Merrilees Family Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Wellington
Merrilees Family Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The Charitable Trust was set up to pay an income in perpetuity to the Malaghan Institute and the Neuromuscular Research Foundation (AKA: Muscular Dystrophy Association) for the purposes of research into understanding and treating neuro-muscular conditions, with particular emphasis into research into spinal muscular atrophy and muscular dystrophy.
- Registration Number
- CC56282
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2019-02-01
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (70.8/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Other charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 11.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2019 | $0.9M | $0.0M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 70.8/100
- Financial Score
- 77.5
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Public Trust | Trustee | 2018-08-15 |
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Merrilees Family Charitable Trust
Financial data as at December 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 structure1 current officer listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
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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.
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Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
The Charitable Trust was set up to pay an income in perpetuity to the Malaghan Institute and the Neuromuscular Research Foundation (AKA: Muscular Dystrophy Association) for the purposes of research into understanding and treating neuro-muscular conditions, with particular emphasis into research into spinal muscular atrophy and muscular dystrophy.
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Ranked against 329 peers · Education · Under $100K
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