The Wellington Multiple Sclerosis Society Incorporated — Education Charity in Wellington

The Wellington Multiple Sclerosis Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Wellington Multiple Sclerosis (WMS) works to provide meaningful and timely serves to people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) in the Wellington Region to help them better connect with the community and their environment, and to access the services available to them. WMS does this by providing a Field Worker (F/W) service throughout the region. The T/W's work closely with PwMS in order to provide advocacy services no their behalf and to ensure they are referred to the appropriate medial and social services. F/W's also undertake needs assessments and co-ordinate follow-up, education, and home visits. These services are support by regular support group meetings in the community, Facebook, a web site, and a regular newsletter.

Registration Number
CC10482
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2007-06-18
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
info@mswellington.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (society)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$0.8M NZD
Net Assets
$0.7M 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$0.3M$0.7M
2024$0.5M$0.2M$0.8M
2023$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2022$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$-0.0M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$-0.0M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$-0.0M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$-0.0M
2017$0.1M$0.2M$0.0M
2016$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Alina PesciniSecretary2025-06-17
Alarna SharrattCommittee Member2019-05-25
Stephen McCloskeyPresident2016-04-14
Ross JudgeTreasurer2015-12-01

Former Officers (23)

  • Eric Daubé — Committee Member (departed 2023-03-31)
  • Heather Davey — President (departed 2023-07-31)
  • Natarajan Viswanathan — President (departed 2020-06-30)
  • Laura Dempsey — Committee Member (departed 2023-01-01)
  • Samuel Fisher — Committee Member (departed 2021-05-30)
  • Jennifer Sompson — Committee Member (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Michael Stewart — Secretary (departed 2016-11-30)
  • Alan Woodside — President (departed 2012-03-31)
  • William Pitt — President (departed 2019-07-21)
  • Steven Molotsky — Treasurer (departed 2013-03-21)
  • Carolyn Philliskirk — Committee Member (departed 2016-12-02)
  • Rachel Pentecost — Committee Member (departed 2009-12-31)
  • Elizabeth Wilkinson — Committee Member (departed 2013-03-21)
  • Brett Harland — Committee Member (departed 2009-03-30)
  • Andrew John Woodside — Committee Member (departed 2013-03-21)
  • Kaye Mary Keighley — Secretary (departed 2009-03-30)
  • Coleen Alice Wilkinson — Treasurer (departed 2009-12-31)
  • Janet Edith Kelly — President (departed 2009-03-30)
  • Maxine Harland — Committee Member (departed 2013-12-03)
  • Michael John Haylock — Committee Member (departed 2009-12-31)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $48,000
  • Trust House Foundation — $3,800

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The Wellington Multiple Sclerosis Society Incorporated

CC10482Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 18 Jun 2007
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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.)

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Revenue

$188.3K

Expenses

$287.6K

Assets

$760.2K

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
EducationEnvironmentSocial ServicesCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
WellingtonNationwide

About

Mission

Wellington Multiple Sclerosis (WMS) works to provide meaningful and timely serves to people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) in the Wellington Region to help them better connect with the community and their environment, and to access the services available to them. WMS does this by providing a Field Worker (F/W) service throughout the region. The T/W's work closely with PwMS in order to provide advocacy services no their behalf and to ensure they are referred to the appropriate medial and social services. F/W's also undertake needs assessments and co-ordinate follow-up, education, and home visits. These services are support by regular support group meetings in the community, Facebook, a web site, and a regular newsletter.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOlder peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$188.3K
Total Expenses
$287.6K
Net Assets
$737.0K
Staff
3
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (19 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
1.9mo
Could operate 1.9 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
$0.01
Costs $0.01 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

67
Score /100
Moderate
HHI: 3,342
Government Grants37.0%
Other34.4%
Donations28.1%
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 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#38/133
Revenue
$188K
#91/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$-99K
#125/133
Staff Cost %
73%
#133/133

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: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2023
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC10482
Entity TypeTrust
Registered18 Jun 2007
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated6 Aug 1964
Registered office
8 Braemar Terrace, Johnsonville, Wellington, 6012

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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