Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand Charitable Trust — Health Charity in Auckland

Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (87.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The Trust is established for the purpose of furthering charitable activities related to motor neurone disease including supporting people living with motor neurone disease, their carers, families and whanau, and the health professionals who work with them, principally within New Zealand.

Registration Number
CC60169
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2022-06-09
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (87.5/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
admin@mnd.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.6M NZD
Total Assets
$2.0M NZD
Net Assets
$1.9M NZD
Reserve Months
8.3 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
14
Volunteers
3
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.2M$1.6M$1.9M
2024$1.2M$1.2M$1.3M
2023$0.1M$0.3M$-0.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
87.5/100
Financial Score
97.1
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Peter BrownTrustee2024-06-22
Patricia SloanTrustee2022-08-20
Estelle ArtsTrustee2022-05-14
Lucyna HaberfieldTrustee2022-05-14
Alan stanleyTrustee2022-05-14

Former Officers (4)

  • Mark Leggett — Trustee (departed 2024-06-22)
  • Melanie Glenn — Trustee (departed 2023-09-30)
  • Caron Palmer — Trustee (departed 2023-11-25)
  • Christine Sawers — Trustee (departed 2022-07-18)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $100,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $40,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $31,780
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $22,398
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $21,520
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $20,000
  • The North and South Trust Limited — $14,214
  • Milestone Foundation Limited — $14,085.48
  • Air Rescue Services Limited — $12,060
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $10,463.36
  • We Care Community Trust — $9,286
  • Blue Sky Community Trust — $5,644.4
  • Dragon Community Trust — $5,538
  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $4,504.97
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $4,000
  • Trillian Trust — $4,000
  • One Foundation — $3,955.2
  • Akarana Community Trust — $3,769.92
  • First Light Community Foundation Limited — $3,571.2
  • Rano Community Trust — $3,240
  • Oxford Sports Trust — $3,206
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $2,892
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $2,826
  • Blue Waters Community Trust — $1,500
  • Pelorus Trust — $1,452
  • Simplicity Foundation — $1,000
  • Redwood Trust Incorporated — $1,000

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Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand Charitable Trust

CC60169Auckland, AucklandRegistered 9 Jun 2022
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

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

A-
88/100
Financial
97
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 5. 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

$2.2M

Expenses

$1.6M

Assets

$2.0M

Staff

14

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Health
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

Funded By

Registered charities that have funded this organisation.

About

Mission

The Trust is established for the purpose of furthering charitable activities related to motor neurone disease including supporting people living with motor neurone disease, their carers, families and whanau, and the health professionals who work with them, principally within New Zealand.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.2M
Total Expenses
$1.6M
Net Assets
$1.9M
Staff
14
employees
Volunteers
3

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (3 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
8.3mo
Could operate 8.3 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

14
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,559
High Concentration: 92% of revenue from Donations
Donations92.4%
Government Grants3.7%
Investment Income2.3%
Other1.6%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
88
#8/68
Revenue
$2.2M
#35/68
Reserve Months
8.3
#1/68
Surplus
$571K
#25/68
Staff Cost %
59%
#68/68

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

Rating

A-
Score: 87.5/100
Financial
97.1
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 97 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 78 → A-.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC60169
Entity TypeTrust
Registered9 Jun 2022
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated29 Jun 2022
Registered office
14 Erson Avenue, Royal Oak, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes research

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: 28 September 2026.