M S Waikato Trust — Health Charity in Hamilton

M S Waikato Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: MS Waikato provides support, education, information and advocacy services to people affected by Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington's Disease and allied neurological conditions. Service provision covers the greater Waikato and Coromandel. Our mission, to support, inform and empower 'Our People' whilst raising awareness in the community.

Registration Number
CC29667
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Health
Location
Hamilton, Hamilton
Website
http://www.mswaikato.org.nz
Email
mswaikato@mswaikato.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Family / whanau, People with disabilities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.2M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
3
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2024$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2023$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2022$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2016$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Rachel WebsterDeputy Chairperson2025-02-13

Former Officers (32)

  • Hongxia Tang — Trustee
  • Brenda Johnson — Trustee
  • Amber Hammill — Trustee
  • Euan Reeve — Trustee
  • Bill Shaw — Trustee
  • Rebecca Watson — Trustee (departed 2022-07-21)
  • David Cordery — Deputy Chairperson
  • Keith Small — Chair
  • Desley Clarke (Park) — Chair (departed 2022-03-17)
  • William Hughes — Trustee (departed 2021-03-25)
  • Micheal Tuck — Trustee (departed 2024-03-21)
  • Marsha Marshall — Deputy Chairperson (departed 2021-03-25)
  • Leanne Milligan — Trustee (departed 2019-03-21)
  • Chris Luoni — Trustee (departed 2018-03-28)
  • Erin Burke — Trustee (departed 2018-01-23)
  • Karin Thomas — Trustee (departed 2016-11-30)
  • Clare Simcock — Trustee (departed 2018-03-28)
  • Graham Derrick — Trustee (departed 2022-03-17)
  • Blake Richardson — Trustee (departed 2014-09-10)
  • Natalie Palmer — Trustee (departed 2015-06-11)

Funding Sources

  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $20,000
  • Lion Foundation — $15,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $13,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $12,419
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $11,443
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $8,000
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $4,700

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M S Waikato Trust

CC29667Hamilton, HamiltonRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials9mo agoRatingyesterday

Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

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.)

How ratings work →
Revenue

$201.0K

Expenses

$207.2K

Assets

$176.2K

Staff

3

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
EducationCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Waikato

About

Mission

MS Waikato provides support, education, information and advocacy services to people affected by Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington's Disease and allied neurological conditions. Service provision covers the greater Waikato and Coromandel. Our mission, to support, inform and empower 'Our People' whilst raising awareness in the community.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Family / whanauPeople with disabilitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$201.0K
Total Expenses
$207.2K
Net Assets
$99.9K
Staff
3
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
0mo
Could operate 0 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

35
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,508
Donations78.9%
Government Grants16.4%
Trading / Services3.5%
Investment Income1.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 157 peers · Health · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#39/158
Revenue
$201K
#103/158
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/158
Surplus
$-6K
#106/158
Staff Cost %
75%
#158/158

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

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 30 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2024
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 30 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC29667
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated10 Dec 2001
Registered office
20 Palmerston Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyOther - Acts an Umbrella body

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. Last updated: 27 September 2026.