Hutt Valley Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Lower Hutt

Hutt Valley Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (73.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Provide Educational, Religious social and welfare services to Muslim community in Hutt region.

Registration Number
CC37154
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (73.8/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
Website
https://lowerhuttmasjid.org/
Email
Secretary@lowerhuttmasjid.org
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2025

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

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
154.6 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.3M$0.1M-
2024$0.2M$0.1M-
2023$0.2M$0.0M$0.6M
2022$0.1M$0.0M$0.5M
2021$0.2M$0.0M$0.3M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2017$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2016$0.0M$0.0M$0.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
73.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Mohammed BhuiyanTrustee2022-04-01

Former Officers (20)

  • Aseiah Mirza — Trustee (departed 2022-02-28)
  • MUHAMMAD ASHRAF — Trustee
  • Naseeruddin Khwaja — Trustee
  • Fathima Mohideen — Trustee
  • Naing Aung — Trustee
  • Naila Rahman — Trustee
  • Abdel Al Ghaiber — Trustee
  • Mansour Zamanpoor — Trustee (departed 2022-07-07)
  • Tuan Saldin — Trustee
  • Moontaz Azmutally — Trustee
  • Asad Abdullahi — Trustee
  • Bilal Masood — Trustee
  • Monwar Ibrahim — Trustee (departed 2020-02-07)
  • Adam Deer — Trustee (departed 2020-07-01)
  • Yan Aung — Trustee
  • Siffrool Udhuman — Trustee (departed 2016-10-12)
  • Said Ben Brahim — Trustee (departed 2015-10-12)
  • Mohammed Khan — Trustee (departed 2018-01-24)
  • Abdi Bihi — Trustee (departed 2015-10-12)
  • Sameer El-Matary — Trustee

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Hutt Valley Charitable Trust

CC37154Lower Hutt, Lower HuttRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

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

B-
74/100
Financial
78
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 13. 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

$290.0K

Expenses

$61.5K

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
EducationSocial ServicesReligionCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Wellington

About

Mission

Provide Educational, Religious social and welfare services to Muslim community in Hutt region.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$290.0K
Total Expenses
$61.5K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
48c
For every $1 spent, 48c reaches programs
Needs attention
Sustainability
154.6mo
Could operate 154.6 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
Fundraising Cost
$0.12
Costs $0.12 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

10
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,996
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Donations
Donations94.7%
Investment Income5.3%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 130 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
74
#19/131
Revenue
$290K
#75/131
Reserve Months
154.6
#1/131
Surplus
$229K
#9/131
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/131

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

Rating

B-
Score: 73.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 70 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2022
Clean

Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC37154
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated10 Jul 2023
Registered office
14 Hunter Street, Taita, Lower Hutt

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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