Frontier Action Charitable Trust — Community Development Charity in Wellington

Frontier Action Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C+ (69/100). Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: A) To partner with NGO's currently in India and Bangladesh who engage in community development in which local communities and the people in them are enabled to take responsibility for the life, health, safety and development of the community in which they live. B) To provide quality property management services to our tenants and provide a learning environment for how to have a positive relationship with their property manager. For many of them, their tenancy agreement is the first or second formal agreement to which they have been a party. Our goal is to prepare them to develop co-operative relationships with future property managers.

Registration Number
CC26596
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-24
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (69/100)
Sector
Community Development
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
robert@housingplus.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$7.1M NZD
Net Assets
$7.1M NZD
Reserve Months
1006.7 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.4M$0.1M$7.1M
2024$0.5M$0.1M$2.5M
2023$0.6M$0.1M$6.3M
2022$0.5M$0.2M$3.4M
2021$0.5M$0.2M$3.1M
2020$0.5M$0.1M$2.8M
2019$0.5M$0.1M$2.4M
2018$0.4M$0.1M$2.1M
2017$0.5M$0.1M$1.7M
2016$0.5M$0.2M$1.4M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
69/100
Financial Score
75
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.8%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (4)

  • Wendy Vink — Trustee
  • Robert Baker — Trustee
  • Wayne Kirkland — Trustee (departed 2016-04-01)
  • Paul Vink — Trustee

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FunderCommunity DevelopmentCharitable TrustCharitable Trust

Frontier Action Charitable Trust

CC26596Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 24 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

C+
69/100
Financial
75
Governance
55
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 3. 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.

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Revenue

$403.0K

Expenses

$64.1K

Assets

$7.1M

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.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
HealthEducationEnvironmentArts & CultureCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Wellington

About

Mission

A) To partner with NGO's currently in India and Bangladesh who engage in community development in which local communities and the people in them are enabled to take responsibility for the life, health, safety and development of the community in which they live. B) To provide quality property management services to our tenants and provide a learning environment for how to have a positive relationship with their property manager. For many of them, their tenancy agreement is the first or second formal agreement to which they have been a party. Our goal is to prepare them to develop co-operative relationships with future property managers.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOther charitiesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$403.0K
Total Expenses
$64.1K
Net Assets
$7.1M
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
82c
For every $1 spent, 82c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
1006.7mo
Could operate 1006.7 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
Fundraising Cost
$0.00
Costs $0.00 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

54
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,616
Investment Income60.8%
Other28.3%
Donations10.9%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 147 peers · Community Development · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
69
#30/148
Revenue
$403K
#52/148
Reserve Months
1006.7
#1/148
Surplus
$339K
#5/148
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/148

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

Rating

C+
Score: 69/100
Financial
75
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 75 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 63 → C+.
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Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC26596
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered24 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated9 Jan 1995
Registered office
160 Adelaide Road, Mount Cook, Wellington

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Community Development
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes research

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