Chilton Saint James School — Education Charity in Lower Hutt

Chilton Saint James School is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. CharityData rates this charity B (78.2/100). Annual revenue: $7.5M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Chilton Saint James School provides for the education of girls.

Registration Number
CC28264
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (78.2/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
Email
accounts@chilton.school.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$7.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$7.9M NZD
Total Assets
$7.0M NZD
Net Assets
$3.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.3 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
73
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$7.5M$7.9M$3.1M
2024$7.8M$7.8M$3.5M
2023$7.0M$7.5M$3.5M
2022$6.7M$7.2M$4.0M
2021$7.0M$7.3M$4.4M
2020$7.3M$7.5M$4.7M
2019$6.8M$7.0M$4.9M
2018$7.1M$7.1M$5.1M
2017$7.1M$7.1M$5.1M
2016$7.4M$7.4M$5.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
78.2/100
Financial Score
83.8
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Hamish ArmstrongTrustee2026-08-27
Rose MiaoTrustee2026-06-22
Steve StrawbridgeTrustee2026-06-22
Patrick RozendaalTrustee2026-06-22
Chloe Longdin-PriskTrustee2026-06-22
Ross CameronTrustee2026-01-01
Elizabeth FriendTrustee2022-03-01

Former Officers (29)

  • Nicola Chilton — Trustee (departed 2026-06-22)
  • Oliver Lerwill — Trustee (departed 2023-12-08)
  • Sarah Warnock — Trustee (departed 2026-06-22)
  • Jimmy Zhou — Trustee (departed 2026-06-22)
  • Leanne Brocklebank — Trustee (departed 2022-05-01)
  • Kenneth Hosie — Trustee (departed 2021-07-05)
  • Ben Smith — Trustee (departed 2020-03-31)
  • Fleur Revell-devlin — Trustee (departed 2018-12-01)
  • Richard Francis — Trustee (departed 2023-12-08)
  • Catherine Milnes — Trustee (departed 2023-12-08)
  • Richard MacManus — Trustee (departed 2018-12-01)
  • Chris Canton — Trustee (departed 2021-11-18)
  • Jenny Hoadley — Trustee (departed 2018-05-01)
  • Richard Bourne — Trustee (departed 2021-07-05)
  • Graeme Gibson — Trustee (departed 2015-12-31)
  • Kaylee Donald — Trustee (departed 2019-12-31)
  • Bryn Griffiths — Trustee (departed 2015-08-01)
  • Gregory Adlam — Trustee (departed 2018-05-01)
  • William Thorne — Trustee (departed 2018-05-08)
  • Anthony McNeil — Trustee (departed 2015-02-28)

Funding Sources

  • Pelorus Trust — $3,891.47

Service Providers

  • PKF

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Chilton Saint James School

CC28264Lower Hutt, Lower HuttRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating4d ago

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

B
78/100
Financial
84
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 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.

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

$7.5M

Expenses

$7.9M

Assets

$7.0M

Staff

73

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

About

Mission

Chilton Saint James School provides for the education of girls.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$7.5M
Total Expenses
$7.9M
Net Assets
$3.1M
Staff
73
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
0.3mo
Could operate 0.3 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

23
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,665
High Concentration: 87% of revenue from Other
Other86.5%
Donations13.5%
Investment Income0.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
78
#12/38
Revenue
$7.5M
#4/38
Reserve Months
0.3
#1/38
Surplus
$-435K
#35/38
Staff Cost %
69%
#38/38

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

Rating History

B
2025
Score: 78.2
Financial: 84 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
B-
2024
Score: 74.8
Financial: 83 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B
Score: 78.2/100
Financial
83.8
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 84 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 73 → B.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt

Registration

Registration NumberCC28264
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated31 Mar 1922
Registered office
124 Waterloo Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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