Louise Davie Charitable Trust — Health Charity in Dunedin

Louise Davie Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. CharityData rates this charity C (60.9/100). Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: Advance education by encouraging and supporting research for gut cancers and benefitting the community by seeking to reduce the rate of preventable gut cancers.

Registration Number
CC61244
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2023-05-10
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (60.9/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Dunedin, Dunedin
Email
geoff.mirkin@wrlawyers.co.nz
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$0.5M NZD
Net Assets
$0.5M NZD
Reserve Months
46.2 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.3M$0.3M$0.5M
2025$0.3M$0.1M$0.5M
2024$0.3M$0.0M$0.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
60.9/100
Financial Score
73.5
Governance Score
65
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 (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Emma Hunter-HillsTrustee2024-05-28
Geoffrey MirkinTrustee2023-04-24
Christopher JacksonTrustee2023-04-24
Stephen DavieSettlor & Trustee2023-04-24
Garth GallawayTrustee2023-04-24
Warren AlcockTrustee2023-04-24

Former Officers (1)

  • Eterei Stonelake — Trustee (departed 2025-12-01)

Funding Sources

  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $5,000

Similar Charities in Health

HealthCharitable Trust

Louise Davie Charitable Trust

CC61244Dunedin, DunedinRegistered 10 May 2023
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials7mo agoRating1mo ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

C
61/100
Financial
74
Governance
65
Transparency
65

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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. 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.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$322.0K

Expenses

$323.5K

Assets

$482.6K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This 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

Mission

Advance education by encouraging and supporting research for gut cancers and benefitting the community by seeking to reduce the rate of preventable gut cancers.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$322.0K
Total Expenses
$323.5K
Net Assets
$482.0K

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (3 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
17.7mo
Could operate 17.7 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

10
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,984
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Donations
Donations94.7%
Investment Income3.7%
Other1.6%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 138 peers · Health · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
61
#37/139
Revenue
$322K
#60/139
Reserve Months
46.2
#1/139
Surplus
$-2K
#93/139
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/139

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

C
Score: 60.9/100
Financial
73.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 74 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 68 → 61 after red-flag penalties → C.
View Full Score Breakdown

Is this your charity?

Claim your profile to view analytics, submit corrections, and improve your rating.

Claim This Profile

Contact Details

Address
Dunedin, Dunedin

Registration

Registration NumberCC61244
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered10 May 2023
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated28 Apr 2023
Registered office
Level 1, 10 George Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Sponsors / undertakes research

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.