OVERCOMING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Charity number: 1157579
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis promotes a program of diet and lifestyle management that has been shown to improve the health and lives of people with MS. Prof. George Jelinek, who was diagnosed with MS in 1999, developed the rigorously researched OMS Recovery Program more than 15 years ago.Overcoming MS (OMS) was established in the UK in 2012 with the goal of expanding awareness of the program.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income:
£1,204,378

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Donations and legacies £1.18m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £0
Investments £4.51k
Other £24.74k

Total expenditure:
£983,038

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Raising funds £245.97k
Charitable activities £737.06k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £245.97k
Charitable expenditure £737.06k
Retained for future use £221.34k

People

13 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(s)

131 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£80k to £90k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 June 2014: Standard registration
  • 19 June 2017: Funds received from 1147928 OVERCOMING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Miriam Jordan Keane Chair 18 August 2025
None on record
Dr Mark Andrew Taylor Trustee 18 August 2025
None on record
Penelope Ann Harris Trustee 14 May 2024
None on record
Kieran Christopher Bayles Trustee 05 January 2024
None on record
Suruchi Saraf Trustee 05 January 2024
None on record
Samantha Marnie Middlemiss Trustee 23 June 2023
None on record
Pauline Hanson Trustee 23 June 2023
None on record
MARC LOUIS SUGARMAN Trustee 16 May 2014
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £580.65k £757.13k £847.95k £1.02m £1.20m
Total expenditure £827.57k £715.56k £1.01m £1.05m £983.04k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £561.36k £756.63k £846.98k £985.67k £1.18m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £1.03k £440 £933 £3.02k £4.51k
Income - Other £18.27k £58 £43 £28.28k £24.74k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £754.44k £642.96k £871.48k £925.61k £737.06k
Expenditure - Raising funds £73.13k £72.61k £135.83k £123.83k £245.97k
Expenditure - Governance £4.20k £4.20k £6.72k £12.13k £8.22k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets £18.18k £15.28k £10.71k £23.62k £44.74k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £496.79k £532.76k £375.18k £327.25k £515.87k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £80.08k £71.58k £68.79k £66.25k £54.65k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 19 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 19 September 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 12 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 12 June 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 09 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 07 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 07 August 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 April 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 April 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16 MAY 2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07 NOV 2017 as amended on 27 Feb 2018 as amended on 20 Oct 2021 as amended on 06 Nov 2021

Charitable objects

4.1 The only objects for which the Charity is established are to relieve people with multiple sclerosis and to promote public health in relation to multiple sclerosis in particular but not exclusively by: 4.1.1 Providing information and advice for people with multiple sclerosis to take control of their health; 4.1.2 Fostering a community of support for people with multiple sclerosis and their families; 4.1.3 Promoting a holistic approach to multiple sclerosis taking account of people's psychological, physical and social needs and utilising the best available treatments; 4.1.4 Promoting and undertaking research into self-help techniques for the management of multiple sclerosis insofar as these are not incompatible with advice received from people's doctor or consultant physician; 4.1.5 Supporting and promoting charities funding multiple sclerosis research; and 4.1.6 Advocating with and on behalf of people with multiple sclerosis for healthcare services that enable those individuals to control and improve their health.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis
c/o Gravita Oxford LLP
First Floor. Park Central
40/41 Park End Street
Oxford
OX1 1JD
Phone:
01844318778
Email:
contact@overcomingms.org
Website:

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