# Hawke's Bay Multiple Sclerosis Society Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC33087
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Napier
**NZBN:** 9429042696582
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Hawke's Bay Multiple Sclerosis Society provides support and education to people with multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders and their families/whanau.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$70k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$160k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-89k
- **Total assets:** NZ$161k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$26k
- **Net assets:** NZ$134k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$182
- **Donations:** NZ$16k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$109k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=9f9c5b06-d8e6-f011-bb4e-000d3acc4199&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

> **Note on this year's figures.** The figures filed for this year do not reconcile: reported staff costs exceed reported total revenue. Derived percentages are omitted for this year. Treat the individual figures as filed, and the source annual return as the authority.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$70k | NZ$160k | NZ$-89k | NZ$134k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$217k | NZ$157k | NZ$61k | NZ$113k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$152k | NZ$183k | NZ$-31k | NZ$223k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$141k | NZ$147k | not disclosed | NZ$243k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$138k | NZ$125k | not disclosed | NZ$291k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$140k | NZ$117k | not disclosed | NZ$278k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$212k | NZ$115k | not disclosed | NZ$256k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$133k | NZ$108k | not disclosed | NZ$158k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$100k | NZ$102k | not disclosed | NZ$134k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$90k | NZ$110k | not disclosed | NZ$130k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (34 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC33087) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$79k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **One Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The North and South Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$925, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-29

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/hawkes-bay-multiple-sclerosis-society-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/hawkes-bay-multiple-sclerosis-society-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/hawkes-bay-multiple-sclerosis-society-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC33087
- Charity website: https://www.hawkesbaymultiplesclerosis.org

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/hawkes-bay-multiple-sclerosis-society-incorporated. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-29T11:07:44.933Z.