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Multiple Sclerosis Trust

Other human health activities

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 23

  1. Jenny Ousbey 2018-2022 Director View profile
  2. Katherine Goulder 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. Laura Stieg Chapman 2014-2023 Director View profile
  4. Joiner, Sarah Louise, the Honorable 2012-2025 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas Kavanagh 2010-2018 Director View profile
  6. Michael David Macqueen Laver 2010-2013 Director View profile
  7. Paul Budd 2009-2019 Director View profile
  8. Christine Jones 2008-2017 Director View profile
  9. Joanne Elizabeth Sopala 2008-2008 Director View profile
  10. Professor Neil Scolding 2007-2018 Director View profile
  11. Bernadette Edel Porter 2007-2010 Director View profile
  12. Helen Caulfield 2007-2013 Director View profile
  13. Thea Justine Longley 2005-2017 Director View profile
  14. Dr Alexander John Burnfield 2002-2013 Director View profile
  15. Michael Philip Barnes 2002-2014 Director View profile
  16. Gillian Ann Holt 2002-2016 Director View profile
  17. Fiona Elizabeth Middleton 2002-2004 Director View profile
  18. Professor Sir George Castledine 2002-2009 Director View profile
  19. Sir John Harvey Jones 2001-2002 Director View profile
  20. Russell Stephen Mons Hardy 2001-2014 Director View profile
  21. David Ralph Martin 2017-2024 Secretary View profile
  22. Pamela Macfarlane 2004-2017 Secretary View profile
  23. Peter Colin Ewins 2001-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other human health activities
Incorporated
06/07/2001
Registered office
Letchworth
Also a registered charity
Multiple Sclerosis Trust

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Multiple Sclerosis Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

3 grants · £40,014 total

360Giving 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

  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £37,510
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £2,504 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £1,0112022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £1,4932022-04-01
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust £37,5102018-05-30
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

12 directors on the board

8.5y median 7.6y
average tenure
25y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (8)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Hospitality 13Utilities 13Business services 12Professional services 12Manufacturing 8Property 6Construction 5Education 3

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04247766
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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