Grief Support and Education Charitable Trust — Health Charity in Auckland

Grief Support and Education Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C- (57.4/100). Annual revenue: $2.6M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To support every person, regardless of financial circumstance, through their individual loss and grief journey by providing quality counselling, resources, and support groups; sourcing necessary funding; delivering appropriate training, education and research opportunities; partnering with aligned organisations; and effectively engaging with our communities.

Registration Number
CC38713
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2009-03-22
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C- (57.4/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Website
http://www.griefcentre.co.nz
Email
admin@griefcentre.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2025

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

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.7M NZD
Total Assets
$0.6M NZD
Net Assets
$0.3M NZD
Reserve Months
1.2 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
9
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.6M$2.7M$0.3M
2024$2.4M$2.5M$0.4M
2023$2.0M$1.8M$0.5M
2022$1.7M$1.5M$0.3M
2021$1.1M$1.0M$0.2M
2020$0.7M$0.7M$0.1M
2019$0.5M$0.5M$0.1M
2018$0.4M$0.4M$0.1M
2017$0.3M$0.3M$0.1M
2016$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C-
Overall Score
57.4/100
Financial Score
54.2
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (13)

  • Marcus Hayes — Trustee
  • Jane Skeen — Trustee
  • Wade Downey — Trustee
  • Monica Briggs — Trustee (departed 2026-01-16)
  • Sumita Paul — Trustee
  • Amanda Collier — Trustee (departed 2016-12-16)
  • Annette Cuplan — Trustee (departed 2018-06-08)
  • Mark Ebery — Trustee (departed 2015-11-20)
  • Andrew Thompson — Trustee (departed 2016-12-16)
  • Margaret Agee — Trustee
  • Mary Frayling — Trustee
  • Gaynor Larsen — Trustee (departed 2017-03-24)
  • Stephen Dil — Trustee (departed 2024-12-31)

Funding Sources

  • Foundation North — $120,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $66,250
  • Foundation North — $45,000
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $43,837
  • Foundation North — $30,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $27,400
  • Foundation North — $25,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $24,000
  • Foundation North — $15,000
  • One Foundation — $14,955.95
  • Blue Sky Community Trust — $12,360
  • Foundation North — $10,000
  • The North and South Trust Limited — $7,064
  • Auckland Foundation — $4,000
  • Constellation Communities Trust — $3,118
  • Trillian Trust — $1,999
  • Milestone Foundation — $1,580
  • Pelorus Trust — $1,400
  • Blue Sky Community Trust — $869

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Grief Support and Education Charitable Trust

CC38713Auckland, AucklandRegistered 22 Mar 2009
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

C-
57/100
Financial
54
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 6. 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

$2.6M

Expenses

$2.7M

Assets

$571.0K

Staff

9

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
EducationArts & Culture
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

To support every person, regardless of financial circumstance, through their individual loss and grief journey by providing quality counselling, resources, and support groups; sourcing necessary funding; delivering appropriate training, education and research opportunities; partnering with aligned organisations; and effectively engaging with our communities.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.6M
Total Expenses
$2.7M
Net Assets
$299.8K
Staff
9
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 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
1.2mo
Could operate 1.2 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

50
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,997
Government Grants56.1%
Other43.0%
Donations0.7%
Investment Income0.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
57
#37/68
Revenue
$2.6M
#24/68
Reserve Months
1.2
#1/68
Surplus
$-136K
#63/68
Staff Cost %
16%
#68/68

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

Rating

C-
Score: 57.4/100
Financial
54.2
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 54 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 61 → 57 after red-flag penalties → C-.
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC38713
Entity TypeTrust
Registered22 Mar 2009
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated17 May 2010

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides 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: 28 September 2026.