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
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 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...
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 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
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 £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...
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 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
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 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. |
But don't just take our word for it...
- The charity's website [1]
- View their work on the Big Give [2]
- GuideStar financial overview [3]
- Charity Commission entry and link to annual report [4]
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Reviewed: 2007-11-08 Accounts ending: 2006-12-31
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