Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8

THE WEST OF ENGLAND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED 

We have been helping people who live with a neurological condition since 1985 providing the therapies and support our members need to maintain their independence and to minimise the effects that neurological conditions like Multiple Sclerosis have on their daily lives. We are also here for their families and carers, building a strong sense of community and understanding.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 35 years

www.thebrightwell.org.uk

hello@thebrightwell.org.uk

01454201686

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£494£476£19n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/21£368£298£70n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/12/20£393£367£26n/an/an/an/an/a49
31/12/19£366£358£8n/an/an/an/an/a67
31/12/18£322£336£-14£0£0£0n/a060
31/12/17£441£320£121£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£322£367£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£376£366£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£350£373£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£341£362£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£314£364£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£274£321£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£303£313£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£273£282£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08*£231£204£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£204£198£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£188£186£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£188£146£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£206£214£-8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 50 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, Cardiff, Monmouthshire, Newport City, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£195,150
DCMS£57,548
Quartet Community Foundation£14,350
CAF£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to The Brightwell
£5,000 09/05/2023
Towards a 100 KW storage battery to store excess power generated by the organisation's solar panel array.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sustainable futures community wellbeing and recovery.
£195,150 16/12/2021
The project is using funding towards the physiotherapy service which supports people across the West of England who live with life-long neurological conditions their families and carers. Funding will ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - We are Here for You
£4,000 31/03/2021
12
Towards ensuring that telephone, video conference, and postal support is available to people with chronic illness, until face-to-face, peer-to-peer and social activities can recommence.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£57,548 15/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
CAF - Grant to The West of England MS Therapy Centre
£3,000 10/07/2020
3
Grant to The West of England MS Therapy Centre to support the organisation through COVID19
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to The Brightwell
£3,000 18/06/2020
For the additional costs of re-opening the centre for the benefit of individuals with multiple sclerosis after being forced to close due to the covid-19 outbreak.
Quartet Community Foundation - Mental Health Support Package 2020
£2,350 16/12/2019
11
For the monthly 'Chatterbox' peer to peer support group, a monthly Carers support Group and eight fully inclusive Crafty Cafe sessions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Thera-Trainer Cycle Project
£7,870 30/01/2019
12
The funding will be used to purchase exercise equipment for the group's physiotherapy gym. The project aims to support people living with neurological conditions to stay independent.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-70
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/03/1989, number: 801155
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/11/1988, number: 02312916
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR08: 12 days late, AR05: 34 days late, AR04: 25 days late,
Main office

Bradbury House
Wheatfield Drive
Bradley Stoke
BRISTOL
BS32 9DB

Objectives

TO AID AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT OR OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM THE CONDITION OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND OTHER CHRONIC SYMPTOMS AND CONDITIONS BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS INCLUDING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:-A) BY BRINGING TOGETHER PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND PERSONS INTERESTED IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;B) BY PROVIDING ADVICE GUIDANCE AND MORAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;C) BY PROVIDING ANY TREATMENT APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS AND ADMINISTERED BY APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED PRACTITIONERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

1.AVON 2.SOMERSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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