Hoffman Kiln Trust Board — Environment Charity in Palmerston North

Hoffman Kiln Trust Board is a Charitable Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To preserve the Hoffman kiln and its environs for the public benefit.

Registration Number
CC52164
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2015-07-17
Status
Active
Sector
Environment
Location
Palmerston North, Palmerston North
Email
cliff@chiltonltd.co.nz
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.0M$0.0M-
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M-
2023$0.0M$0.0M-
2022$0.1M$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--

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Nancy BraithwaiteTrustee2023-11-12
Donald IrvineTrustee2018-04-10
Valerie BurrTrustee2017-10-30
Marise ClarkTrustee2015-05-01
Clifford WilsonTrustee2015-05-01

Former Officers (4)

  • William Wood — Trustee (departed 2026-03-01)
  • Bruno Petrenas — Trustee (departed 2022-07-01)
  • Lorna Johnson — Trustee (departed 2020-03-12)
  • David Chapple — Trustee (departed 2023-09-10)

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Hoffman Kiln Trust Board

CC52164Palmerston North, Palmerston NorthRegistered 17 Jul 2015
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating5d ago

Financial data as at March 2026. 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.

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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 5. 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

$8.5K

Expenses

$2.1K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

About

Mission

To preserve the Hoffman kiln and its environs for the public benefit.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$8.5K
Total Expenses
$2.1K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (11 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
112mo
Could operate 112 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

7
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,303
High Concentration: 96% of revenue from Donations
Donations96.4%
Other3.2%
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 291 peers · Environment · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#43/292
Revenue
$9K
#180/292
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/292
Surplus
$6K
#71/292
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/292

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

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
D+
2025
Score: 54.1
Financial: 78 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Palmerston North, Palmerston North

Registration

Registration NumberCC52164
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered17 Jul 2015
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated10 Jun 2015

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open space

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