Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers Charitable Trust — Community Development Charity in Hastings

Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Hastings, Hastings. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The Hawkes Bay Readers and Writers Charitable Trust aims to provide Hawke's Bay readers the opportunity to come together with leading writers in literary events unique to Hawke's Bay. To establish and administer a regular literary festival in Hawke’s Bay involving local and international writers, To plan the programme of the literary festival, To raise funds to meet costs for the festival, To establish and administer a festival that will celebrate the work of local and international writers

Registration Number
CC25813
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-12
Status
Active
Sector
Community Development
Location
Hastings, Hastings
Website
http://www.hbreadersandwriters.co.nz/
Email
hbreadersandwriters@gmail.com
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

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

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Catherine RobertsonTrustee / Chair2022-11-30
Maureen RoacheTrustee / Treasurer2019-02-13

Former Officers (15)

  • Brandi Dixon — Treasurer (departed 2023-12-05)
  • Louise Ward — Trustee
  • Jospehine Carpenter — Trustee / Secretary
  • Peter Leiser — Trustee (departed 2017-12-11)
  • Sheryl Reed — Chair (departed 2020-10-05)
  • Megan Landon — Trustee (departed 2018-07-31)
  • Malcolm Calder — 31/10/11 (departed 2012-11-02)
  • Margaret Schofield — Trustee (departed 2018-10-31)
  • Carla Crosbie — Trustee
  • Elizabeth Russell — Committee Member (departed 2015-07-07)
  • Tessa Tylee — Treasurer (departed 2014-11-07)
  • Declan Eames — Chariperson (departed 2011-10-31)
  • Katherine Edmond — Chair (departed 2011-08-18)
  • Robyn Giles — Committee Member (departed 2011-08-18)
  • Ronald Thorsen — Secretary/treasurer (departed 2010-12-16)

Funding Sources

  • First Light Community Foundation Limited — $2,476.5

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Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers Charitable Trust

CC25813Hastings, HastingsRegistered 12 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.

How ratings work →
Revenue

$26.3K

Expenses

$29.2K

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
International Aid
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Hawke's BayNationwide

About

Mission

The Hawkes Bay Readers and Writers Charitable Trust aims to provide Hawke's Bay readers the opportunity to come together with leading writers in literary events unique to Hawke's Bay. To establish and administer a regular literary festival in Hawke’s Bay involving local and international writers, To plan the programme of the literary festival, To raise funds to meet costs for the festival, To establish and administer a festival that will celebrate the work of local and international writers

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$26.3K
Total Expenses
$29.2K
Net Assets
-
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
17.1mo
Could operate 17.1 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

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Revenue Diversification

32
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,845
High Concentration: 81% of revenue from Other
Other80.5%
Donations19.1%
Investment Income0.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 302 peers · Community Development · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#84/303
Revenue
$26K
#128/303
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/303
Surplus
$-3K
#233/303
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/303

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC25813
Entity TypeTrust
Registered12 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated3 Jul 2012
Registered office
106 Russell Street South Hastings, Hastings

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Community Development
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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