in the the annual annual report, report, other other than than the the financial financial statements statements and and our our auditor's auditor’s report report thereon. thereon. Our Our opinion opinion on on the[the] financial financial statements statements does does not not cover cover the the other other information information and, and, except except to to the the extent extent otherwise otherwise explicitly explicitly stated stated in in our our[report,] report, we we do[do][not] not express express any any[form] form of[of] assurance assurance[conclusion] conclusion[thereon.] thereon. In In connection connection with with our our audit audit of of the the financial financial statements, statements, our our responsibility responsibility is is to to read read the the other other information information and, and, in in doing doing so, so, consider consider whether whether the the other other information information is is materially materially inconsistent inconsistent with with the the financial financial statements statements or or our our knowledge[knowledge][obtained] obtained[ in] in[the] the audit[audit] or[or] otherwise otherwise appears appears[to] to[be] be[materially] materially[misstated.] misstated.[If] If we we[identify] identify[such] such material[material] inconsistencies inconsistencies or or apparent apparent material material misstatements,[misstatements,] we we[are] are[required] required to[to][determine] determine[whether] whether[there] there is[is] a[a][material] material misstatement misstatement[in] in[the] the financial financial statements statements or or a a material material misstatement misstatement of of[the] the other[other] information. information. If,[If,] based based on on the[the] work work we we have have performed, performed, we we conclude conclude[that] that[there] there[is] is a a material material[misstatement] misstatement of[of] this[this] other[other] information, information, we we are are required required[to] to report report that[that][fact.] fact. We We[have] have[nothing] nothing[to] to report report[in] in this this[regard.] regard. 

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- Opinion Opinion on on other other matter matter[prescribed] prescribed[by] by the[the] Companies[ Companies] Act Act 2006[2006] In In our our opinion, opinion, based based on on the[the] work work undertaken undertaken[in] in[the] the course course of[of][ the] the[audit:] audit: + the the information information given given in in the the Trustees'[Trustees'] Report Report[for] for[the] the[financial] financial year year[for] for which which[the] the financial financial statements statements are are prepared prepared[is] is consistent[consistent] with with the[the] financial financial[statements;] statements; and and 

- + the the Trustees' Trustees’ Report Report has has been been prepared prepared[in] in accordance accordance with with applicable applicable[legal] legal requirements. requirements. 

- Matters Matters on on which which we we are are[required] required[to] to[report] report by[by][exception] exception In In the the light light of our of our knowledge knowledge and and understanding understanding of of the[the] charity[charity][and] and[its] its[environment] environment obtained[obtained][ in] in the[the] course course of[of][ the] the audit, audit, we we have have not not[identified] identified[material] material[misstatements] misstatements in in the the Trustees' Trustees' Report. Report. We We have[have][nothing] nothing to[to] report report[in] in[respect] respect[of] of[the] the[following] following matters matters where where the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006[requires] requires us us to to report report[to] to you you[if,] if,[in] in our our opinion: opinion: • * adequate adequate accounting accounting records records have have not not been been[kept,] kept, or or[returns] returns[adequate] adequate[for] for our our audit[audit] have[have][not] not been[been][received] received from from[branches] branches not not[visited] visited[by] by us; us; or or 

- * the the financial financial statements statements are are not not[in] in agreement agreement with with[the] the accounting accounting records records and[and] returns; returns; or or * • certain certain disclosures disclosures oftrustees of trustees remuneration remuneration specified specified by by law law are are not not made; made; or or * • we we[have] have not[not][received] received all[all][the] the[information] information[and] and[explanations] explanations[we] we[require] require[for] for our[ our][audit.] audit. 

Responsibilities Responsibilities of[of] trustees trustees As As explained explained more more[fully] fully[in] in[the] the[Statement of] Statement of[ trustees'] trustees’[responsibilities] responsibilities[(set] (set[out] out on on page page[10] 10 and[and][11),] 11),[the] the[trustees] trustees are[are] view, view, responsible responsibleand[and][for] for[for] forsuch[such][the] the internalpreparation preparationinternal control[control] of[of] the[the] as as[financial] financialthe[the][trustees] trustees[statements] statements[determine] determine and and[is] is for for necessary necessary being being satisfied satisfied to to enable enablethat that the the[they] they preparation preparation give give a a true trueof of financial financial and[and] fair fair statements statements[that] that are are[free] free from from material material misstatement, misstatement,[whether] whether[due] due[to] to[fraud] fraud or or error. error. In In preparing preparing the the financial financial statements, statements, the the trustees trustees are are responsible responsible[for] for assessing assessing[the] the charity's charity's ability ability to[to] continue continue as as a a going[going] concern, concern. disclosing, disclosing, as as[applicable,] applicable,[matters] matters[related] related[to] to[going] going concern concern and[and][using] using the[the][going] going concern concern basis[basis][of] of accounting accounting[unless] unless[the] the[trustees] trustees[either] either[intend] intend[to] to[liquidate] liquidate[the] the[charity] charity[or] or[to] to cease[cease] operations,[operations,] or[or][have] have no[no] realistic[realistic] alternative alternative but but to to do do so. so. 

> Auditor Auditor[responsibilities] responsibilities for for the[the][audit of the] audit of the[ financial] financial[ statements] statements 

> Our Our objectives objectives are are[to] to[obtain] obtain reasonable reasonable assurance assurance[about] about[whether] whether[the] the[financial] financial statements[statements] as as a a whole whole are are free free from from material material misstatement, misstatement,[whether] whether due[due] to to fraud fraud or or error, error, and[and][to] to[issue] issue an an auditor’s[auditor's] report report that[that] includes includes our our 

> opinion. opinion.[Reasonable] Reasonable assurance assurance[is] is[a] a high high level level of[of] assurance, assurance,[but] but[is] is[not] not[a] a guarantee[guarantee] that that an an audit audit conducted conducted in in 

> accordance accordance with with ISAs ISAs (UK) (UK) will will always always detect[detect][a] a material material[misstatement] misstatement when when[it] it[exists.] exists.[Misstatements] Misstatements can can[arise] arise 

> from from[fraud] fraud or or error error[and] and are are considered considered material material[if,] if,[individually] individually or or[in] in[the] the aggregate,[aggregate,] they they could could reasonably reasonably be be expected expected to[to] influence influence[the] the economic economic decisions decisions of[of] users users taken[taken] on on[the] the[basis] basis[of] of[ these] these financial[financial][statements.] statements. Irregularities, Irregularities, including[including] fraud,[fraud,] are[are][instances] instances of[of non-compliance] non-compliance[with] with[laws] laws and[and][regulations.] regulations.[We] We design[design][ procedures] procedures in in line line with with our our responsibilities responsibilities[to] to[detect] detect[material] material[misstatements] misstatements in in respect respect of of irregularities, irregularities, including including[fraud.] fraud. The The extent extent to[to] which which our our procedures procedures are are capable[capable][of] of[ detecting] detecting irregularities, irregularities,[including] including[fraud,] fraud, is[is] detailed[detailed][below.] below. * Obtaining Obtaining an an understanding understanding[of] of the[the][legal] legal and and regulatory regulatory frameworks frameworks that that[the] the entity[entity] operates operates in, in, focusing focusing on on 

> those those laws laws and and[regulations] regulations that[that] had had a a direct[direct] effect[effect] on on[the] the[financial] financial[statements;] statements; + • Enquiry Enquiry of[of] management management[about ] about any any[instances] instances of of non-compliance[non-compliance][with] with[laws] laws and[and][regulations;] regulations; + Enquiry Enquiry[of] of management management[to] to identify identify any any instances[instances] of[of][ known] known[or] or suspected[suspected][instances] instances[of] of[ fraud;] fraud; * Assessing Assessing the the risk risk of of material material misstatement misstatement of of[the] the financial financial statements, statements, including including the the risk risk of of material material 

> misstatement misstatement due due to to fraud fraud and and how how it it might might occur, occur, by by holding holding discussions discussions with with management management and[and][those] those charged charged with with governance. governance. 

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## Independent Independent Auditor's[Auditor's] Report Report to[to] the the Members Members of[of] Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

« Enquiry Enquiry of of management management and and those those charged charged with with governance governance around around actual actual and and potential potential litigation litigation and and claims; claims; « Performing Performing audit[audit] work work over over[the] the risk risk of of management management override override of of controls,[controls,] including including testing[testing] of of[journal] journal entries entries and and other[other] adjustments adjustments[for] for[appropriateness,] appropriateness, evaluating evaluating[the] the[business] business rationale rationale of of significant significant transactions transactions outside outside the the normal normal course course of of business business and and reviewing reviewing accounting accounting estimates estimates for for bias; bias; * Reviewing Reviewing[minutes] minutes of[of meetings] meetings of of those those charged charged[with] with governance; governance;[and] and * Reviewing Reviewing[financial] financial statement statement disclosures disclosures[and] and[testing] testing[to] to supporting supporting documentation documentation[to] to assess assess[compliance] compliance with with applicable applicable[laws] laws[and] and[regulations.] regulations. Owing Owing[to] to[the] the inherent[inherent] limitations limitations of of an an[audit,] audit,[there] there is is an an unavoidable unavoidable risk risk that[that] we we may may not not have[have] detected[detected] some some material material[misstatements] misstatements in in the the financial financial statements, statements, even even though though we we have have properly properly planned planned and and pertörmed performed our our audit audit[in] in accordance accordance with with auditing auditing standards. standards. In In addition, addition, as as with with any any audit, audit, there there remained remained a a higher higher risk risk of of non-detection non-detection of of fraud, fraud, as as these these may may involve involve collusion, collusion, forgery, forgery, intentional intentional omissions, omissions, misrepresentations, misrepresentations, or or the the override override of of internal internal controls. controls. Our Our audit audit procedures procedures are are[designed] designed[to] to detect[detect][material] material[misstatement.] misstatement. We We are are not not responsible responsible[for] for preventing preventing[non-compliance] non-compliance or or fraud fraud and and cannot cannot be be expected expected to to detect detect noncompliance noncompliance with with all all laws laws and and regulations. regulations. If If a a breach breach of of operational operational regulations regulations is[is] not not disclosed disclosed[to] to us us or or[evident] evident[from] from relevant relevant[correspondence,] correspondence, an an[audit] audit will will[not] not detect[detect] that that breach. breach. A A further[further] description description of[of] our our responsibilities responsibilities is is available available on on the the Financial Financial Reporting Reporting Council's Council-s website website at: at: NAW,v.frc.org.uWauditorsresponsibiIities. www. frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This This description description forms forms part part of[of ] our our auditor's[auditor's] report. report. 

## Use Use of of our our report report 

> This This report report[is] is made made solely[solely][to] to[the] the[charitable] charitable company's company's trustees, trustees, as as a a body, body, in[in] accordance accordance with with Chapter Chapter 3[3] of of Part[Part] 

> 16 16 of of the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006. 2006. Our Our audit audit work work has has been been undertaken undertaken so so that that we we might might state state to to the the charity's charity's trustees trustees those those matters matters we we are are required required[to] to state state to to them them in in an an auditor's auditor's report report and and for for no no other other purpose. purpose. To To the the fullest[exte] itted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable fullestcompany comp extent-pe and and its its mittedtrstees tees by as as law, a a body, body, we[for] fordo our our not audit[audit] accept work, work, or assume[for] for this thisresponsibility report, report, or or[for] for the[the] to anyone opinions opinionsother we we have havethan formed. formed.the charitable I Matthew Matthew et Hodson Hodsona ne BSc BSc FCA FCA (Senior (Senior Statutory[Statutory] Auditor) Auditor) For For and and on on behalf behalf of of Hodson Hodson & & Co, Co, Statutory Statutory Auditor Auditor 

> Wiston Wiston House House 

> 1 1 Wiston Wiston Avenue Avenue Worthing Worthing 

> West West Sussex[Sussex] BN14 BN14 7QL 7QL st b [ L5 Bal Minted 

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> Statement Statement[of] of Financial Financial Activities Activities for for the the Year Year Ended Ended 31 31 December December 2024[2024] (Including (Including Income Income and[and] Expenditure[Expenditure] Account Account and[and] Statement[Statement] of[of] Total Total Recognised[Recognised][Gains] Gains and and Losses) Losses) 

|||||Total<br>Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted<br>Unrestricted|Restricted<br>Restricted|2024<br>2024|
||Note<br>Note|£|£|£|
|Income and Endowments from:<br>Income and Endowments from:|||||
|Donations and legacies<br>Donations and legacies|3<br>3|139,430<br>139,430|44,670<br>44,670|184,100<br>184,100|
|Charitableactivities<br>Charitable activities|4<br>4|90,768<br>90.768|-|90,768<br>90,768|
|Other trading activities<br>Other trading activities|5<br>5|5,638<br>5,638|-|5,638<br>5,638|
|Investmentincome<br>Investment income|6<br>6|3,885<br>3.885|-|3,885<br>3,885|
|TotalIncome<br>Total Income||239.721<br>239,721|44.670<br>44,670|284,391<br>284,391|
|Expenditure<br>on:<br>Expenditure on:|||||
|Costs of generating donations and legacies<br>Costs ofgenerating donations and legacies|7<br>7|(4, 168)<br>(4,168)|(1,070)<br>(1,070)|(5.238)<br>(5.238)|
|Costs oftrading activities<br>Costs oftrading activities|7<br>sf|(1,811)<br>(1.811)|(100)<br>(100)|(1.911)<br>(1.911)|
|Charitableactivities<br>Charitable activities|8<br>8|(199,936)<br>(199,936)|(41,564)<br>(41,564)|(241,500)<br>(241,500)|
|Total Expenditure<br>Total Expenditure||(205,915)<br>(205,915)|(42,734)<br>(42,734)|(248,649)<br>(248.649)|
|Net income<br>Net income||33,806<br>33,806|1,936<br>1,936|35,742<br>35,742|
|Net movement in funds<br>Netmovement in funds||33,806<br>33.806|1,936<br>1,936|35,742<br>35,742|
|Reconciliation of funds<br>Reconciliation offunds|||||
|Total funds brought forward<br>Total funds brought forward||208,360<br>208.360|20.364<br>20.364|228,724<br>228,724|
|Total funds carried forward<br>Totalfundscarriedforward|20<br>20|242.166<br>242,166|22.300<br>22,300|264,466<br>264,466|



> The The notes notes on on pages pages[19] 19[to] to[32] 32[form] form an an integral integral[part] part of[of][ these] these[financial] financial statements.[statements.] 

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> Statement Statement of of Financial Financial Activities Activities for for the the Year Year Ended Ended 31[31] December December 2024 2024 (Including (Including Income Income and and Expenditure Expenditure Account Account and and Statement Statement of[of] Total Total Recognised Recognised Gains Gains 

> and and Losses) Losses) 

|||||Total<br>Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Note<br>Note|Unrestricted<br>Unrestricted<br>£|Restricted<br>Restricted<br>£|2023<br>2023<br>£|
|Income and Endowments from:<br>Income and Endowments from:|||||
|Donations and legacies<br>Donations and legacies|3<br>3|65,568<br>65,568|68,492<br>68.492|134,060<br>134,060|
|Charitable activities<br>Charitable activities|4<br>4|72.045<br>72.045|-|72,045<br>72,045|
|Other trading activities<br>Other trading activities|5<br>5|5,566<br>5,566|-|5,566<br>5,566|
|Investmentincome<br>Investment income|6<br>6|3.679<br>3.679|-|3,679<br>3,679|
|Total Income<br>Total Income||146.858<br>146,858|68.492<br>68.492|215,350<br>215,350|
|Expenditure<br>on:<br>Expenditure on:|||||
|Costs of generating donationsand legacies<br>Costs ofgenerating donations and legacies|7<br>7|(2,300)<br>(2,300)|(80)<br>(80)|(2.380)<br>(2.380)|
|Costs oftrading activities<br>Costs oftrading activities|7<br>7|(1,290)<br>(1,290)|(650)<br>(650)|(1.940)<br>(1.940)|
|Charitableactivities<br>Charitable activities|8<br>8|(140,982)<br>(140,982)|(51.800)<br>(51,800)|(192.782)<br>(192.782)|
|Total Expenditure<br>Total Expenditure||(144.572)<br>(144,572)|(52.530)<br>(52.530)|(197.102)<br>(197.102)|
|Net income<br>Net income||2,286<br>2,286|15.962<br>15,962|18,248<br>18.248|
|Transfers between funds<br>Transfers between funds||6,208<br>6.208|(6.208)<br>(6,208)|-|
|Net movement in funds<br>Netmovement in funds||8,494<br>8,494|9,754<br>9.754|18,248<br>18,248|
|Reconciliationof funds<br>Reconciliation offunds|||||
|Total funds brought forward<br>Total funds brought forward||199.866<br>199.866|10.610<br>10.610|210,476<br>210.476|
|Total funds carried forward<br>Totalfundscarriedforward|20<br>20|208.360<br>208.360|20.364<br>20.364|228,724<br>228,724|



> All All of of the the charity's charity's activities activities derive derive from from continuing continuing operations operations during during the the above above two two periods. periods. 

> The The[funds] funds breakdown breakdown[for] for 2023[2023][is] is shown shown[in] in note note[20.] 20. 

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## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

## (Registration (Registration number: number: 02319928) 02319928) Balance Balance Sheet Sheet as as[at] at 31 31 December December 2024 2024 

||||2024<br>2024|2023<br>2023|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Note<br>Note|£|£|
|Fixed assets<br>Fixed assets|||||
|Tangible assets<br>Tangible assets||14|34,833<br>34,833|5,393<br>5,393|
|Current assets<br>Current assets|||||
|Stocks<br>Stocks||15<br>15|245<br>245|245<br>245|
|Debtors<br>Debtors||16<br>16|1,668<br>1,668|3,046<br>3,046|
|Cash at bank and in hand<br>Cash at bank and in hand||17<br>17|275,338<br>275,338|227,677<br>227,677|
||||277,251<br>277,251|230,968<br>230,968|
|Creditors: Amounts<br>Creditors: Amounts|falling due within oneyear<br> fallingdue within oneyear|18<br>18|(47,618)<br>(47,618)|(7,637)<br>(7.637)|
|Net current assets<br>Net current assets|||229,633<br>229,633|223,331<br>223,331|
|Net assets<br>Net assets|||264,466<br>264,466|228,724<br>228,724|
|Funds of the charity:<br>Funds ofthe charity:|||||
|Restricted income funds<br>Restricted income funds|||||
|Restricted funds<br>Restricted funds||20<br>20|22,300<br>22,300|20,364<br>20,364|
|Unrestricted income <br>Unrestricted income|funds<br> funds||||
|Unrestricted funds<br>Unrestricted funds|||242,166<br>242,166|208,360<br>208,360|
|Total funds<br>Totalfunds||20<br>20|264,466<br>264,466|228,724<br>228,724|



The The financial financial statements statements on on pages pages 15 15 to to 32 32 were were approved approved[by] by the the trustees, trustees, and and authorised authorised for for issue issue on on B.nG.ca%.......and and signed signed on on[thei] their,behalf ehalf by:[by:] 

§/Gritt Gritt - - Deputy Deputy Chair Chair Trustee rustee 

> The The notes notes on on pages pages 19[19] to to 32[32] form form an an integral integral part part of of these[these][financial] financial statements. statements. 

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Statement Statement[of] of Cash Cash Flows Flows for for the the Year Year Ended Ended 31[31] December December[2024] 2024 


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|2024|2024|2023|2023|
|Note|Note|£|£|
|Cash|Cash|flows|flows|from|from|operating|operating|activities|activities|
|Net|Net|cash|[cash]|income|income|35,742|35,742|18,248|18,248|
|Adjustments|Adjustments|[to]|to|[cash]|cash|flows|flows|from|from|[non-cash]|non-cash|items|items|
|Depreciation|Depreciation|7|7|1,467|1,467|1,367|1,367|
|Investment|Investment|income|income|6|6|(3.885)|(3.885)|(3.679)|(3.679)|
|33,324|33,324|15,936|15,936|
|Working|Working|[capital]|capital|adjustments|[adjustments]|
|Increase|Increase|[in]|in|[stocks]|stocks|15|15|-|(71)|(71)|
|Decrease/(increase)|Decrease/(increase)|[in]|in|debtors|[debtors]|16|16|1,378|1,378|(1.030)|(1.030)|
|Increase|Increase|in|[in]|[creditors]|creditors|18|18|39,981|39,981|545|545|
|Net|Net|[cash]|cash|[flows]|flows|from|from|operating|operating|activities|activities|74,683|74,683|15,380|15,380|
|Cash|Cash|flows|flows|from|from|investing|investing|activities|activities|
|Interest|Interest|receivable|receivable|and|and|similar|similar|income|income|6|6|3,885|3.885|3.679|3,679|
|Purchase|Purchase of|of|tangible|[tangible]|[fixed]|fixed|assets|assets|14|(30.907)|(30,907)|(5.144)|(5.144)|
|Net|Net cash|[cash]|[flows]|flows|from|from|investing|investing|activities|activities|(27,022)|(27,022)|(1.465)|(1.465)|
|Net|Net|[increase]|increase|[in]|in|cash|[cash]|and|[and]|[cash]|cash|equivalents|equivalents|47,661|47,661|13,915|13,915|
|Cash|Cash|and|and|cash|cash|equivalents|equivalents|[at]|at|[I]|1|January|January|227.677|227,677|213,762|213,762|
|Cash|Cash|and|and|cash|cash equivalents|equivalents|at|[at]|31|[31]|December|December|275,338|275,338|227,677|227,677|

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All All of of the the cash cash flows flows are are derived derived from from continuing continuing operations operations during during[the] the above above two two[periods.] periods. 

> The The notes notes on on pages pages[19] 19[to] to 32[32][form] form an an integral integral[part] part of[of][ these] these financial[financial][statements.] statements. 

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## Notes Notes to[to] the the Financial Financial Statements Statements for for the the Year Year Ended Ended 31[31] December December 2024 2024 

> 1 1 Charity Charity status status The The charity[charity][is] is[limited] limited[by] by guarantee, guarantee, incorporated incorporated[in] in England, England, and and consequently consequently does[does] not not have have share share capital. capital. Each Each of of the[the] trustees trustees is is liable liable[to] to contribute contribute an an amount amount not not exceeding exceeding fl £1 towards towards the the assets assets of of the the charity charity[in] in the the event event of of liquidation. liquidation. 

> The The address[address] of of its[its][registered] registered office office[is:] is: Southwick Southwick Recreation Recreation Ground Ground Croft Croft Avenue Avenue Southwick Southwick 

> West West Sussex[Sussex] BN42 BN42 4AB 4AB 

> Authorised Authorised[for] for[issue] issue[date] date 

> 2 2 Accounting Accounting policies[policies] 

Summary Summary of of significant[significant] accounting accounting[policies] policies and and key key accounting accounting estimates estimates The The[principal] principal accounting accounting[policies] policies applied applied[in] in[the] the preparation preparation of of these these financial financial statements statements are are[set] set out[out] below.[below.] These These[policies] policies have have been been consistently[consistently] applied applied[to] to all all[the] the years years presented, presented, unless unless otherwise otherwise stated. stated. 

> Statement Statement of of compliance compliance The The financial financial statements statements have have been been prepared prepared in in accordance accordance with with Accounting Accounting and and Reporting Reporting by by Charities: Charities: Statement Statement of of Recommended Recommended Practice Practice (applicable (applicable to to charities charities preparing preparing their their accounts accounts in in accordance accordance with with the the 

> FinancialFinancial(Charities (Charities Reporting Reporting SORP SORP (FRS (FRS Standard Standard 102)), 102)), applicable applicable the the Financial Financial[in] in[the] the Reporting Reporting UK UK and and Republic RepublicStandard Standard of of applicable applicable Ireland[Ireland] (FRS (FRSin in the the102))[102))] UK UK (issued[(issued] and and Republic Republic in in October October of of Ireland Ireland 2019) 2019) (FRS (FRS[102)] 102)[and] and[the] the Companies Companies Act Act 2006. 2006. 

> Basis Basis[of ] of preparation preparation Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre meets meets[the] the definition[definition] of of a a public public[benefit] benefit[entity] entity under under FRS FRS 102. 102. Assets Assets and and liabilities liabilities are are 

> initially initially recognised recognised at[at] historical historical cost cost or or[transaction] transaction value value unless unless otherwise otherwise stated stated[in] in the the relevant relevant accounting accounting policy policy[notes.] notes. 

Going Going concern concern The The[trustees] trustees consider consider[that] that there[there] are are no no[material] material[uncertainties] uncertainties about about[the] the charity's charity's ability ability to to continue continue as as a a going going concern. concern.[The] The[trustees] trustees[have] have[considered] considered[ the] the[level] level of[of] funds[funds][held] held[and] and[the] the[expected] expected[ level] level of[of][ income] income[and] and expenditure[expenditure] for for 12 12 months months from from approving approving these these financial financial statements. statements. The The budgeted budgeted income income and and expenditure expenditure is is sufficient sufficient with with the[the] level level of of reserves reserves[for] for the[the] charity[charity][to] to continue continue as as a a going going concern. concern. 

Judgements Judgements The The preparation preparation of[of] the the financial financial statements statements requires requires management management to to make make judgements,[judgements,] estimates estimates and and assumptions assumptions that that affect[affect][the] the amounts amounts reported. reported. These These estimates estimates and and judgements judgements are are continually continually reviewed reviewed and and are are based based on on experience experience and and other other factors, factors, including including expectations expectations of of future future events events that that are are believed believed to to be be reasonable reasonable under under[the] the circumstances. circumstances. 

> Income Income and and endowments endowments 

> All All income income is is recognised recognised once once the the charity charity has has entitlement entitlement to to the the income, income, it it is is probable probable that that the the income income will will be be received received and[and] the[the] amount amount[of] of[ the] the income income receivable receivable can can be[be][measured] measured reliably. reliably. 

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## Notes Notes[to] to the the Financial Financial Statements Statements for for the the Year Year Ended Ended[31] 31 December December 2024 2024 

## Donations Donations and and legacies legacies 

> Donations Donations are are recognised recognised when when[the] the[charity] charity has has been been notified notified in in[writing] writing of of both both[the] the amount amount and and settlement[settlement][date.] date. 

> In In the the event event that that a a donation donation is is subject subject to to conditions conditions that that require require a a level level of of performance performance by by the the charity charity before before the the charity charity is is entitled entitled to to the the funds, funds, the the income income is is deferred deferred and and not not recognised recognised until until either either those those conditions conditions are are fully fully 

> met, met, or or the[the] fulfilment[fulfilment] of of those those conditions conditions is is wholly wholly within within[the] the[control] control of of the[the] charity[charity] and and it it is is probable probable that that these these 

> conditions conditions will will[be] be fulfilled fulfilled[in] in[the] the[reporting] reporting[period.] period. 

## Gifts Gifts[in] in kind kind 

Gifts Gifts in in kind kind are are recognised recognised in in different different ways ways dependent dependent on on how how they they are are used used by by the the charity: charity: 

> (i) (i) Those Those donated donated for for resale resale produce produce income income when when they they are are[sold.] sold. They They are are valued valued at at the the amount amount actually actually realised. realised. (ii) (ii) Those Those donated[donated][for] for onward onward transmission transmission[to] to[beneficiaries] beneficiaries are are included included[in] in[the] the[Statement] Statement of[of] Financial Financial[Activities] Activities as as incoming incoming resources resources[and] and resources resources expended expended when when[they] they are are[distributed.] distributed. They They are are valued valued at[at][the] the amount amount the[the] 

> charity charity would would have have had had to to pay pay to to acquire acquire them. them. (iii) (iii) Those Those donated donated[for] for use use by by[the] the[charity] charity itself itself are are included included when when[receivable.] receivable. They They are are valued valued[at] at[the] the amount amount[the] the 

> charity charity would would have have had had to to pay pay to to acquire acquire them. them. 

Gift Gift aid[aid] Incoming Incoming resources resources from from tax[tax] reclaims reclaims are are included included[in] in the[the] Statement of Statement of Financial Financial[Activities] Activities[at] at the[the] same same time[time] as as the the gift gift to to which which they they relate. relate. 

## Investment Investment income income 

> Dividends Dividends are are recognised recognised once once the the dividend dividend has has been been declared declared and and notification notification has has been been received received of of the the dividend dividend due. due. 

## Expenditure Expenditure 

> All All expenditure expenditure is is recognised recognised once once there there is is a a legal legal or or constructive constructive obligation obligation to to that that expenditure, expenditure, it it is is probable probable settlement settlement is is required required and and the the amount amount can can[be] be[measured] measured[reliably.] reliably.[All] All costs costs are are allocated allocated[to] to the the applicable applicable 

> expenditure expenditure heading heading that[that] aggregate aggregate similar similar costs costs to to that that category. category. Where Where costs costs cannot cannot be be directly directly attributed attributed to to 

> particular particular headings headings they they have have been been allocated allocated on on a a basis basis consistent consistent with with the the use use of of resources, resources, with with central central staff staff 

> costs costs allocated allocated on on[the] the[basis] basis of of time time spent, spent, and and depreciation depreciation charges charges allocated allocated on on the[the] portion portion of of the[the] asset’s asset's use. use. 

> Other Other support support costs costs are are allocated allocated based based on on the the spread spread of of staff staff costs. costs. 

## Raising Raisingfunds funds 

> These These are are costs costs incurred incurred[in] in[attracting] attracting voluntary voluntary income, income,[the] the management management of of[investments] investments and and[those] those incurred incurred[in] in 

> trading trading activities activities that that raise raise funds. funds. 

## Charitable Charitable activities activities 

> Charitable Charitable expenditure expenditure comprises comprises those those costs costs incurred incurred[by] by[the] the charity[charity][in] in the[the] delivery delivery of of its[its] activities activities[and] and services[services] 

> for for its its beneficiaries. beneficiaries. It It includes includes both both costs costs that that can can be be allocated allocated directly directly to to such such activities activities and and those those costs costs of of an an indirect indirect nature nature necessary necessary[to] to support support[them.] them. 

> Support Support costs[costs] Support Support costs costs include include[central] central[functions] functions and and have have been been allocated allocated[to] to activity activity cost cost[categories] categories on on a a[basis] basis[consistent] consistent 

> with with the[the] use use of of resources, resources,[for] for example, example. allocating allocating property property costs costs[by] by[floor] floor areas, areas, or or per per capita, capita, staff staff costs costs[by] by[the] the 

> time time spent spent and and other other costs costs by by their their usage. usage. 

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## Taxation Taxation 

> The The charity[charity][is] is considered[considered][to] to pass pass the the tests tests set set out out in in Paragraph Paragraph 1 1 Schedule Schedule 6 6 of of the the Finance Finance Act Act 2010 2010 and and therefore therefore it it meets meets the the definition definition of of a a charitable[charitable] company company[for] for UK UK corporation corporation tax tax purposes. purposes. Accordingly, Accordingly, the the 

> charity charity is is potentially potentially exempt exempt from from[taxation] taxation in in respect respect of of income income or or capital capital gains gains received received within within categories categories 

> covered covered by by Chapter Chapter 3[3][Part] Part I 11 I of of the the Corporation Corporation Tax Tax Act Act 2010 2010 or or Section Section 256 256[of] of the[the] Taxation[Taxation] of[of] Chargeable[Chargeable] 

> Gains Gains Act Act 1992, 1992,[to] to[the] the extent extent[that] that[such] such[income] income or or gains gains are are applied applied exclusively exclusively[to] to charitable charitable purposes. purposes. Tangible Tangible[fixed] fixed assets[assets] Tangible Tangible assets assets are are initially initially recorded recorded[at] at cost, cost,[and] and subsequently subsequently[stated] stated[at] at[cost] cost[less] less any any[accumulated] accumulated depreciation depreciation 

> and and impairment impairment losses. losses. Any Any[tangible] tangible assets assets carried[carried] at[at] revalued revalued amounts amounts are are[recorded] recorded at[at] the[the] fair fair value value[at] at the[the][date] date 

> of of revaluation revaluation less less any any subsequent subsequent accumulated accumulated depreciation depreciation[and] and subsequent[subsequent] accumulated[accumulated] impairment[impairment][losses.] losses. 

> An An increase increase[in] in[the] the carrying carrying amount[amount][of] of an an asset[asset][as] as[a] a[result] result of[of][a] a[revaluation,] revaluation, is[is][recognised] recognised[in] in other[other][recognised] recognised 

> gains gains and and losses,[losses,] unless[unless][it] it reverses reverses a a charge charge[for] for[impairment] impairment[that] that[has] has previously previously[been] been recognised recognised as as expenditure expenditure 

> within within the the statement statement of of financial financial activities. activities. A A decrease decrease in in the the carrying carrying amount amount of of an an asset asset as as a a result[result] of of revaluation, revaluation, is is recognised recognised in in other other recognised recognised gains gains and and losses, losses, except except to to which which it it offsets offsets any any previous previous revaluation revaluation gain,[gain,][in] in which which case[case][the] the[loss] loss is[is] shown shown[within] within other[other][recognised] recognised gains gains[and] and losses[losses] on on the[the] statement[statement] of[of] 

> financial financial activities. activities. 

> Depreciation Depreciation and and amortisation amortisation 

> Depreciation Depreciation[is] is provided provided on on tangible tangible[fixed] fixed assets[assets] so so as as[to] to[write] write off off[the] the cost[cost] or or valuation, valuation,[less] less any any estimated estimated 

> residual residual value, value, over over their their expected expected useful useful economic economic[life] life as as[follows:] follows: 


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Stock Stock Stock Stock[is] is valued valued at[at][the] the[lower] lower[of] of cost[cost][and] and estimated estimated[selling] selling[price] price[less] less[costs] costs to[to] complete[complete] and[and] sell,[sell,] after[after][due] due[regard] regard for for obsolete obsolete and and slow slow moving moving stocks. stocks. Cost Cost is is determined determined[using] using[the] the[first-in,] first-in, first-out first-out (FIFO). (FIFO). 

Trade Trade debtors[debtors] Trade Trade debtors[debtors] are are amounts amounts due due from from customers customers for for merchandise merchandise sold sold or or[services] services[performed] performed in in the the ordinary ordinary course course[of] of business.[business.] 

Trade Trade[debtors] debtors are are recognised initially recognised initially[at] at[the] the[transaction] transaction price. price. They They are are[subsequently] subsequently measured measured[at] at amortised[amortised][ cost] cost using using the[the] effective[effective][interest] interest method, method, less less provision provision[for] for impairment. impairment. A A provision provision for[for][the] the impairment impairment of of trade[trade] debtors debtors is is established established when when there there is is objective objective evidence evidence that that[the] the[charity] charity will will not not be be able[able][to] to collect collect all all amounts amounts due due according according[to] to[the] the original original terms terms[of] of[ the] the[receivables.] receivables. 

> Cash Cash and and[cash] cash equivalents equivalents Cash Cash and and cash cash equivalents equivalents comprise comprise cash cash on on hand hand[and] and call call deposits. deposits, and and other other short-term short-term highly highly liquid liquid investments investments that[that][are] are[readily] readily[convertible] convertible[to] to[a] a[known] known amount amount of[of] cash[cash][and] and are[are] subject[subject] to[to] an[an][insignificant] insignificant[risk] risk of[of] change change[in] in value. value. 

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Trade Trade creditors creditors Trade Trade creditors[creditors] are are obligations obligations to to pay pay[for] for goods goods or or[services] services[that] that have have been been acquired acquired[in] in the[the] ordinary ordinary course course[of] of business business[from] from suppliers.[suppliers.] Accounts Accounts payable[payable] are are classified classified as as[current] current liabilities liabilities if if[the] the charity[charity] does[does] not not have[have] an an unconditional unconditional right, right, at at the the end end of of the the reporting reporting period. period, to to defer defer settlement settlement of of the the creditor creditor for for at at least least twelve twelve months months[after] after[the] the reporting reporting date.[date.] If[If] there[there][is] is an an[unconditional] unconditional right right[to] to[defer] defer settlement[settlement] for for at at least least twelve twelve months months after after the the reporting reporting date, date, they they are are presented presented as as non-current non-current liabilities. liabilities. 

Trade Trade creditors[creditors] are are recognised recognised initially initially at at the the transaction transaction price price and and subsequently subsequently measured measured at at amortised amortised cost cost using using[the] the[effective] effective[interest] interest method. method. 

> Borrowings Borrowings 

> Interest-bearing Interest-bearing borrowings borrowings are are initially initially recorded recorded at at fair fair value, value, net net of of[transaction] transaction costs. costs. Interest-bearing Interest-bearing 

> borrowings borrowings are are subsequently subsequently carried[carried] at at amortised amortised cost, cost, with with[the] the difference difference between between the the proceeds, proceeds, net net of of 

> transaction transaction costs, costs, and and the the amount amount due due on on redemption redemption being being recognised recognised as as a a charge charge to[to][the] the Statement of Statement of Financial Financial Activities Activities over over the the period period of of the the relevant relevant borrowing. borrowing. 

> Interest Interest expense expense is is recognised recognised on on the the basis basis of of the[the][effective] effective interest interest method method and and is is included included[in] in interest interest payable payable 

> and and[similar] similar[charges.] charges. 

> Borrowings Borrowings are are classified classified as as[current] current liabilities liabilities[unless] unless[the] the[charity] charity[has] has an an[unconditional] unconditional right right[to] to[defer] defer settlement[settlement] of[of] the the liability liability for for at at least least twelve twelve months months after after the the reporting reporting date. date. 

Fund Fund structure structure Unrestricted Unrestricted income income funds[funds] are are[general] general[funds] funds[that] that are are available available[for] for use use[at] at the[the] trustees[trustees] discretion[discretion][in] in furtherance[furtherance] of[of] the the objectives objectives of of the the charity. charity. Designated Designated funds funds are are[unrestricted] unrestricted funds funds earmarked earmarked by by[the] the trustees trustees[for particular] for particular[future] future[project] project or or commitment.[commitment.] Restricted Restricted income income[funds] funds are are[those] those donated[donated][for] for use use[in] in[a] a[particular] particular area[area] or[or][for] for specific[specific] purposes, purposes. the[the] use use of[of][ which] which is is restricted restricted[ to] to that that area area or or purpose. purpose. 

> Pensions Pensions and and other other post post retirement retirement obligations obligations Contributions Contributions to to defined defined contribution contribution plans plans are are recognised recognised as as an an expense expense in in the the period period[in] in which which the the related related service service is is provided. provided. Prepaid Prepaid contributions contributions are are recognised recognised as as an an asset asset to to the the extent extent that that the the prepayment prepayment will will[lead] lead 

> to to a a reduction reduction in in future future payments payments or or a a cash cash refund. refund. 

> When When contributions contributions are are not not expected expected[to] to[be] be[settled] settled wholly wholly within within 12 12 months months of of the the end end of of the the reporting reporting date date in in 

> which which[the] the employees employees[render] render[the] the[related] related service, service,[the] the liability liability is is measured measured on on a a discounted discounted[present] present value value[basis.] basis. 

> The The unwinding unwinding[of] of[ the] the discount discount[is] is recognised recognised as as an an expense expense[in] in[the] the period period[in] in which which[it] it arises.[arises.] 

## Financial Financial instruments instruments 

## Classification Classification 

> The The[charity] charity only only[has] has[financial] financial assets assets[and] and[financial] financial liabilities liabilities of[of] a[a] kind kind[that] that qualify[qualify] as[as][basic] basic financial financial[instruments.] instruments. 

> Basic Basic financial financial instruments instruments are are initially initially recognised recognised[at] at transaction[transaction] value value and and subsequently[subsequently] measured measured at at their their 

> settlement settlement value value with with the the exception exception of bank of bank loans loans which which are are subsequently subsequently measured measured at at amortised amortised cost cost using using the the effective effective interest interest method. method. 

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## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

## Notes Notes to to the[the] Financial Financial Statements Statements for for[the] the Year Year Ended Ended 31 31 December December[2024] 2024 

> 3 3 Income Income from from[donations] donations and and legacies[legacies] 


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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|
|funds|funds|Restricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|General|General|funds|funds|funds|funds|
|£|£|£|
|Donations|Donations|and|and|[legacies;]|legacies;|
|Donations|Donations|from|from|companies,|companies,|trusts|trusts|and|and|[similar]|similar|
|proceeds|proceeds|83,350|83,350|38,980|38,980|122,330|122,330|
|Donations|Donations|from|from|[individuals]|individuals|42,941|42,941|5,690|5,690|48,631|48.631|
|Gift|Gift|aid|aid reclaimed|reclaimed|3,948|3,948|-|3,948|3,948|
|Regular|Regular|giving|giving|and|and|capital|capital|donations|donations|7,639|7,639|-|7,639|7,639|
|Other|Other|income|income|from|from|donations|donations and|and|[legacies]|legacies|1,552|1;552|-|1,552|1,552|
|Total|Total|for|for|2024|2024|139,430|139,430|44.670|44,670|184,100|184,100|
|Total|Total|for|for|2023|2023|65,568|65,568|68,492|68,492|134,060|134,060|
|4|4|Income|Income|from|from|[charitable]|charitable|activities|activities|
|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|
|funds|funds|Total|Total|
|General|General|funds|funds|
|£|£|
|Centre|Centre|[costs]|costs|90,768|90,768|90,768|90,768|
|Total|Total|for|for 2024|2024|90,768|90,768|90,768|90,768|
|Total|Total for|for|2023|2023|72,045|72,045|72,045|72,045|
|5|5|Income|Income|from|from|other|other|trading|[trading]|activities|activities|
|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|
|funds|funds|Total|Total|
|General|General|funds|funds|
|£|£|
|Trading|Trading|income;|income;|
|Sales|Sales|of goods|of goods|and|and|services|services|2,018|2,018|2,018|2,018|
|Property|Property|[rental]|rental|income|income|3,620|3,620|3,620|3,620|
|Total|Total|for|for 2024|2024|5,638|5,638|5,638|5,638|
|Total|Total|for|for 2023|2023|5,566|5,566|5,566|5,566|

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> 6 6 Investment Investment income income 

||Unrestricted<br>Unrestricted||
|---|---|---|
||funds<br>funds|Total<br>Total|
||General<br>General|funds<br>funds|
||£|£|
|Interestreceivable and similar income;<br>Interest receivable and similar income;|||
|Interestreceivable onbank deposits<br>Interestreceivable on bank deposits|3,885<br>3,885|3,885<br>3,885|
|Total for 2024<br>Total for2024|3,885<br>3.885|3,885<br>3.885|
|Total for 2023<br>Totalfor2023|3,679<br>3,679|3,679<br>3,679|



> 7 7 Expenditure Expenditure on on raising[raising][funds] funds 

## a) a) Costs Costs of generating of generating donations donations and and legacies legacies 

|||Unrestricted<br>Unrestricted|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||funds<br>General<br>funds<br>General|Restricted<br>funds<br>Restricted<br>funds|Total<br>funds<br>Total<br>funds|
||Note<br>Note|2|£|£|
|Other direct costs ofgeneratingvoluntary<br>income<br>Other direct costs ofgenerating voluntary<br>income||4,168<br>4,168|1,070<br>1,070|5,238<br>5,238|
|Total for 2024<br>Total for2024||4,168<br>4,168|1,070<br>1,070|5,238<br>5,238|
|Total for 2023<br>Totalfor2023||2,300<br>2,300|80<br>80|2,380<br>2.380|



## b) b) Costs Costs of trading of trading activities activities 

||||Unrestricted<br>Unrestricted|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||funds<br>General<br>funds<br>General|Restricted<br>funds<br>Restricted<br>funds|Total<br>funds<br>Total<br>funds|
|||Note<br>Note|£|£|£|
|Costs <br>Costs|Of goods sold<br> ofgoods sold||1,811<br>1,811|100<br>100|1,911<br>1,911|
|Total <br>Total|for 2024<br> for2024||1,811<br>1,811|100<br>100|1,911<br>1,911|
|Total <br>Total|for 2023<br>for2023||1,290<br>1,290|650<br>650|1,940<br>1,940|



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8 8 Expenditure Expenditure on on charitable[charitable][activities] activities 


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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|
|funds|funds|Restricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|General|funds|funds|
|Note|
|Note|General5|funds£|funds£|
|Centre|Centre|[costs]|costs|122,442|122,442|27,700|27,700|150,142|150,142|
|Oxygen|Oxygen|[therapy]|therapy|treatment|treatment|costs|costs|13,615|13,615|12,238|12,238|25,853|25,853|
|Other|Other|[therapy]|therapy|treatments|treatments|30,865|30,865|10|10|30,875|30,875|
|Allocated|Allocated|support|support|costs|[costs]|33,014|33,014|1,616|1,616|34,630|34,630|
|Total|Total|for|for|2024|2024|199,936|199,936|41,564|41,564|241,500|241,500|
|Total|Total|for|for|[2023]|2023|140,982|140,982|51,800|51,800|192,782|192,782|
|9|9|Net|Net|[incoming/outgoing]|incoming/outgoing|resources|resources|
|Net|Net|incoming|incoming|resources|resources|[for]|for the|[the]|year|year|[include:]|include:|
|2024|2024|2023|2023|
|£|£|
|Depreciation|Depreciation of|[of]|fixed|[fixed]|[assets]|assets|1,467|1,467|853|853|
|10|10|Trustees|Trustees|remuneration|remuneration|and|and|expenses|expenses|
|During|During|[the]|the year|year|the|[the]|charity|[charity]|made|made|[the]|the|following|following|[transactions]|transactions|with|with|trustees:|trustees:|
|P|P|A|A|Cook|Cook|
|ENil|ENil|[(2023:]|(2023:|£121)|[E121)]|[of ]|of expenses|expenses|were|were|[reimbursed]|reimbursed|[to]|to|[P]|P A|A|Cook|Cook|during|during|[the]|the|year.|year.|
|Equipment|Equipment|[costs]|costs|
|M|M|[Bennett]|Bennett|
|E257|£257|[(2023:]|(2023:|E558)|£558)|of|of|expenses|expenses|were|were|reimbursed|reimbursed|[to]|to|M|M|Bennett|Bennett|during|during|[the]|the year.|year.|
|Social|Social|event|event|costs,|costs,|equipment|equipment|costs,|costs,|[repairs]|repairs|[and]|and|maintenance.|maintenance.|
|No|No|trustees,|trustees,|nor|nor|any|any|persons|persons|[connected]|connected|with|with|them,|[them,]|[have]|have|received|received|any|any|[remuneration]|remuneration|from|[from]|the|[the]|[charity]|charity|during|during|the|[the]|
|year.|year.|
|No|No|[trustees]|trustees|have|[have]|received|received|any|any|[other]|other|benefits|[benefits]|[from]|from|[the]|the|[charity]|charity|[during]|during|[the]|the|year.|year.|

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11 11 Staff Staff costs costs 

> The The aggregate aggregate[payroll] payroll[costs] costs were were as as[follows:] follows: 

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|2024|2024|2023|2023|
|£|£|
|Staff|Staff|costs|[costs]|during|during|[the]|the|year|year were:|were:|
|Wages|Wages|and|[and]|[Salaries]|Salaries|91,424|91.424|80,617|80,617|
|Social|Social|Security|Security|Costs|Costs|2,598|2,598|929|929|
|Employer|Employer|Contributions|Contributions|[to]|to|[Pension]|Pension|[Plans]|Plans|2,459|2,459|2,021|2,021|
|96,481|96.481|83,567|83,567|

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|The|The|monthly|monthly|average|average|number|number|[of]|of persons|persons|(including|(including|senior|senior|management|management|[team)]|team)|employed|employed|[by]|by|[the]|the|charity|[charity]|during|during|
|the|the|year|year|expressed|expressed|as|as|full|full|time|time|equivalents|equivalents|was|was|as|as|follows:|follows:|
|2024|2024|2023|2023|
|No|No|No|No|
|Number|Number|of|of|Administration|Administration|Staff|[Staff]|3|3|3|3|
|Number|Number|[of]|of Management|Management|[Staff]|Staff|1|1|1|1|
|—|4|4|
|No|No|employee|employee|received|received|emoluments|emoluments|of|[of]|more|more|[than]|than|[E60,OOO]|£60,000|during|during the|[the]|year.|year.|
|During|During|the|the|year|year the|[the]|charity|[charity]|made|made|[the]|the|following|following|[transactions]|transactions|with|with|key|key|management|management|personnel:|personnel:|
|H|H|Turner|Turner|
|E28|£28|(2023:|(2023:|€202)|£202)|of|of|expenses|expenses|were|were|reimbursed|reimbursed|during|during the|[the]|year.|year.|

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EJ EJ[Stuttard] Stuttard E230 £230 (2023: (2023: E247) £247) of of expenses were expenses were reimbursed reimbursed during during[the] the year. year. 

> D D Williamson Williamson 

> ENiI £Nil (2023:[(2023:] £25)[E25)] of of expenses expenses were were reimbursed reimbursed during during[the] the year. year. 

> R R Walker Walker 

> E15 £15 (2023:€38) (2023: £38) of of expenses expenses were were reimbursed reimbursed during during[the] the year. year. 

> 12 12 Auditors' Auditors' remuneration remuneration 


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|2024|2024|2023|2023|
|s|£|
|Other|Other|[fees]|fees|[to]|to|auditors|auditors|
|Audit-related|Audit-related|assurance|assurance|services|[services]|3,264|3,264|3,180|3,180|
|All|All|other|other|non-audit|non-audit|services|services|404|404|425|425|
|3,668|3,668|3,605|3,605|

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> 13 13 Taxation Taxation 

The The[charity] charity[is] is a a[registered] registered[charity] charity and[and][is] is therefore[therefore] exempt exempt[from] from[taxation.] taxation. 

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## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

Notes Notes to[to] the the Financial Financial Statements Statements for for the[the] Year Year Ended Ended 31[31] December December 2024[2024] 

> 14 14 Tangible Tangible fixed[fixed] assets assets 

|14 Tangible [fixed] assets<br>14 Tangible fixed assets||||
|---|---|---|---|
||Land and<br>Land and|Furniture and<br>Furniture and||
||buildings<br>buildings|equipment<br>equipment|Total<br>Total|
||£|£|£|
|Cost<br>Cost||||
|At I January 2024<br>At 1 January 2024|281,188<br>281,188|26,254<br>26,254|307,442<br>307,442|
|Additions<br>Additions|28,662<br>28,662|2,245<br>2,245|30,907<br>30,907|
|At 31 December 2024<br>At 31 December 2024|309,850<br>309,850|28,499<br>28,499|338,349<br>338,349|
|Depreciation<br>Depreciation||||
|At 1 January 2024<br>At 1 January 2024|281,188<br>281,188|20,861<br>20,861|302,049<br>302,049|
|Charge for the year<br>Charge forthe year|-|1,467<br>1,467|1,467<br>1,467|
|At 31 December 2024<br>At 31 December 2024|281,188<br>281,188|22,328<br>22,328|303,516<br>303,516|
|Net book value<br>Net bookvalue||||
|At 31 December 2024<br>At 31 December 2024|28,662<br>28,662|6,171<br>6,171|34,833<br>34,833|
|At 31 December 2023<br>At 31 December 2023|-|5,393<br>5,393|5,393<br>5,393|
|15 Stock<br>15 Stock||||
|||2024<br>2024|2023<br>2023|
|||£|£|
|Stocks<br>Stocks||245<br>245<br>245||
|16 Debtors<br>16 Debtors||||
|||2024<br>2024|2023<br>2023|
|||£|£|
|Trade debtors<br>Trade debtors||192<br>192|96<br>96|
|Prepayments<br>Prepayments||1,476<br>1,476|2,950<br>2,950|
|||1,668<br>1,668|3,046<br>3,046|



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## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

## Notes Notes to[to] the the Financial Financial Statements Statements for for the the Year Year Ended Ended 31[31] December December[2024] 2024 

> 17 17 Cash Cash and and cash cash equivalents equivalents 


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|2024|2024|2023|2023|
|s|£|
|Cash|Cash|on|on|hand|hand|150|150|112|112|
|Cash|Cash|[at]|at|bank|bank|57,922|57,922|34,856|34,856|
|Short-term|Short-term deposits|deposits|217,266|217,266|192,709|192,709|
|275,338|227,677|
|18|18|Creditors:|Creditors:|amounts|amounts|falling|falling|due|due|within|within|one|one|year|year|
|2024|2024|2023|2023|
|£|£|
|Trade|Trade|[creditors]|creditors|42,098|42,098|2,098|2,098|
|Other|Other taxation|[taxation]|and|and|social|social|security|[security]|652|652|1,039|1,039|
|Other|Other|creditors|[creditors]|1,064|1,064|657|657|
|Accruals|Accruals|3,804|3,804|3,843|3,843|
|47,618|47,618|7,637|7,637|
|19|19|Pension|Pension|and|and|other|other|schemes|schemes|
|Defined|Defined|contribution|[contribution pension]|pension|scheme|scheme|
|The|The|[charity]|charity|operates|operates|a|a|defined|defined|contribution|contribution|[pension]|pension|[scheme.]|scheme.|The|The|[pension]|pension|cost|cost|charge|[charge]|[for]|for|[the]|the|year|year|[represents]|represents|
|contributions|contributions payable|payable|[by]|by|[the]|the|charity|[charity]|[to]|to|[the]|the|[scheme]|scheme|and|[and]|amounted|[amounted]|to|to|£2,459|E2,459|(2023|(2023|-|-|£2,021).|E2,021).|

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## Sussex Sussex MS MS Centre Centre 

## Notes Notes to[to] the the Financial Financial Statements[Statements] for for[the] the Year Year Ended Ended 31[31] December December[2024] 2024 

20 20 Funds Funds 

|20 Funds<br>20 Funds|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||Balance at<br>Balance at|
||Balance at 1<br>Balance at 1|||||31<br>31|
||January<br>2024<br>January<br>2024|Incoming<br>resources<br>Incoming<br>resources|Resources<br>expended<br>Resources<br>expended|Transfers<br>Transfers||December<br>2024<br>December<br>2024|
||£|£|£|£||re|
|Unrestricted funds<br>Unrestricted funds|||||||
|General<br>General|||||||
|General Funds<br>General Funds|83,360<br>83,360|239.721<br>239,721|(205,915)<br>(205,915)|(10,000)<br>(10,000)||107,166<br>107,166|
|Designated<br>Designated|||||||
|Building Project Reserve<br>Building ProjectReserve|125.000<br>125,000|-|-||-|125,000<br>125,000|
|Oxygen chamber<br>Oxygen chamber|-|-|-|10,000<br>10,000||10,000<br>10,000|
||125.000<br>125,000|-|-|10,000<br>10,000||135,000<br>135,000|
|Total unrestricted funds<br>Total unrestricted funds|208.360<br>208.360|239,721<br>239,721|(205,915)<br>(205,915)||-|242,166<br>242,166|
|Restricted funds<br>Restricted funds|||||||
|Albert Hunt Trust<br>Albert Hunt Trust|-|5,000<br>5,000|(5,000)<br>(5,000)||-|-|
|Anton Jurgen Trust<br>Anton Jurgen Trust|-|1,830<br>1,830|(1,830)<br>(1,830)||-|-|
|Brighton and Hove Buses<br>Brighton andHove Buses|-|100<br>100|(100)<br>(100)||-|-|
|Burgess Hill District Lions<br>Burgess Hill District Lions|||||||
|Club<br>Club|17<br>17|500<br>500|(517)<br>(517)||-|-|
|Cash4CIubs<br>Cash4Clubs|-|2,000<br>2,000|(1,718)<br>(1,718)||-|282<br>282|
|David Cons<br>David Cons|500<br>500|-|(500)<br>(500)||-|-|
|Douglas Arter Foundation<br>Douglas Arter Foundation|-|750<br>750|(750)<br>(750)||-|-|
|Fitton Trust<br>Fitton Trust|250<br>250|250<br>250|(500)<br>(500)||-|-|
|Friarsgate Trust<br>Friarsgate Trust|4,062<br>4,062|-|(4,062)<br>(4,062)||-|-|
|Gannett Foundation<br>Gannett Foundation|1,056<br>1,056|-|(210)<br>(210)||-|846<br>846|
|Garfield Weston Foundation<br>Garfield Weston Foundation|4,000<br>4,000|-|(4,000)<br>(4,000)||-|-|
|J C Robinson<br>J C Robinson|-|500<br>500|(500)<br>(500)||-|-|
|Lions<br>- Xmas<br>Lions -Xmas|-|200<br>200|(200)<br>(200)||-|-|
|Lions Club<br>- Adur East<br>Lions Club - Adur East|-|200<br>200|(200)<br>(200)||-|-|
|Lions Club<br>- Rottingdean<br>Lions Club - Rottingdean|-|250<br>250|(250)<br>(250)||-|-|
|Local Giving<br>Local Giving|500<br>500|-|(500)<br>(500)||-|-|
|Peter Harrison Foundation<br>Peter Harrison Foundation|-|3,000<br>3,000|-||-|3,000<br>3,000|
|Peter Jones<br>Peter Jones|-|490<br>490|(490)<br>(490)||-|-|
|Regency Round Table<br>Regency Round Table|140|-|(140)<br>(140)||-|-|
|Shanly Foundation<br>Shanly Foundation|1,500<br>1,500|-|(1,500)<br>(1,500)||-|-|
|Shoreham Port and Kitchen<br>Shoreham Portand Kitchen|10<br>10|-|(10)<br>(10)||-|-|
|Sport England<br>Sport England|-|7,000<br>7,000|(5,700)<br>(5,700)||-|1,300<br>1,300|
|Stagecoach<br>Stagecoach|I ,OOO<br>1,000|-|(1 ,000)<br>(1,000)||-|-|
|Sussex Community<br>Sussex Community|||||||
|Foundation<br>Foundation|623<br>623|-|(623)<br>(623)||-|-|
|The Blakemore Foundation<br>The Blakemore Foundation|-|100<br>100|-||-|100<br>100|
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|||||||Balance at<br>Balance at|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Balance at 1<br>Balance at 1|||||31<br>31|
||January<br>2024<br>January<br>2024<br>£|Incoming<br>resources<br>Incoming<br>resources<br>-|Resources<br>expended<br>Resources<br>expended<br>£|Transfers<br>Transfers<br>£||December<br>2024<br>December<br>2024<br>£|
|The Chalk Cliff Trust<br>The Chalk CliffTrust|-|5,000<br>5,000|-||-|5,000<br>5,000|
|The February Foundation<br>The February Foundation|-|4,500<br>4,500|(4,500)<br>(4,500)||-|=|
|The Focus Foundation<br>TheFocus Foundation|2,246<br>2.246|-|(2,246)<br>(2,246)||-|=|
|The Green Hall Foundation<br>TheGreen Hall Foundation|=|2,000<br>2,000|-||-|2,000<br>2,000|
|The Inman Charity<br>TheInman Charity|4,460<br>4,460|E|(4,460)<br>(4,460)||“|-|
|The James Tudor<br>The James Tudor|||||||
|Foundation<br>Foundation|-|5,000<br>5,000|(228)<br>(228)||-|4,772<br>4,772|
|The Pebble Trust<br>The Pebble Trust|-|5,000<br>5,000|-||-|5,000<br>5,000|
|William AllenYoungTrust<br>William Allen YoungTrust|-|1,000<br>1,000|(1,000)<br>(1,000)||-|-|
|Total restricted funds<br>Total restricted funds|20,364<br>20.364|44,670<br>44.670|(42,734)<br>(42,734)||-|22,300<br>22.300|
|Total funds<br>Totalfunds|228,724<br>228,724|284,391<br>284,391|(248,649)<br>(248,649)||-|264,466<br>264,466|



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## Notes Notes[to] to[the] the Financial Financial Statements Statements for for[the] the Year Year Ended Ended 31[31][December] December[2024] 2024 

||||||||Balance at<br>Balance at|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Balance at I<br>Balance at 1|||||31<br>31|
|||January<br>2023<br>January<br>2023||Incoming<br>resources<br>Incoming<br>resources|Resources<br>expended<br>Resources<br>expended|Transfers<br>Transfers|December<br>2023<br>December<br>2023|
|||£||£|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted funds<br>Unrestricted funds||||||||
|General<br>General||||||||
|General Funds<br>General Funds||74,866<br>74,866||146,858<br>146,858|(144,572)<br>(144,572)|6,208<br>6,208|83,360<br>83,360|
|Designated<br>Designated||||||||
|Building Project Reserve<br>Building Project Reserve||125.000<br>125,000||-|-|-|125,000<br>125,000|
|Total unrestricted funds<br>Total unrestricted funds||199.866<br>199.866||146.858<br>146.858|(144,572)<br>(144,572)|6,208<br>6,208|208,360<br>208,360|
|Restricted<br>Restricted||||||||
|Albert Hunt Trust<br>Albert Hunt Trust|||-|3,000<br>3,000|(3,000)<br>(3,000)|-|-|
|Brighton and Hove Buses<br>Brighton and Hove Buses|||-|250<br>250|(250)<br>(250)|-|-|
|Burgess Hill District Lions<br>Club<br>Burgess Hill District Lions<br>Club|||1,080<br>1,080|-|-|(1 ,064)<br>(1,064)|16<br>16|
|David Cons<br>David Cons|||500<br>500|-|-|-|500<br>500|
|Douglas Arter Foundation<br>Douglas Arter Foundation|||-|750<br>750|(750)<br>(750)|-|-|
|Ernest Kleinwort Charitable<br>Ernest Kleinwort Charitable||||||||
|Trust<br>Trust|||-|6,000<br>6,000|(6,000)<br>(6,000)|-|-|
|Fitton Trust<br>Fitton Trust|||-|250<br>250|-|-|250<br>250|
|Friarsgate Trust<br>Friarsgate Trust|||4,572<br>4,572|4,752<br>4,752|(5,262)<br>(5,262)|-|4,062<br>4,062|
|Gallaghers (via<br>Gallaghers (via||||||||
|Neighbourly) Community<br>Fund<br>Neighbourly) Community<br>Fund|||-|1,000<br>1,000|(1,000)<br>(1,000)|-|-|
|Gannett Foundation<br>Gannett Foundation|||1,630<br>1,630|-|(575)<br>(575)|-|1,055<br>1,055|
|Garfield Weston Foundation<br>Garfield Weston Foundation|||-|10,000<br>10,000|(6,000)<br>(6,000)|-|4,000<br>4,000|
|GroundworkUK Tesco<br>Groundwork UKTesco|||1,125<br>1,125|375<br>375|(1,500)<br>(1,500)|-|-|
|Hendy Foundation<br>Hendy Foundation|||-|1,500<br>1,500|(1,500)<br>(1,500)|-|-|
|Homeinstead Charities<br>Homeinstead Charities|||-|400<br>400|(400)<br>(400)|-|-|
|Knights of the Road Masons<br>Knights ofthe RoadMasons|||600<br>600|4,808<br>4,808|(264)<br>(264)|(5,144)<br>(5,144)|-|
|Local Giving<br>Local Giving|||500<br>500|-|-|-|500<br>500|
|Masonic Meeching Lodge<br>Classes<br>Masonic Meeching Lodge <br>Classes|-<br> -||-|2,540<br>2,540|(2,540)<br>(2,540)|-|-|
|National Lottery<br>National Lottery|||-|8,500<br>8,500|(8,500)<br>(8,500)|-|-|
|Peter Harrison Foundation<br>Peter Harrison Foundation|||-|211<br>211|(211)<br>(211)|-|-|
|Peter Jones<br>Peter Jones|||-|1,000<br>1,000|(1,000)<br>(1,000)|-|-|
|Postcode Society Trust<br>Postcode Society Trust|||-|500<br>500|(500)<br>(500)|-|-|
|Pride<br>Pride|||-|1,000<br>1,000|(1,000)<br>(1,000)|-|-|
|Regency Round Table<br>Regency Round Table|||-|500<br>500|(360)<br>(360)|-|140<br>140|
|Shanly Foundation<br>Shanly Foundation|||-|1,500<br>1,500|-|-|1,500<br>1,500|
|Shoreham Port andKitchen<br>Shoreham PortandKitchen|||-|240<br>240|(230)<br>(230)|-|10<br>10|
|Stagecoach<br>Stagecoach|||-|1,ooo<br>1,000|-|-|1,000<br>1,000|



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|||||||Balance at<br>Balance at|Balance at<br>Balance at|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Balance at 1<br>Balance at 1||||||31<br>31|
||January<br>2023<br>January<br>2023|Incoming<br>resources<br>Incoming<br>resources|Resources<br>expended<br>Resources<br>expended||Transfers<br>Transfers|December<br>2023<br>December<br>2023||
||£|£|£||£||=|
|Sussex Community<br>Sussex Community||||||||
|Foundation<br>Foundation|-|1,626<br>1,626|(1,003)<br>(1,003)||-||623<br>623|
|The Chalk Cliff Trust<br>The Chalk CliffTrust|-|3,240<br>3,240|(3,240)<br>(3,240)||-||=|
|The February Foundation<br>The February Foundation|-|4,250<br>4,250|(4,250)<br>(4,250)||-||-|
|The Focus Foundation<br>TheFocus Foundation|2|3,300<br>3.300|(1,054)<br>(1,054)||-||2,246<br>2,246|
|The Inman Charity<br>TheInman Charity|-|5,000<br>5,000|(540)<br>(540)||-||4,460<br>4,460|
|Versus Arthritis, Sport<br>England<br>Versus Arthritis, Sport<br>England|603<br>603|-|(603)<br>(603)|©|-|||
|Yorkshire Building Society<br>Yorkshire Building Society|-|1,000<br>1,000|(1,000)<br>(1,000)||-||-|
|Total restricted funds<br>Total restricted funds|10,610<br>10.610|68,492<br>68,492|(52,532)<br>(52,532)||(6,208)<br>(6,208)||20,362<br>20,362|
|Total funds<br>Total funds|210.476<br>210,476|215,350<br>215,350|(197,104)<br>(197,104)||-||228,722<br>228,722|
|The building project reserve is for the future development of the <br>The building project reserve is for the future development ofthe|||charity's buildings <br> charity's buildings||and infrastructure.<br> and infrastructure.|||
|The national lottery income was provided for repairs and improvements<br>to the property which <br>in the year.<br>The national lottery income was provided for repairs and improvements to the property which <br>intheyear.||||||were <br> were|completed<br> completed|



> 21 21 Analysis Analysis of of net net assets assets between between funds funds 

|||||Total funds at<br>Total funds at|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted funds<br>General<br>Designated<br>Unrestricted funds<br>General<br>Designated||Restricted<br>funds<br>Restricted<br>funds|31 December<br>2024<br>31 December<br>2024|
||£|£|£|£|
|Tangible fixed assets<br>Tangible fixed assets|34,833<br>34,833|-|-|34,833<br>34,833|
|Current assets<br>Current assets|119,951<br>119.951|135,000<br>135,000|22,300<br>22,300|277,251<br>277,251|
|Current liabilities<br>Current liabilities|(47,618)<br>(47.618)|-|-|(47.618)<br>(47.618)|
|Total net assets<br>Total net assets|107,166<br>107,166|135,000<br>135,000|22,300<br>22,300|264,466<br>264,466|
|||Unrestricted<br>funds<br>General<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>General|Restricted<br>funds<br>Restricted<br>funds|Total funds at<br>31 December<br>2023<br>Total funds at<br>31 December<br>2023|
|||£|£|£|
|Tangible fixed assets<br>Tangible fixed assets||5,393<br>5,393|-|5,393<br>5,393|
|Current assets<br>Current assets||210,604<br>210,604|20,364<br>20,364|230,968<br>230,968|
|Current liabilities<br>Current liabilities||(7,637)<br>(7.637)|-|(7.637)<br>(7.637)|
|Total net assets<br>Totalnetassets||208.360<br>208.360|20,364<br>20,364|228,724<br>228,724|



## 22 22 Related Related party party transactions transactions 

> There There were were no no[related] related party party[transactions] transactions in in the[the] year. year. 

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