Kaikaiawaro Charitable Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Nelson

Kaikaiawaro Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Nelson, Nelson. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (75.5/100). Annual revenue: $5.5M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The purposes of the Trust is to receive, hold, manage and administer the funds of the Trust for every charitable purpose, including but not limited to environmental and conservation purposes, community development and arts and culture and heritage purposes, which uphold the values of Ngati Kuia and benefit the community of Ngati Kuia and all iwi members of Ngati Kuia irrespective of where they reside and irrespective of whether they are registered members of Ngati Kuia.

Registration Number
CC44633
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2010-07-13
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (75.5/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Nelson, Nelson
Website
https://www.ngatikuia.iwi.nz
Email
tari@ngatikuia.iwi.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (iwi_trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$5.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$4.9M NZD
Total Assets
$34.3M NZD
Net Assets
$32.7M NZD
Reserve Months
79.5 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$5.5M$4.9M$32.7M
2024$4.7M$2.8M$32.1M
2023$3.1M$1.9M$30.1M
2022$3.5M$1.5M$28.9M
2021$4.8M$1.2M$26.9M
2020$2.4M$1.0M$23.3M
2019$2.1M$0.9M$21.9M
2018$1.4M$0.6M$20.7M
2017$1.4M$0.8M$20.0M
2016$0.6M$0.4M$19.4M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
75.5/100
Financial Score
80
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (14)

  • Carolynn Tipene — Trustee
  • Gena Moses-te Kani — Trustee (departed 2023-11-11)
  • Tania Alesana — Trustee
  • Shanell Kelly — Trustee (departed 2021-09-19)
  • Emma Walker — Trustee (departed 2020-09-26)
  • Rebecca Mason — Trustee
  • Kimberley Hippolite — Trustee
  • Huataki Whareaitu — Trustee
  • Elaine Wilson — Trustee
  • Peter Meihana — Trustee (departed 2017-09-23)
  • Wayne Hemi — Trustee
  • Waihaere Mason — Trustee (departed 2022-11-12)
  • Te One Smith — Trustee (departed 2016-09-03)
  • Sharyn Smith — Trustee (departed 2017-09-23)

Service Providers

  • Silks Audit

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Kaikaiawaro Charitable Trust

CC44633Nelson, NelsonRegistered 13 Jul 2010
Data updated: 23 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating4d ago

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

B
76/100
Financial
80
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. 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.

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Revenue

$5.5M

Expenses

$4.9M

Assets

$34.3M

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
EnvironmentArts & CultureCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
MāoriGeneral Public
Geographic Focus
Nelson

About

Mission

The purposes of the Trust is to receive, hold, manage and administer the funds of the Trust for every charitable purpose, including but not limited to environmental and conservation purposes, community development and arts and culture and heritage purposes, which uphold the values of Ngati Kuia and benefit the community of Ngati Kuia and all iwi members of Ngati Kuia irrespective of where they reside and irrespective of whether they are registered members of Ngati Kuia.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$5.5M
Total Expenses
$4.9M
Net Assets
$32.7M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (15 Years)

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
0mo
Could operate 0 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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 22 peers · Arts & Culture · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
76
#10/23
Revenue
$5.5M
#2/23
Reserve Months
79.5
#1/23
Surplus
$594K
#5/23
Staff Cost %
22%
#23/23

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

Rating

B
Score: 75.5/100
Financial
80
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 80 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 71 → B.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC44633
Entity TypeTrust
Registered13 Jul 2010
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated15 Jun 2010

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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