Multiple Sclerosis Trials Collaboration (MSTC)
Analysis
Multiple Sclerosis Trials Collaboration (MSTC) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Multiple Sclerosis Trials Collaboration (MSTC) reported income of £51k and spending of £3,992, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,263 to £51k (+1452%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 1670%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Multiple Sclerosis Trials Collaboration (MSTC) sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stretham Charity (£51k), Mile Road Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Association (£51k) and Muslim Women's Welfare Association Limited (Essex) (£51k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide patients with MS who are not suitable for current therapies, access to pharmaceutical-sponsored clinical trials. Furthermore, to use generated income by undertaking pharmaceutical clinical trials to devise & administer research-led clinical trials thereby providing greater access to potential treatments to more MS patients.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Stretham Charity | Ely | £51k |
| Mile Road Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Association | Bedford | £51k |
| Muslim Women's Welfare Association Limited (Essex) | London | £51k |
| Sefton Support Group | Liverpool | £51k |