# The Wellington Multiple Sclerosis Society Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC10482
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2007-06-18
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429042915935
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Wellington Multiple Sclerosis (WMS) works to provide meaningful and timely serves to people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) in the Wellington Region to help them better connect with the community and their environment, and to access the services available to them. WMS does this by providing a Field Worker (F/W) service throughout the region. The T/W's work closely with PwMS in order to provide advocacy services no their behalf and to ensure they are referred to the appropriate medial and social services. F/W's also undertake needs assessments and co-ordinate follow-up, education, and home visits. These services are support by regular support group meetings in the community, Facebook, a web site, and a regular newsletter.

## 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$188k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$288k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-99k
- **Total assets:** NZ$760k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$23k
- **Net assets:** NZ$737k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$46k
- **Government grants:** NZ$70k (37.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$53k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$210k
- **Paid staff:** 3
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=d7a73d2a-d8e6-f011-bb4e-000d3acc4199&isPublic=true

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

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$188k | NZ$288k | NZ$-99k | NZ$737k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$515k | NZ$195k | NZ$319k | NZ$836k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$193k | NZ$176k | NZ$16k | NZ$44k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$235k | NZ$195k | NZ$40k | NZ$28k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$159k | NZ$176k | not disclosed | NZ$-12k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$193k | NZ$193k | not disclosed | NZ$-7k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$193k | NZ$193k | not disclosed | NZ$-7k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$161k | NZ$199k | not disclosed | NZ$-7k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$149k | NZ$173k | not disclosed | NZ$31k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$155k | NZ$152k | not disclosed | NZ$54k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (27 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=CC10482) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$48k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Trust House Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

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/the-wellington-multiple-sclerosis-society-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-wellington-multiple-sclerosis-society-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-wellington-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=CC10482

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-wellington-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 2026-09-30T01:17:44.762Z.