TALKS WITH M.S.

Charity Number: 1201569
Charity reporting is up to date (137 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are a big brother big sister platform that creates safe spaces for those living with Multiple Sclerosis and their allies. We do this by: * Webinars * Peer support groups * In-person events * Educational sessions * Advocacy training * Lived Experience focus groups

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 January 2024

Total income: £24,405
Total expenditure: £24,148

People

4 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 January 2023: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Terri-louise Brown Chair 13 January 2023
None on record
SABTISHA GORDON Trustee 13 January 2023
None on record
JOSEPH BROWN Trustee 13 January 2023
THE SOW-LIGHT TRUST
Received: On time
yolande Brown Trustee 13 January 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/01/2024
Total gross income £24.41k
Total expenditure £24.15k
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants N/A

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 30 January 2024 26 March 2025 116 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 January 2024 16 April 2025 137 days late Download Open in new window
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Jan 2023

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH OR AFFECTED BY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, THEIR CARERS AND FRIENDS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: PROVIDING TALKS AND WEBINARS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, AND PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING PEER-LED SUPPORT GROUPS TO DISCUSS AND SHARE EXPERIENCE OF SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT AND LIVING WITH THE DISEASE RAISING AWARENESS AND SUPPORTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN MEDICAL RESEARCH INTO THE DISEASE

Contact information

Address:
23 JOSLYN CLOSE
ENFIELD
EN3 6GE
Phone:
01992766531
Email:
info@talkswithms.co.uk
Website:

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