Bone Marrow Cancer Trust — Health Charity in Christchurch

Bone Marrow Cancer Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. CharityData rates this charity B (79.5/100). Annual revenue: $3.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2026.

Bone Marrow Cancer Trust is part of the same organisation as Bone Marrow Cancer Research Trust (CC24315). Each registration files its own accounts.

Mission: Our Purpose: Caring for those with cancer and life threatening illnesses by providing a home away from home and funding cancer research to find a cure. Our Vision - Caring and Giving Hope

Registration Number
CC21509
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-03-02
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (79.5/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
accounts@bmct.org.nz
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$3.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.9M NZD
Total Assets
$29.0M NZD
Net Assets
$27.9M NZD
Reserve Months
7.2 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
23
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$3.3M$2.9M$27.9M
2025$5.6M$2.1M$27.5M
2024$7.6M$1.4M$24.1M
2023$3.0M$1.3M$17.8M
2022$3.4M$1.0M$16.1M
2021$1.1M$0.9M$13.7M
2020$1.7M$1.1M$13.5M
2019$1.5M$0.9M$13.1M
2018$1.5M$0.9M$12.6M
2017$1.4M$0.8M$12.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
79.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 2 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 (9)

NameRoleAppointed
Alex GiesenTrustee2023-06-13
Shannon WrightTrustee2023-04-24
Emma DavisTrustee2020-07-21
Sean MacPhersonTrustee2019-06-18
John HansenTrustee2017-04-06
Jeremy FloodTrustee2017-02-09
Maxwell BremnerTrustee2008-07-01
George HooftTrustee2008-07-01
Priscilla GlassonTrustee2008-03-03

Former Officers (13)

  • Kylie Williams — Trustee (departed 2023-12-14)
  • Philip De joux — Trustee (departed 2026-07-14)
  • Lucy Powell — Trustee (departed 2018-03-15)
  • Suzanne Bell — Trustee (departed 2019-10-17)
  • Peter Stephen Ganly — Trustee (departed 2019-06-18)
  • Stephen John Kilpatrick — Trustee (departed 2008-06-30)
  • Alfred Lewis McIvor — Trustee (departed 2023-06-13)
  • Michelle Mary Lagan — Trustee (departed 2010-12-17)
  • Graham John Paull — Trustee (departed 2016-06-21)
  • Christopher Edward Turland — Trustee (departed 2010-06-15)
  • Philip Thomas Vink — Trustee (departed 2016-11-22)
  • Allison Nicol — CEO (departed 2019-07-31)
  • June Leeming — Patron (departed 2025-07-15)

Funding Sources

  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $304,752.88
  • The Lion Foundation — $170,000
  • Air Rescue Services Limited — $75,864.92
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $75,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $57,929.78
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $55,000
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $52,264.66
  • Lion Foundation — $40,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $25,000
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $23,500
  • Redwood Trust Incorporated — $10,000
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $7,680

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Bone Marrow Cancer Trust

CC21509Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 2 Mar 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating2d ago

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

B
80/100
Financial
100
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 9. 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

$3.3M

Expenses

$2.9M

Assets

$29.0M

Staff

23

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

About

Mission

Our Purpose: Caring for those with cancer and life threatening illnesses by providing a home away from home and funding cancer research to find a cure. Our Vision - Caring and Giving Hope

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauOlder people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.3M
Total Expenses
$2.9M
Net Assets
$27.9M
Staff
23
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
7.2mo
Could operate 7.2 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

45
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,496
Government Grants71.4%
Donations14.2%
Other14.0%
Investment Income0.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
80
#13/68
Revenue
$3.3M
#20/68
Reserve Months
7.2
#1/68
Surplus
$396K
#25/68
Staff Cost %
40%
#68/68

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

Rating History

B
2026
Score: 79.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
F
2025
Score: 15.0
Financial: 0 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B
Score: 79.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → B.
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC21509
Entity TypeTrust
Registered2 Mar 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated14 May 1991
Registered office
1 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 28 September 2026.