Kuaotunu Kindergarten Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Whitianga
Kuaotunu Kindergarten Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Whitianga, Whitianga. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A (92.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten
- Registration Number
- CC33496
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A (92.3/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Whitianga, Whitianga
- Website
- https://www.kuaotunukindergarten.co.nz
- Admin@kuaotunukindergarten.co.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 7.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 6
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.3M | - |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.5M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.5M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.5M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.5M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.5M |
| 2018 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.4M |
| 2017 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.5M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A
- Overall Score
- 92.3/100
- Financial Score
- 99.7
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.9%
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Johnston | Trustee | 2026-07-31 |
| Natalie Wilson | Trustee | 2026-04-20 |
| Naomi Gordon | Trustee | 2025-06-01 |
| Hannah Barsi | Trustee/administrator | 2025-04-01 |
| Kelsi Meredith | Trustee | 2024-01-01 |
| Tracey Michelsen | Trustee / Treasurer | 2022-08-12 |
| Lauolaifale'ese Schuster | Trustee / Chairperson | 2022-07-06 |
| Elisabeth van der Meer | Trustee | 2022-07-06 |
| Ursula Gaebler | Trustee | 2008-06-30 |
Former Officers (46)
- Carolyn Wadey-Barron — Trustee (departed 2023-09-30)
- Jamie Tamapua — Trustee / Secretary (departed 2025-11-18)
- Cameron Smith — Trustee (departed 2024-05-21)
- Kelly Buttigieg — Trustee/administrator (departed 2025-04-11)
- Ashley Hetherington — Trustee/administrator (departed 2022-07-25)
- Kelly Teddy — Trustee / Shared Secretary Role (departed 2022-10-17)
- Nikki Stone — Trustee / Shared Secretary Role (departed 2022-10-17)
- Matthew Linnecar — Trustee/ Chairperson (departed 2022-12-31)
- Susan Vause — Trustee/treasurer (departed 2021-08-04)
- Vanessa Graham — Trustee/secretary (departed 2020-12-01)
- Melissa Adams — Trustee (departed 2020-05-13)
- Krystal Hendrickson — Trustee (departed 2021-02-25)
- Jose Kakebeeke — Trustee (departed 2024-12-31)
- Ina Franke — Head Teacher Trustee (departed 2019-11-08)
- Steffi Hammann-Evans — Trustee (departed 2022-12-31)
- Amy Taylor — Chair (departed 2019-07-26)
- Jodi Gilbert-Palmer — Trustee (departed 2019-06-07)
- Erica Sacault — Trustee (departed 2018-02-28)
- Keith Goodall — Trustee (departed 2017-05-09)
- Allyn Kersnar — Secretary / Trustee (departed 2019-09-17)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $4,650
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Kuaotunu Kindergarten Charitable Trust
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$276.8K
$271.6K
$505.0K
6
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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