Multiple System Atrophy Trust

Analysis

Multiple System Atrophy Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07302036). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Multiple System Atrophy Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.7m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £904k to £1.3m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 System Atrophy Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aneinu Limited (£1.3m), Rockinghorse Children's Charity (£1.3m) and The Archie Sherman Charitable Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74%, charitable activities 21% and investments 5.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £110k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 18%. Grants to other organisations totalled £679k. Reserves of £575k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.