The Parkinson's New Zealand Charitable Trust — Health Charity in Wellington
The Parkinson's New Zealand Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (77.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Parkinson's New Zealand provides support, education and information for the New Zealanders living with Parkinson's, their families, carers and health professionals.
- Registration Number
- CC55231
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2017-12-21
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (77.5/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- info@parkinsons.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: General public, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.6M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 26
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.0M | $2.6M | $2.6M |
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $2.1M | $3.0M |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $2.2M | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $3.0M | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $3.0M | $2.4M |
| 2019 | $2.0M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 77.5/100
- Financial Score
- 82.9
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Thursfield | Trustee | 2025-11-27 |
| Kait O'Callahan | Trustee | 2025-11-27 |
| Bruce McGregor | Trustee | 2025-11-27 |
| Deborah Hardiman | Trustee | 2025-11-27 |
| Kevin Ramshaw | Trustee | 2022-11-23 |
| Christine Mercer | Trustee | 2020-11-26 |
| Anthony Lawson | Trustee | 2020-11-26 |
| Andrew Bell | Chief Executive | 2020-10-19 |
| Laurence Milton | Operations Manager | 2018-02-27 |
Former Officers (15)
- Joanne Boston — Trustee (departed 2026-02-13)
- Makarena Dudley — Trustee (departed 2023-03-29)
- Deborah Marshall — Trustee (departed 2025-10-23)
- Adell Morton — Trustee (departed 2025-10-23)
- Joanne van Kan — Trustee (departed 2025-07-24)
- Stephen Goodman — Trustee (departed 2025-10-23)
- Roger Coulson — Trustee (departed 2021-06-28)
- Peter Garelja — Trustee (departed 2022-11-23)
- Robyn Cotton — Trustee (departed 2020-11-26)
- Judy Clarke — Trustee (departed 2022-11-23)
- Andrew Dunn — Trustee (departed 2023-11-22)
- Susan Abraham — Trustee (departed 2018-12-05)
- Janice Grigg — Trustee (departed 2020-11-26)
- Graeme Roberts — Trustee (departed 2019-10-01)
- Murray Carey — Trustee (departed 2019-10-01)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $140,000
- Foundation North — $90,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $60,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $29,772
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $29,276
- Foundation North — $25,000
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $18,098.4
- Foundation North — $15,000
- Foundation North — $15,000
- Foundation North — $15,000
- Oxford Sports Trust Incorporated — $11,944
- Pelorus Trust — $11,554
- Oxford Sports Trust — $11,218.2
- Oxford Sports Trust — $10,000
- Foundation North — $10,000
- First Light Community Foundation Limited — $7,600
- Dragon Community Trust — $2,000
- Rano Community Trust — $2,000
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The Parkinson's New Zealand Charitable Trust
Financial data as at June 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.
- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 9. 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.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
Parkinson's New Zealand provides support, education and information for the New Zealanders living with Parkinson's, their families, carers and health professionals.
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Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M
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