The EJ & MC O'Brien TrustHealth Charity in Lower Hutt

The EJ & MC O'Brien Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C- (56.2/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Provision of assistance to the sick,aged,infirm,disabled,handicapped,destitute,poor,needy or helpless persons. Also assistance to organisations assisting those with mental disorder

Registration Number
CC26735
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-26
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C- (56.2/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
Email
pat.sheehan@pkfkendons.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.2M NZD
Net Assets
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

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

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C-
Overall Score
56.2/100
Financial Score
81
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 5 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 (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (10)

  • Anne KoogeTrustee
  • Esther KellyTrustee (departed 2022-10-12)
  • James BoyleTrustee (departed 2023-03-20)
  • Kevin PlantTrustee
  • Ronald McgrathTrustee
  • Patrick SheehanTrustee
  • Peter McLeodTrustee
  • John GroganTrustee (departed 2008-05-08)
  • Patrick CleggTrustee (departed 2017-03-10)
  • Peter DegerholmTrustee (departed 2017-03-10)

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The EJ & MC O'Brien Trust

CC26735Lower Hutt, Lower HuttRegistered 26 Jun 2008
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2025Ratingyesterday

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

C-
56/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
81
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 designated
    Board of 5 with no chair designated on the register

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

$5.4K

Expenses

$9.8K

Assets

$171.6K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). 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.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Community Development
Beneficiaries
ElderlyPeople with Disabilities
Geographic Focus
Wellington

About

Mission

Provision of assistance to the sick,aged,infirm,disabled,handicapped,destitute,poor,needy or helpless persons. Also assistance to organisations assisting those with mental disorder

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$5.4K
Total Expenses
$9.8K
Net Assets
$171.2K
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 226 peers · Health · Under $100K

Rating Score
56
#49/227
Revenue
$5K
#175/227
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/227
Surplus
$-4K
#169/227
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/227

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

Rating

C-
Score: 56.2/100
Financial
81
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 81 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 71 → 56 after red-flag penalties → C-.
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Contact Details

Address
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt

Registration

Registration NumberCC26735
Entity TypeTrust
Registered26 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health

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: 11 September 2026.