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About us
As the UK’s leading MS charity, we provide hope, voice and support for everyone affected by MS.
We’re here for people with MS, and for their friends, families and carers. And we’re here for the supporters, volunteers, researchers and healthcare professionals united against MS.
Our vision is a world free from MS. That means fewer people developing MS. And everyone with MS having the effective treatments and support they need to live well.
MS is tough, but together we can beat it.
Our organisation in 2026
Our strategy is built on three pillars – stop MS, be heard, and live well. They’re how we’ll achieve our vision.
We’re changing the research world to stop MS. We’ve launched Octopus, our revolutionary, multi-arm, multi-stage drugs trial that transforms the way we test treatments for progressive MS. And we’re conducting research to improve our understanding of health inequalities so we can better support marginalised groups.
We’re making sure our community’s voice is heard. We know that welfare reform risks pushing people with MS into poverty and worsening health outcomes. Together, we're speaking up to make sure MS stays on the agenda in Westminster, Holyrood, the Senedd and Stormont.
We’re bringing together the services, information and expertise our community needs to understand and manage their MS. We’re empowering everyone with MS to maintain their physical, emotional and financial wellbeing. And we’re enabling community connections. So everyone in our MS community can live well.
We’re a complex organisation with ambitious goals. And we know we need to transform how we work to meet them. We’re improving how we use data. We’re making more relevant services available to more of the MS community. We’re developing stronger long-term relationships within and beyond our community, so more people want to support us as donors, volunteers and campaigners. And we’re building an even stronger team and creating smarter ways of working within a respectful, supportive and inclusive culture.
We know we’ll have to take bold, calculated risks to achieve our vision. And this will need to be balanced by robust Board governance. To make sure it provides effective scrutiny and challenge, the Board of Trustees has reviewed and updated the structure and remit of its expert committees.
All this and more stands before us. It’s a huge task. But together, our MS community is a unique and powerful force for positive change. Join us. And together we will create a future free from MS.
