New Zealand Brain Research Limited — Health Charity in Christchurch
New Zealand Brain Research Limited is a Company charity in the Health sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $1.5M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: NZBRI improves brain-health for our community, through research, education and best clinical practice · A collaborative, cross-institutional organization involved in brain research · We have a high-tech focus · We also provide clinical services and care which makes us unique in Canterbury · We are focused on education of patients AND the public · We nurture young research talent · We are based in Canterbury, but the impact of our work is global
- Registration Number
- CC20457
- Charity Type
- Company
- Registration Date
- 2008-01-10
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- health@cmrf.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 10
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $2.5M |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $1.0M | $1.4M | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $3.0M |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $1.5M | $3.3M |
| 2019 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.6M |
| 2018 | $1.2M | $0.8M | $1.4M |
| 2017 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.5M |
| 2016 | $2.4M | $1.3M | $1.5M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy Johnston | Executive Member | 2025-08-20 |
| Amanda Landers | Executive Member | 2025-08-20 |
| Andrew Thompson | Executive Member | 2025-08-20 |
| Sue Sullivan | Executive Member | 2025-05-01 |
| Simon Carey | Treasurer | 2016-10-12 |
Former Officers (18)
- Guy Robert Johnson — Secretary
- Rachael Todd — Executive Member (departed 2024-07-23)
- Caroline Stark — Executive Member (departed 2024-05-31)
- Colin McDougall — Commercial Director (departed 2022-06-01)
- Geoffrey Cranko — Executive Member (departed 2025-05-28)
- David Murdoch — Director (departed 2021-10-22)
- Ian Wright — Executive Member (departed 2023-12-04)
- Richard Sudell — Chair (departed 2024-08-31)
- Virginia Spoors — Director (departed 2023-12-05)
- Cheryl Doig — Chair Person (departed 2021-03-31)
- Steve Weaver — Director (departed 2017-08-16)
- Richard Faull — Director (departed 2016-05-31)
- Sue Bramwell — Director (departed 2015-12-09)
- Michael Stenhouse — Director (departed 2018-06-20)
- Ian Town — Director (departed 2013-10-09)
- Peter Hadyn John — Director (departed 2013-04-10)
- Ivan MacGregor Donaldson — Director (departed 2021-12-15)
- John Greenwood Bayley — Director (departed 2016-08-10)
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New Zealand Brain Research Limited
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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.)
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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NZBRI improves brain-health for our community, through research, education and best clinical practice · A collaborative, cross-institutional organization involved in brain research · We have a high-tech focus · We also provide clinical services and care which makes us unique in Canterbury · We are focused on education of patients AND the public · We nurture young research talent · We are based in Canterbury, but the impact of our work is global
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