ME/CFS Canterbury / West Coast Charitable Trust — Health Charity in Christchurch
ME/CFS Canterbury / West Coast Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at August 2025.
Mission: Our Vision is that every person with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID in Canterbury and West Coast lives the best quality of life possible. Our Mission is: • To improve the wellbeing of people, families and carers affected by ME/CFS and long COVID by providing information, validation, clinical support, connection, practical support, and advocacy. • To improve the quality of care available for those affected by ME/CFS and long COVID by providing education, direction, and support to health professionals and the wider community.
- Registration Number
- CC32072
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Website
- https://www.mecfscanterbury.nz
- info@mecfscanterbury.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- August 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 6
- Financial Year End
- 2025-08-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Geraldine Henderson | Board Trustee | 2026-08-07 |
| Roslyn Kerr | Board Trustee | 2026-07-28 |
| Sarah Bennett | Board Trustee | 2026-07-28 |
| Greta Bond | Secretary | 2025-09-18 |
Former Officers (38)
- Ruth Keating — Trustee
- Jaya Gibson — Trustee (departed 2025-09-18)
- Siju Thomas — Treasurer
- Alexis Isadore — Treasurer (departed 2024-01-27)
- Tom Savage — Treasurer (departed 2023-08-11)
- Thomas Harris — Trustee
- Karen Lawton — Trustee
- Duncan MacLachlan — Treasurer (departed 2022-05-13)
- Nicola McDowell — Secretary
- (Mary) Barber — Trustee (departed 2025-01-31)
- Simone Ellis — Treasurer (departed 2021-04-25)
- Bruce Exton — Committee Member (departed 2021-11-24)
- Brian Curtis — Treasurer (departed 2020-05-26)
- Rosalie Camp — Chair
- Maree Candish — Committee Member (departed 2020-07-05)
- Susan Carroll — Secretary (departed 2022-02-18)
- Heather Cooper — Committee Member (departed 2018-03-28)
- Mandy Uren — Committee Member (departed 2019-04-17)
- Clare Smith — Committee Member (departed 2017-07-06)
- Alison Syder — Committee Member (departed 2017-10-25)
Funding Sources
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $10,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $10,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $9,640.08
- One Foundation — $5,000
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $5,000
- The Lion Foundation — $5,000
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $3,975
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $3,893.4
- Air Rescue Services Limited — $1,753.02
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ME/CFS Canterbury / West Coast Charitable Trust
Financial data as at August 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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About
Our Vision is that every person with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID in Canterbury and West Coast lives the best quality of life possible. Our Mission is: • To improve the wellbeing of people, families and carers affected by ME/CFS and long COVID by providing information, validation, clinical support, connection, practical support, and advocacy. • To improve the quality of care available for those affected by ME/CFS and long COVID by providing education, direction, and support to health professionals and the wider community.
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