Finlay Park Trust — Religion Charity in Cambridge

Finlay Park Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Cambridge, Cambridge. CharityData rates this charity A (90.3/100). Annual revenue: $2.5M NZD. Financial data as at May 2025.

Finlay Park Trust is part of the same organisation as Finlay Park Board (CC29599). Each registration files its own accounts.

Mission: The mission and objectives of the Trust include: - To provide group camping facilities and programmes for a wide variety of social organisations (including schools, clubs, businesses, etc) - To provide group camping facilities, programmes and resources to assist Christian organisations minister to the needs of their people or local communities - To provide a unique and challenging environment for young and old alike to build them up and equip them for life - To operate in a safe way as not to intentionally harm any individual - To initiate, establish and administer community and social services for people of all ages who for any reason are in need of counselling or assistance

Registration Number
CC31133
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (90.3/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Cambridge, Cambridge
Email
claire@finlaypark.co.nz
Data as at
May 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other charities, Religious groups, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.4M NZD
Total Assets
$1.0M NZD
Net Assets
$0.5M NZD
Reserve Months
3.4 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
18
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-05-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.5M$2.4M$0.5M
2024$2.2M$2.3M$0.4M
2023$2.2M$1.6M$0.5M
2022$1.1M$1.4M$0.3M
2021$1.7M$1.5M$0.6M
2020$1.3M$1.2M$0.5M
2019$1.7M$1.4M$0.6M
2018$1.3M$1.1M$0.3M
2017$1.4M$1.3M$0.6M
2016$1.2M$1.0M$0.5M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A
Overall Score
90.3/100
Financial Score
96.9
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Jason MastersTrustee2025-06-19
Gustaaf JohannesManaging Director2023-09-04

Former Officers (19)

  • Kenneth Keyte — Trustee
  • Dale Drake — Trustee (departed 2025-02-06)
  • Alicia Drake — Trustee (departed 2025-02-06)
  • Alistair Paterson — Trustee (departed 2026-06-18)
  • Paul Haycock — Trustee
  • Sharon Haycock — Trustee (departed 2025-11-26)
  • Brian Sullivan — Trustee (departed 2018-04-30)
  • Murray Hunt — Trustee (departed 2015-05-07)
  • Jonathan Ruthven — Trustee (departed 2021-12-31)
  • Ian Tarbotton — Chair
  • Jonathan Hall — Trustee (departed 2023-08-02)
  • Jeffery Pairaudeau — Trustee (departed 2009-11-04)
  • Bruce Haycock — Trustee (departed 2016-07-28)
  • Andrew Court — Trustee (departed 2010-10-21)
  • Ronald Preest — Trustee (departed 2019-12-01)
  • Ian Stratford — Trustee (departed 2011-11-21)
  • Brian Havill — Trustee (departed 2018-12-13)
  • Arthur Finlay — Trustee (departed 2019-03-28)
  • Jack Troughton — Secretary (departed 2012-12-31)

Similar Charities in Religion

ReligionCharitable Trust

Finlay Park Trust

CC31133Cambridge, CambridgeRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 May 2025Rating3d ago

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

A
90/100
Financial
97
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$2.5M

Expenses

$2.4M

Assets

$956.5K

Staff

18

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

About

Mission

The mission and objectives of the Trust include: - To provide group camping facilities and programmes for a wide variety of social organisations (including schools, clubs, businesses, etc) - To provide group camping facilities, programmes and resources to assist Christian organisations minister to the needs of their people or local communities - To provide a unique and challenging environment for young and old alike to build them up and equip them for life - To operate in a safe way as not to intentionally harm any individual - To initiate, establish and administer community and social services for people of all ages who for any reason are in need of counselling or assistance

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOther charitiesReligious groupsOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.5M
Total Expenses
$2.4M
Net Assets
$500.7K
Staff
18
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
3.4mo
Could operate 3.4 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

9
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,119
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Other
Other95.4%
Donations4.2%
Investment Income0.5%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 35 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
90
#2/36
Revenue
$2.5M
#15/36
Reserve Months
3.4
#1/36
Surplus
$140K
#22/36
Staff Cost %
44%
#36/36

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

Rating

A
Score: 90.3/100
Financial
96.9
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 97 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 84 → A.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Cambridge, Cambridge

Registration

Registration NumberCC31133
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated16 Jul 2001
Registered office
35 Ellis Street, Frankton, Hamilton
Differs from Charities Register address (117 Finlay Road, RD 2, Maungatautari, Cambridge, 3494, Cambridge, Cambridge). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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: 4 October 2026.