Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre Limited
Analysis
Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in August 1989, 37 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02296103). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre Limited reported income of £568k and spending of £582k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £284k to £568k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Give US a Chance (£567k), Cymdeithas Elusennol Ynys Mon (£568k) and Allsorts Youth Project Limited (£567k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51%, charitable activities 29%, trading 11% and investments 4.6%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £205k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 51%
- Charitable activities 29%
- Trading 11%
- Investments 4.6%
- Other 5.1%
In the charity's own words
To provide therapy, information and support to people with multiple sclerosis living in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and surrounding counties
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Give US a Chance | London | £567k |
| Cymdeithas Elusennol Ynys Mon | Llangefni | £568k |
| Allsorts Youth Project Limited | Brighton | £567k |
| Ahava Community Ltd | Romford | £569k |