Inspiring Stories Trust — Education Charity in Wellington
Inspiring Stories Trust is a deregistered Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $1.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2023.
Mission: Our purpose is to educate and empower young New Zealanders to make a difference in their communities – socially, environmentally, and economically.
- Registration Number
- CC45932
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2010-12-19
- Status
- Deregistered (2025-06-27)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- ceo@inspiringstories.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2023
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 7
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2023-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $0.1M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.9M | $0.8M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.1M |
| 2015 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.1M |
| 2014 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (31)
- Tory Whanau — Trustee
- Sarah Gibson — Trustee (departed 2024-08-21)
- Kodrean Eashae — Trustee
- Matthew Reweti — Trustee
- Guy Ryan — Chair
- Tamara Buckland — Chair (departed 2025-01-06)
- Aaron Hape — Trustee (departed 2021-12-07)
- Jemma Balmer — Trustee (departed 2021-12-07)
- Mary Haddock-Staniland — Trustee (departed 2021-12-07)
- Arizona Leger — Trustee (departed 2021-11-10)
- Kim Young — Trustee (departed 2021-12-07)
- Callum Skeet — Trustee (departed 2021-12-07)
- Andrew Weaver — Chair (departed 2021-12-07)
- Angela Lim — Co-Chair (departed 2018-11-02)
- Daniel Henderson — Co-Chair (departed 2018-11-02)
- Katharine Broughton — Trustee (departed 2018-11-02)
- Martin Enright — Chair (departed 2018-01-14)
- Blake Wong-Ling — Trustee (departed 2017-06-13)
- Jacque Lethbridge — Trustee (departed 2018-01-14)
- Agnes Naera — Trustee (departed 2018-11-02)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $230,000
- Foundation North — $140,000
- Foundation North — $120,000
- Lion Foundation — $109,280
- Simplicity Foundation — $75,000
- Simplicity Foundation — $70,000
- The Lion Foundation — $45,000
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Inspiring Stories Trust
Financial data as at December 2023. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This charity has been removed from the Charities Services register and is no longer obliged to file annual returns. Because the charity is no longer active under the Charities Act, the standard rating is withheld. The figures shown above reflect the last filings made while the charity was registered.
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Our purpose is to educate and empower young New Zealanders to make a difference in their communities – socially, environmentally, and economically.
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