Registered charity · Leeds
Shift.MS
To advance the education of the public in the subject of multiple sclerosis, in particular but not exclusively, by the provision of a website.
- 10 trustees
- Income £1.2m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Peter Malcolm CrooksChair · since 2024
- Carole Ann HuntsmanTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Alan FayazTrustee · since 2024
- Francesca Arese LuciniTrustee · since 2024
- Isaac David Joseph BatleyTrustee · since 2023
- Kevin Jon AsherTrustee · since 2024
- Mary Rose RopnerTrustee · since 2020
- Praveen PremkumarTrustee · since 2023
- Seema SangarTrustee · since 2026
- Thomas James TylerTrustee · since 2022
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and more
- Website
- www.shift.ms (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Shift.MS
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.2m£955k
- 2024£1.1m£725k
- 2023£643k£1.2m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.0m£733k
- 2021£1.0m£709k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
To advance the education of the public in the subject of multiple sclerosis, in particular but not exclusively, by the provision of a website.
Grants received
20 grants · £1,351,924 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £889,777 (7 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £160,000 (3 grants)
- Comic Relief · £123,735
- Henry Smith Foundation · £108,370 (2 grants)
- CAF · £29,630
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Peter Malcolm Crooks Chair since 2024
- Carole Ann Huntsman since 2026
- Dr Alan Fayaz since 2024
- Francesca Arese Lucini since 2024
- Isaac David Joseph Batley since 2023
- Kevin Jon Asher since 2024
- Mary Rose Ropner since 2020
- Praveen Premkumar since 2023
- Seema Sangar since 2026
- Thomas James Tyler since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Mary Rose Ropner since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Peter Malcolm Crooks Chair since 2024
- Carole Ann Huntsman since 2026
- Dr Alan Fayaz since 2024
- Francesca Arese Lucini since 2024
- Isaac David Joseph Batley since 2023
- Kevin Jon Asher since 2024
- Mary Rose Ropner since 2020
- Praveen Premkumar since 2023
- Seema Sangar since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Thomas James Tyler since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 9.6 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1117194
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 NOVEMBER AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 5 DECEMBER 2006. AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CHANGE OF NAME 16 JUNE 2008.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 OCT 2018AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08 OCT 2018 as amended on 08 Oct 2018
- Companies House
- Company number 06000961 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07989655586 · hello@shift.ms
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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