Estate of Ruth Maud Ring Spencer — Health Charity in Auckland
Estate of Ruth Maud Ring Spencer is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B- (73.6/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at July 2025.
Mission: To apply funds to assist in medical research conducted in New Zealand.
- Registration Number
- CC26768
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-29
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (73.6/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Data as at
- July 2025
Beneficiaries: Other charities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.7M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 17.9 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-07-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $2.7M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.5M | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $2.9M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $2.5M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $2.4M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $2.2M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $2.1M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $2.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 73.6/100
- Financial Score
- 81.5
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (6)
- JR Trustees (RSMR Trust) Limited — Trustee / Officer
- Perpetual Trust Limited — Trustee
- Israel Vaealiki — Trustee (departed 2025-09-09)
- Richard Wilson — Trustee (departed 2025-09-09)
- Ruth Spencer Medical Research Trust Board — Trustee (departed 2017-12-14)
- The New Zealand Guardian Trust — Trustee (departed 2019-10-08)
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Estate of Ruth Maud Ring Spencer
Financial data as at July 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- Small board structure2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
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$2.7M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.
About
To apply funds to assist in medical research conducted in New Zealand.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 157 peers · Health · $100K – $1M
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