S.H.I.M.S. (Suffolk Help in Multiple Sclerosis)

Registered charity 1089194 Registered since 2001

Operates: Suffolk

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

9.2y median 10y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.5y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 5

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Contact

Website	www.shims-msipswich.org.uk
Email	info@shims-msipswich.org.uk
Phone	01473229800
Address	1 LONDON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2HA

Finances

£4,445 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£3,354	£2,565
2022	£6,869	£1,797
2023	£9,079	£10,218
2024	£11,736	£11,536
2025	£4,445	£5,827

What it does

What

Disability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED DUE TO SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND OTHER RELATED CONDITIONS IN IPSWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH SUPPORT AND SERVICES WHICH THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5TH JUNE 2000, AS AMENDED 2ND OCTOBER 2001 AND 11 JULY 2003.

Trustees (5)

5trustees

0aged 70+

Andrew David Blacker Chair since 2013
Alan Jenkins since 2022
Anna Hedington
John Simper since 2019
Richard Eric Walne since 2013

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