LEADING LIGHT FOR MS SUFFERERS

The largest charity for people with MS offers a wall-to-wall range of services, seems to have a clear sense of direction and communicates what it does in a professional and well-structured annual report. It also shows a clear focus on the beneficiary - with MS sufferers included in every part of the organisation's work from the top down. Commentary on the finances is top-notch too - a rare achievement.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

What is this? 		81%
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.

SIZE OF CHARITY...

What is this? 		Large
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.

HIGHEST SALARY

What is this? 		£80k to £99k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.

RESERVES WOULD LAST...

What is this? 		15 months
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

What is this? 		Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.
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Reviewed: 2007-11-08     Accounts ending: 2006-12-31

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • People affected by Multiple Sclerosis

Where

  • UK

Providing

  • Research grants
  • Lobbying for rights for MS sufferers
  • Informational materials
  • General awareness raising about MS

VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£29,346,000
What is this?
Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
84%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.


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Do bear in mind that that
Submitted by mikemuses on Sun, 17/12/2006 - 3:17am.

Do bear in mind that that appears to be for MSRC, not the MS Society.


N(very)SFW*
Submitted by LMC on Fri, 15/12/2006 - 1:33pm.

Shoulda guessed from the headline, but still. Wonder what the MS Society would make of this, er, novel FR method?

 * = not very safe for work. Not *that* bad, but make sure the boss isn't about to creep up behind you.

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... nearly Vlad the Impaler


An interesting website...
Submitted by Noggers on Fri, 15/12/2006 - 12:32pm.

'Tits out for multiple sclerosis.'

'Nuff said.

http://www.vixpix.org/


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