Mastering Mountains Charitable Trust — Health Charity in Christchurch

Mastering Mountains Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (79.7/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Mastering Mountains Charitable Trust exists to enrich the lives of people affected by Multiple Sclerosis and Functional Neurological Disorder, first by providing rehabilitation and mentoring support that enables them to overcome a specific obstacle that prevents them from getting into the outdoors; and second, by working to change the general perception of neurological disease in New Zealand.

Registration Number
CC54029
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2016-08-10
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (79.7/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
info@masteringmountains.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: General public, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
3.4 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2024$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2021$0.0M$0.0M-
2020$0.0M$0.0M-
2019$0.0M$0.0M-
2018$0.0M$0.0M-
2017$0.0M$0.0M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
79.7/100
Financial Score
86
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Jessica SnowdonTrustee and Physiotherapy Lead2026-02-01
John AlchinTrustee and Research Lead2026-02-01
Francis CharlesworthTrustee2023-05-29
Kathryn GlenieTrustee2023-01-01
Nicholas AllenTrustee2016-06-25
Peter AllenTrustee2016-06-25

Former Officers (1)

  • Samuel Dawson — Trustee (departed 2025-09-30)

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Mastering Mountains Charitable Trust

CC54029Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 10 Aug 2016
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B
80/100
Financial
86
Governance
65
Transparency
65

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.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$21.0K

Expenses

$23.0K

Assets

$6.6K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

This trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Mastering Mountains Charitable Trust exists to enrich the lives of people affected by Multiple Sclerosis and Functional Neurological Disorder, first by providing rehabilitation and mentoring support that enables them to overcome a specific obstacle that prevents them from getting into the outdoors; and second, by working to change the general perception of neurological disease in New Zealand.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicPeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$21.0K
Total Expenses
$23.0K
Net Assets
$6.6K
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (9 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
3.4mo
Could operate 3.4 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

2
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,802
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Donations
Donations99.0%
Investment Income1.0%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 265 peers · Health · Under $100K

Rating Score
80
#4/266
Revenue
$21K
#127/266
Reserve Months
3.4
#1/266
Surplus
$-2K
#176/266
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/266

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

B
Score: 79.7/100
Financial
86
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 86 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 73 → B.
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC54029
Entity TypeTrust
Registered10 Aug 2016
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated2 Jul 2015
Registered office
Unit 6, 555 Manchester Street, St Albans, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacy

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 29 September 2026.