The Nurse Maude Foundation — Health Charity in Christchurch

The Nurse Maude Foundation is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C (63.8/100). Annual revenue: $2.4M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

The Nurse Maude Foundation is part of the same organisation as Nurse Maude Association (CC33137). Each registration files its own accounts.

Mission: To receive, hold and administer the capital funds received by Nurse Maude Association or the Nurse Maude Foundation from the community for the benefit of community healthcare and palliative services

Registration Number
CC34315
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (63.8/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Website
http://www.nursemaude.org.nz
Email
frank.chyr@nursemaude.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$24.1M NZD
Net Assets
$24.1M NZD
Reserve Months
3671.8 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
0
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.4M$0.1M$24.1M
2024$3.1M$0.1M$25.7M
2023$0.9M$0.0M$20.1M
2022$0.9M$0.1M$20.5M
2021$1.8M$0.1M$21.5M
2020$3.1M$0.1M$18.9M
2019$0.9M$0.1M$18.3M
2018$1.1M$0.1M$15.3M
2017$1.9M$0.1M$16.7M
2016$0.9M$0.1M$15.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
63.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 3 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 (24)

  • Louise Zacest — CEO
  • Emma Henshall — Cfo (departed 2026-01-30)
  • Catherine Andrew — Trustee
  • Andrew Oorschot — Trustee
  • Gareth Brooks — Trustee (departed 2022-07-05)
  • Darryn Russell — Trustee (departed 2018-06-05)
  • Fiona Pimm — Trustee (departed 2018-06-05)
  • Darrell Nicklin — Chief Financial Officer (departed 2024-12-02)
  • Timothy Keenan — Trustee (departed 2019-12-02)
  • Lewis Hudson — Trustee (departed 2018-06-05)
  • Susi McLean — Trustee (departed 2014-07-01)
  • Mark Marshall — Trustee (departed 2018-06-05)
  • David Lang — Trustee
  • James Magee — Chief Executive (departed 2025-09-26)
  • Murray Hendy — Chief Financial Officer (departed 2013-12-02)
  • Reginald Garters — Trustee (departed 2015-12-01)
  • Jane Parfitt — Trustee (departed 2013-12-02)
  • David Spence — Trustee (departed 2013-12-02)
  • Diana Sullivan — Trustee (departed 2015-12-01)
  • George Town — Trustee (departed 2010-11-29)

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The Nurse Maude Foundation

CC34315Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

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

C
64/100
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 6. 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

$2.4M

Expenses

$78.9K

Assets

$24.1M

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.

Relationship: related_entity

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
HealthCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Canterbury

About

Mission

To receive, hold and administer the capital funds received by Nurse Maude Association or the Nurse Maude Foundation from the community for the benefit of community healthcare and palliative services

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.4M
Total Expenses
$78.9K
Net Assets
$24.1M
Staff
0
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

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

33
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,682
Donations79.0%
Other21.0%

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

Peer Comparison

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

Rating Score
64
#30/68
Revenue
$2.4M
#30/68
Reserve Months
3671.8
#1/68
Surplus
$2.3M
#5/68
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/68

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

Rating

C
Score: 63.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 70 → 64 after red-flag penalties → C.
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC34315
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated6 Sept 1989
Registered office
15 Mansfield Avenue, St Albans, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Sponsors / undertakes researchOther - Acts an Umbrella body

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