Gillies McIndoe Research Institute — Health Charity in Wellington

Gillies McIndoe Research Institute is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity C+ (68.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To find better ways of relieving human suffering through paradigm-changing medical science research.

Registration Number
CC43660
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2010-02-21
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (68.5/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
david.hulston@bakertillysr.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.0M NZD
Total Assets
$5.6M NZD
Net Assets
$5.3M NZD
Reserve Months
31.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
7
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.3M$2.0M$5.3M
2024$3.2M$2.1M$5.0M
2023$2.1M$1.6M$3.8M
2022$3.7M$1.8M$3.3M
2021$1.4M$2.1M$1.4M
2020$2.1M$2.3M$2.1M
2019$2.2M$2.3M$2.4M
2018$2.4M$2.3M$2.5M
2017$2.2M$2.1M$2.4M
2016$1.9M$1.9M$2.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
68.5/100
Financial Score
70
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (18)

  • Dawn Elder — Trustee
  • Peter Ryan — Trustee
  • Mark Hargreaves — Trustee
  • Lorraine Thomson — Trustee (departed 2024-06-18)
  • Trevor FitzJohn — Trustee
  • Graeme Blair — Trustee (departed 2017-09-11)
  • Jane Parker — Trustee (departed 2018-10-09)
  • Virginia Hope — Trustee (departed 2016-12-13)
  • Swee Tan — Trustee
  • Paul Baines — Trustee (departed 2023-06-27)
  • Catherine Collings — Trustee (departed 2014-02-11)
  • David Hulston — Trustee
  • Peter Glensor — Trustee (departed 2017-09-11)
  • Graham Langridge — Trustee (departed 2011-12-01)
  • Christopher Rickit — Trustee (departed 2012-05-24)
  • Colin Calcinai — Trustee (departed 2012-05-23)
  • Peter Crampton — Trustee (departed 2012-04-02)
  • Paul Davis — Trustee

Funding Sources

  • New Zealand Community Trust — $508,560

Similar Charities in Health

HealthTrust

Gillies McIndoe Research Institute

CC43660Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 21 Feb 2010
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

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

C+
69/100
Financial
70
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (2)

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 7. 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.
  • Same audit firm for many years
    Same audit firm (Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Limited) for 5 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight

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

$2.3M

Expenses

$2.0M

Assets

$5.6M

Staff

7

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

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.

About

Mission

To find better ways of relieving human suffering through paradigm-changing medical science research.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicPeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.3M
Total Expenses
$2.0M
Net Assets
$5.3M
Staff
7
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (15 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
31mo
Could operate 31 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

37
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,309
Donations77.0%
Other19.1%
Investment Income3.9%

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
69
#23/68
Revenue
$2.3M
#30/68
Reserve Months
31.0
#1/68
Surplus
$351K
#26/68
Staff Cost %
41%
#68/68

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

Rating

C+
Score: 68.5/100
Financial
70
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 70 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 67 → C+.
View Full Score Breakdown

Is this your charity?

Claim your profile to view analytics, submit corrections, and improve your rating.

Claim This Profile

Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC43660
Entity TypeTrust
Registered21 Feb 2010
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated9 Feb 2010
Registered office
7 Hospital Road, Newtown, Wellington

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacySponsors / undertakes researchOther - 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: 29 September 2026.