CORE Education Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Christchurch
CORE Education Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2015.
Mission: The primary objects and purposes of the Trust are the following charitable purposes within New Zealand - To advance education by: a) researching, applying and disseminating the benefits of new technologies; b) developing innovative, creative and effective learning environments; c) promoting the importance of research; d) assisting educational institutions and teachers to obtain better classroom resources; e) assisting education institutions and teachers to understand technology.
- Registration Number
- CC49017
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2012-06-26
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- cathy.mulligan@core-ed.ac.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- June 2015
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $4.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $4.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2015-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $0.1M | $0.3M | $4.1M |
| 2014 | $0.6M | $0.0M | $0.6M |
| 2013 | $3.8M | $0.0M | $3.8M |
| 2012 | - | - | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (11)
- Joshua Wharehinga — Trustee
- Cadence Kaumoana — Trustee
- Linda Tame — Trustee
- Louise Edwards — Trustee (departed 2021-12-31)
- Catherine McMillan — Trustee
- Anthony Hall — Trustee (departed 2021-12-31)
- Ronnie Davey — Trustee (departed 2017-08-03)
- Martin Hadlee — Trustee (departed 2017-12-12)
- Frank Owen — Trustee (departed 2017-12-12)
- Gillian Heald — Trustee (departed 2018-12-31)
- Vincent Ham — Trustee (departed 2013-06-04)
Reporting Group Members
CORE Education Charitable Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 1 sibling charity:
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CORE Education Charitable Trust
Financial data as at June 2015. Sourced from Charities Services register.
The most recent financial filing with Charities Services is more than three years old. Until a current return is filed, a rating is not assigned.
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. 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.
- Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings2 current trustees also serve on the board of another charity in the same Charities Services reporting group (group has 2 member charities filing one consolidated annual return). Group-internal cross-trusteeship can be operationally efficient but should be visible to donors.
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$319.1K
$4.4M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2015). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Grant-Making Trust
Special Entity TypeThis trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.
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The primary objects and purposes of the Trust are the following charitable purposes within New Zealand - To advance education by: a) researching, applying and disseminating the benefits of new technologies; b) developing innovative, creative and effective learning environments; c) promoting the importance of research; d) assisting educational institutions and teachers to obtain better classroom resources; e) assisting education institutions and teachers to understand technology.
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Ranked against 289 peers · Education · Under $100K
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Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return
CORE Education Charitable Trust is one of 2 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.
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