ME/CFS Canterbury / West Coast Charitable Trust — Health Charity in Christchurch
ME/CFS Canterbury / West Coast Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at August 2024.
Mission: Our Vision is that every person with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID in Canterbury and West Coast lives the best quality of life possible. Our Mission is: • To improve the wellbeing of people, families and carers affected by ME/CFS and long COVID by providing information, validation, clinical support, connection, practical support, and advocacy. • To improve the quality of care available for those affected by ME/CFS and long COVID by providing education, direction, and support to health professionals and the wider community.
- Registration Number
- CC32072
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Website
- https://www.mecfscanterbury.nz
- info@mecfscanterbury.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- August 2024
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 5
- Volunteers
- 5
- Financial Year End
- 2024-08-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.2M | - |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.1M | - |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2015 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- Overall Score
- /100
- Financial Score
- 0
- Governance Score
- 0
- Transparency Score
- 50
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (39)
- Greta Bond — Trustee
- Ruth Keating — Trustee
- Jaya Gibson — Trustee (departed 2025-09-18)
- Siju Thomas — Treasurer
- Alexis Isadore — Treasurer (departed 2024-01-27)
- Tom Savage — Treasurer (departed 2023-08-11)
- Thomas Harris — Trustee
- Karen Lawton — Trustee
- Duncan MacLachlan — Treasurer (departed 2022-05-13)
- Nicola McDowell — Secretary
- (Mary) Barber — Trustee (departed 2025-01-31)
- Simone Ellis — Treasurer (departed 2021-04-25)
- Bruce Exton — Committee Member (departed 2021-11-24)
- Brian Curtis — Treasurer (departed 2020-05-26)
- Rosalie Camp — Chair
- Maree Candish — Committee Member (departed 2020-07-05)
- Heather Cooper — Committee Member (departed 2018-03-28)
- Susan Carroll — Secretary (departed 2022-02-18)
- Mandy Uren — Committee Member (departed 2019-04-17)
- Clare Smith — Committee Member (departed 2017-07-06)
Funding Sources
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $10,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $10,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $9,640.08
- One Foundation — $5,000
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $5,000
- The Lion Foundation — $5,000
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $3,975
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $3,893.4
- Air Rescue Services Limited — $1,753.02
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ME/CFS Canterbury / West Coast Charitable Trust
CC32072Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: Today
Financials31 Aug 2024Rating9h ago
Financial data as at August 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.
NR
Not rated — Insufficient financial data
Key balance-sheet figures (net assets / total assets) were not reported in the most recent return, and no populated prior year is available within the two-year fallback window. A rating cannot be calculated without these figures.
How ratings work →Revenue
$189.7K
Expenses
$185.8K
Assets
$41.1K
Staff
5
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
Funding Sectors
HealthEducationCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
CanterburyWest Coast
About
Mission
Our Vision is that every person with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID in Canterbury and West Coast lives the best quality of life possible. Our Mission is: • To improve the wellbeing of people, families and carers affected by ME/CFS and long COVID by providing information, validation, clinical support, connection, practical support, and advocacy. • To improve the quality of care available for those affected by ME/CFS and long COVID by providing education, direction, and support to health professionals and the wider community.
Key Statistics
Annual Revenue
$189.7K
Total Expenses
$185.8K
Net Assets
-
Staff
5
employees
Volunteers
5
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (16 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Expense Breakdown
API DataBased 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
1.9mo
Could operate 1.9 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
$0.00
Costs $0.00 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient
Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology
Revenue Diversification
7
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,322
High Concentration: 97% of revenue from Donations
Donations96.5%
Other3.0%
Investment Income0.5%
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 148 peers · Health · $100K – $1M
Rating Score
0
Revenue
$190K
Reserve Months
0.0
Surplus
$4K
Staff Cost %
0%
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Registration
Registration NumberCC32072
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered
Sector & Activities
Primary Sector
HealthData 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: 23 April 2026.
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