Stop MS Appeal impact
We did it! Thank you so much for your incredible support. £101.9m raised for our Stop MS Appeal and groundbreaking MS research.
When we launched our Stop MS Appeal in 2015, we’d reached a real tipping point in MS research. Years of scientific progress had brought major advances in our understanding of the condition. It was time to turn those discoveries into new treatments that could slow, or even stop, disability progression.
We committed to raising £100 million over ten years to make that vision a reality. That funding would enable leading MS researchers to deliver vital projects, invest in new infrastructure, and develop a first-of-its-kind MS clinical trials platform. By 2025, our goal was to have treatments for all types of MS in late-stage trials, and we’ve done it. This is a truly transformative step for people living with MS.
It’s been very emotional, to be able to do what we’ve done in the last ten years, thanks to the Stop MS Appeal. The MS Society and the wider MS Community must be utterly congratulated for putting all this together when it did not exist before. In 10 years, I want to have in my hand medicine that really does reduce neuroprogression. I don’t think that’s unrealistic.
Bigger, bolder investments
The Appeal has allowed us to make bigger, bolder investments. Each discovery is built on the ones that came before it, paving the way for the next one. Thanks to the Appeal, we’ve invested in and strengthened every stage of this research pipeline, from ground-breaking experimental work to world-leading clinical trials.
We’ve brought scientists across the world together. We’ve played a leading role in facilitating productive, impactful partnerships between the key players in MS research on both a national and global scale. And we’ve created an environment where the brightest minds can flourish and the MS research leaders of tomorrow can thrive.
The impact of the Stop MS Appeal on MS research over the last ten years has been profound. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved together and we’re grateful for the vital role you’ve played in making this impact possible.
The Stop MS Appeal was incredibly bold and showed huge vision. It was very ambitious. but it’s been incredibly successful, both in terms of the money raised, but also and, more importantly, what’s been achieved through this funding: the research. We’ve addressed all our goals. We’ve moved the dial forward in every area.
Reporting our impact
The Stop MS Appeal Impact Report is our way of celebrating the real difference you’ve made, and the life-changing impact your support continues to have every single day. Together, we’re moving closer to a world free from MS.
Every breakthrough, every discovery, and every step forward made by our incredible MS researchers has been made possible because of you. Over the past 10 years, your generosity has helped fund vital research, support pioneering scientists, and provide hope to people living with MS. Thank you!
Thank you
Sir Vernon Ellis, Chair 2015-2020
Mark Wood, CBE, Chair 2020-2025
Henry Bell
Sir David Bell
Vanessa Byrnes
Ann Cairns
Lianne Carvell
Graham Chase
Iain Conn
Professor Sir Paul Curran
Kate Hely-Hutchinson
Jude Kelly CBE
Josh Krichefski
Professor Dame Parveen Kumar
Nick Maclean
Daniel Marovitz
Jasmine Megson
Sir Peter Middleton
Geoffrey Owen
Ian Oxley
Peter Phillips
Charlie Potter
Will Pritchett
Hilary Sears
Elizabeth Seigler
David Silver
Sir David Walker
Sara Weller, CBE
Nick Winser
Philip Wrigley
Jonathan Yates
Robbert Zoet
Accenture
The ALBORADA Trust
Richard Allan
Amati Global Investors
An anonymous donor from Sussex
Alun Armstrong
Mr and Mrs Astle
Richard and Lesley Astle
Athene Communications
Delroy Atkinson
Jeffrey Azouz and Carole Amiel Sachs
The Patricia Baines Charitable Trust
Baird
Clare Balding CBE
Maestro Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Barratt & Cooke
Bauer Media Outdoor
Beare Violins Ltd
Sir David and Lady Primrose Bell
Henry Bell
Adam and Zoe Bennett
Bertarelli Foundation
Trishna Bharadia, Ramesh and Ila Gangotra
Mrs Jan Bligh
BPL
John and Victoria Brice
Jennifer Brice
Bill Brown 1989 Charitable Settlement
Brown Advisory
The Buccleuch Charitable Foundation
Richard Burns
Ann and Jim Cairns
Penny Avis and Peter Catterall
Graham and Fiona Chase
Chase Sinclair Clark
John Coates Charitable Trust
Chris and Kate Cole
Iain Conn and Caroline Shorten Conn
Paul Cooper
Kadeena Cox, OBE
Benjamin F. Crane and Susan Crane
Chris and Amanda Curry
The D’Almeida Charitable Trust
Will and Jeannie Dawkins
James Dawnay
Andrew Deacon
Fleta and Ethan Dempsey
Darby Dennis
DLA Piper International
Homa and David Driver
Mr Drysdale
ECTRIMS London 2016
Sir Vernon and Lady Ellis
Colin and Lucy Evans
Everest Funeral Concierge UK Ltd.
Michael and Deborah Fiddy
The Fieldrose Charitable Trust
David Fletcher
Harry Forman Hardy
Four Daughters Charitable Trust
Joanna Fraser
Fondation Bay, Fribourg
Lucy Fuller
Gartner
Junior Giscombe
Professor Charles Goodhart
Google
Tom and Lynne Gosling
Ivo Graham
Martin Greaves
GroupM
Ioan and Bianca Gruffudd
The Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation
Hakluyt
Nigel and Sarah Hammond
The David and Claudia Harding Foundation
Ainsley Harriott
Nick and Kate Hely-Hutchinson
Rodger Hill
The Holbeck Charitable Trust
David and Wendy Hunter
Hunter Gatherer AHP
Gill Ibbotson
The Invesco Cares Foundation
Gethin Jones and Anne Jones
Tony Johnstone
Tim Jones
Mr and Mrs Mark Joseph
The Josephs Family Trust
Preeya Kalidas
Louiza Kalliga
Ben Keenan
Tom Kerridge
Claire King
Peter and Janice Kirkbride
Knatchbull
Bill and Jacqueline Krarup
Josh Krichefski
Kirby Laing Foundation
The Betty Lawes Foundation
Rose Leslie and Kit Harington
David and Ruth Lewis Family Charitable Trust
LGC Group
Lightrock
The Linbury Trust
Laurence and Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen
Longchamp
The R S Macdonald Charitable Trust
Nick and Charlotte Maclean
Charles and Nicky Manby
Ian and Liz Marchant
Tor Maries (Billy Nomates)
The Philip Marsden Family Charitable Trust
Geoffrey and Pauline Martin Trust
MBN Events
Sir Alexander McCall Smith
Mr and Mrs Megson
The Mercer Family Charitable Foundation
Paul Merton
MetLife UK
Sir Peter Middleton
The Miel de Botton Charitable Trust
MiQ Digital
Mobsta
Monument Re
Alan Myers
Newton
NEXT
Stuart Nixon MBE and Marie Nixon
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd
Ocean Outdoor
Sir Geoffrey Owen
The P F Charitable Trust
Ben and Bella Padovan
Oliver and Emma Pawle
Christopher and Angela Perkins
Sue Perkins
Phaidon International
Mary Phillip
Peter Phillips
The David and Elaine Potter Foundation
Piers Rake and family
Mr Christopher Ray
The Roger Raymond Charitable Trust
Kerry Riches
Riviera Travel
Roderic Robertson
Simon and Virginia Robertson
Victoria Robey, CBE
Belinda and Ferrill Roll
Royal London
Sophia Ruck
Roland Rudd
Russam Interim and Search
The Schroder Foundation
Catherine Scott
Stuart Secker
Second Growth CIC
Elizabeth and Morgan Seigler
Andy Serkis
ShareGift
David and Gabrielle Silver
Dr Ranj Singh
Dominic and Clemy Slade
Sovereign Capital Partners
Peter Sowerby Foundation
Mr and Mrs St John
Mr Stamp
The Stanley Foundation
Mr Jonathan Stone
The Peter Stormonth Darling Charitable Trust
Christine and Keith Swabey
John Taysom
Matt Tebbutt
Teva UK Limited
Mike and Catherine Thompson
TMF Group
TTG Media
Neil Urquhart
Rob Walker
Nicola Walker
The Sir David and Lady Walker Charitable Trust
Warburg Pincus LLC
Marion and Michael Warshaw
Simon and Charlotte Warshaw
Mark Weil
Sara Weller, CBE
Garfield Weston Foundation
The Whitaker Charitable Trust
Felix and Hugo White and The Maccabees
Dame Jacqueline Wilson
Janis Winehouse
Nick Winser, CBE
The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust
Will Wood
Mark Wood, CBE
WPP Media
Philip O Wrigley
The Wyfold Charitable Trust
Daf Wyn
The Hazel Patricia Yates Charitable Foundation
Dr R Youldon
Sam and Mae Young
Robbert Zoet
Crown Agents Bank
All those who have provided pro bono support
Members of our events committees
Our celebrity supporters
Other MS organisations
Our MS researchers
And finally, to every single supporter of the Stop MS Appeal since 2015
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