Giant Leap Foundation Charitable Trust — Social Services Charity in Waiheke Island

Giant Leap Foundation Charitable Trust is a Incorporated Society charity in the Social Services sector, based in Waiheke Island, Waiheke Island. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (72.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Education, training, promotion and advocacy of the arts, creative activities, and wellbeing of Deaf, Disabled Persons, and disadvantaged or cultural minority groups.

Registration Number
CC28020
Charity Type
Incorporated Society
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (72.5/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Waiheke Island, Waiheke Island
Email
giantleaptrust@gmail.com
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Other charities, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
146.7 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.4M
2020$0.0M$0.1M$0.0M
2019$0.0M$0.1M$0.0M
2018$0.0M$0.1M$0.0M
2017$0.0M$0.1M$0.0M
2016$0.3M$0.0M$0.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
72.5/100
Financial Score
80
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Karen O'LearyTrustee2007-03-14
Richard GrimsdaleTrustee2001-10-14

Former Officers (2)

  • Michael Northcott — Trustee (departed 2020-10-20)
  • Charmaine Hyland — Trustee (departed 2008-04-30)

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Giant Leap Foundation Charitable Trust

CC28020Waiheke Island, Waiheke IslandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating4d ago

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

B-
73/100
Balance sheet from 2024 used (not reported this year)
Financial
80
Governance
55
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.

  • Small board structure
    2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties

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

$17.0K

Expenses

$23.7K

Staff

1

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
HealthEducationArts & CultureCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
ElderlyPeople with Disabilities
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Education, training, promotion and advocacy of the arts, creative activities, and wellbeing of Deaf, Disabled Persons, and disadvantaged or cultural minority groups.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$17.0K
Total Expenses
$23.7K
Net Assets
-
Staff
1
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
143.3mo
Could operate 143.3 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 276 peers · Social Services · Under $100K

Rating Score
73
#19/277
Revenue
$17K
#154/277
Reserve Months
146.7
#1/277
Surplus
$-7K
#236/277
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/277

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

Rating

B-
Score: 72.5/100
Financial
80
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 80 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 65 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2016

Contact Details

Address
Waiheke Island, Waiheke Island

Registration

Registration NumberCC28020
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated6 Aug 2004
Registered office
22 Margaret Reeve Lane, RD 1, Waiheke Island

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes research

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: 5 October 2026.