Patients' and Prisoners' Aid Society — Health Charity in Dunedin
Patients' and Prisoners' Aid Society is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at September 2025.
Mission: To provide support and services within NZ for people including those with disabilities, with mental illness or recovering from mental illness and those who are or have been involved in the criminal justice system and their families
- Registration Number
- CC56437
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2019-01-29
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (70.3/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Dunedin, Dunedin
- michael.ferrari139@gmail.com
- Data as at
- September 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.8M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 28.3 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-09-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.8M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.7M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.7M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 70.3/100
- Financial Score
- 82.5
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Nevell | Trustee | 2021-09-02 |
| Marie Ballagh | Trustee | 2019-07-01 |
| Robert Gale | Trustee | 2018-12-13 |
| Simon Anderson | Chair | 2018-12-13 |
| Michael Ferrari | Secretary / Treasurer | 2018-12-13 |
Former Officers (5)
- Michael Williams — Trustee (departed 2021-09-02)
- Megan McLay — Trustee (departed 2019-06-30)
- Helen Porter — Trustee (departed 2025-08-28)
- William Dunbar — Trustee (departed 2023-08-31)
- Maria Carr — Trustee (departed 2021-09-02)
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Patients' and Prisoners' Aid Society
Financial data as at September 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$233.5K
$170.8K
$1.8M
1
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 provide support and services within NZ for people including those with disabilities, with mental illness or recovering from mental illness and those who are or have been involved in the criminal justice system and their families
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Revenue Diversification
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 157 peers · Health · $100K – $1M
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