White Matter Brain Cancer Charitable TrustHealth Charity in Christchurch

White Matter Brain Cancer Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (73.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: Provide financial assistance for a person diagnosed with brain cancer to enable them or close family to obtain respite or similar care

Registration Number
CC53727
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2016-08-08
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (73.8/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
hello@whitematterbraincancertrust.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2026

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
10.2 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.0M$0.1M-
2025$0.1M$0.1M-
2024$0.0M$0.1M-
2023$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2022$0.1M$0.1M-
2021$0.0M$0.1M-
2020$0.1M$0.1M$0.2M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2018$0.2M$0.1M$0.1M
2017$0.2M$0.1M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
73.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Philippa WorthingtonTrustee2018-03-14
Stephen BoockTrustee2016-07-16
Stewart StanleyTrustee2016-07-16
John CoughlanTrustee2016-07-16
Aedeen Boadita-CormicanTrustee2016-07-06

Former Officers (1)

  • James WorthingtonTrustee (departed 2017-11-24)

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White Matter Brain Cancer Charitable Trust

CC53727Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 8 Aug 2016
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials5mo agoRating3d ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B-
74/100
Financial
78
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 recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.

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

$47.6K

Expenses

$104.7K

Staff

2

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

This trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
HealthSocial Services
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Canterbury

About

Mission

Provide financial assistance for a person diagnosed with brain cancer to enable them or close family to obtain respite or similar care

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$47.6K
Total Expenses
$104.7K
Net Assets
-
Staff
2
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
10.2mo
Could operate 10.2 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

22
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,812
High Concentration: 88% of revenue from Donations
Donations87.7%
Other10.9%
Investment Income1.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 232 peers · Health · Under $100K

Rating Score
74
#8/233
Revenue
$48K
#63/233
Reserve Months
10.2
#1/233
Surplus
$-57K
#225/233
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/233

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

Rating History

B-
2026
Score: 73.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
B-
2025
Score: 73.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B-
Score: 73.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 70 → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC53727
Entity TypeTrust
Registered8 Aug 2016
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeTrust
Incorporated27 Feb 2020

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: 15 September 2026.