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
Email
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

YearRevenueExpensesNet 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)

NameRoleAppointed
Elizabeth JohnstonTrustee2026-07-31
Natalie WilsonTrustee2026-04-20
Naomi GordonTrustee2025-06-01
Hannah BarsiTrustee/administrator2025-04-01
Kelsi MeredithTrustee2024-01-01
Tracey MichelsenTrustee / Treasurer2022-08-12
Lauolaifale'ese SchusterTrustee / Chairperson2022-07-06
Elisabeth van der MeerTrustee2022-07-06
Ursula GaeblerTrustee2008-06-30

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

CC33496Whitianga, WhitiangaRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

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

A
92/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$276.8K

Expenses

$271.6K

Assets

$505.0K

Staff

6

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Arts & Culture
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanau

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$276.8K
Total Expenses
$271.6K
Net Assets
$412.7K
Staff
6
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
89c
For every $1 spent, 89c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
7.1mo
Could operate 7.1 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
$1.55
Costs $1.55 to raise each $1 in donations
High cost

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

27
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,308
High Concentration: 85% of revenue from Other
Other84.8%
Trading / Services10.1%
Investment Income3.7%
Donations1.3%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
92
#1/133
Revenue
$277K
#68/133
Reserve Months
7.1
#1/133
Surplus
$5K
#87/133
Staff Cost %
82%
#133/133

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

Rating

A
Score: 92.3/100
Financial
99.7
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 85 → A.
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC33496
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated1 Sept 2000
Registered office
Irishtown Rd, RD 2, Whitianga

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 29 September 2026.