South Canterbury Multiple Sclerosis Society Incorporated — Health Charity in Timaru
South Canterbury Multiple Sclerosis Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Timaru, Timaru. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: To co-operate with the medical profession to encourage scientific research into causes and cure of Multiple Sclerosis and to aid and ameliorate the condition of those suffering from it.
- Registration Number
- CC38838
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Timaru, Timaru
- office@mssouthcant.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: Family / whanau, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.1M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $1.9M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Gould | Treasurer | 2025-08-18 |
| Gareth Ford | Trustee | 2025-07-16 |
| Roxanne Rooney | Trustee | 2025-06-03 |
| Michelle Kelly | Trustee | 2025-02-17 |
| Gail Parker | Trustee | 2024-10-21 |
| Sheyanne Downey | Secretary | 2024-06-05 |
| Mary Teahen | Chair | 2022-05-25 |
| Jennifer Bevin | Trustee | 2020-06-15 |
| Robyn Baldwin | Vice Chair | 2016-06-01 |
Former Officers (19)
- Louise Billinghurst — Treasurer (departed 2024-07-22)
- Margaret Perry — Officer (departed 2025-02-03)
- Barry Taylor — Chair (departed 2026-07-13)
- Leonie Wilson — Treasurer (departed 2018-07-01)
- Tony Kerr — Trustee (departed 2024-03-05)
- Morali Menon — Treasurer (departed 2016-08-02)
- Susan Fagg — Committee Member (departed 2017-05-17)
- Raewyn Sturzaker — Committee Member (departed 2016-04-01)
- Esme McMillan — Committee Member (departed 2015-04-01)
- Oliver Frame — President (departed 2015-04-01)
- Christopher Fisher — Trustee / President (departed 2014-05-15)
- Gladys Frame — Trustee (departed 2015-04-01)
- Cathryn Gabities — Secretary (departed 2013-06-30)
- James Miller — Patron (departed 2020-07-13)
- Kevin Dey — Trustee (departed 2011-05-30)
- Patricia Townsend — Trustee (departed 2013-06-30)
- Alastair Swann — Trustee (departed 2014-05-14)
- Alec Fisher — Trustee (departed 2011-05-30)
- Catherine Bakkam — Trustee (departed 2011-05-30)
Funding Sources
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $20,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $16,239.33
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $15,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $10,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $5,000
- The Lion Foundation — $4,000
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South Canterbury Multiple Sclerosis Society Incorporated
Financial data as at March 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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To co-operate with the medical profession to encourage scientific research into causes and cure of Multiple Sclerosis and to aid and ameliorate the condition of those suffering from it.
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