Lawson-Smith Freemasons Education Trust — Education Charity in Wellington
Lawson-Smith Freemasons Education Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity B- (72.7/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Lawson-Smith Freemasons Education Trust is part of the same organisation as The Freemasons Charity (CC46016), The Freemasons' Museum and Heritage Trust (CC43519). Each registration files its own accounts.
Mission: Lawson-Smith Freemasons Education Trust ("the Trust") was established to support academically able students who are active in their community and are intending to enrol in the 3rd or 4th year of the Bachelor of Veterinary Studies and/or animal science related courses at Massey University in the following year. Applications opened for the first time in July 2016.
- Registration Number
- CC46015
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2010-10-28
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (72.7/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- accounts@freemasonsnz.org
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.5 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $2.3M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $2.0M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.3M | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.9M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.8M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.7M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.7M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 72.7/100
- Financial Score
- 76
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Fallon | Trustee | 2025-12-31 |
Former Officers (24)
- Leon Grandy — Trustee
- Michael Turner — Trustee
- Mark Bunting — Trustee
- Warwick Bell — Trustee
- David Piper — Trustee (departed 2025-10-25)
- Paul Chappel — Trustee (departed 2025-10-25)
- Graham Wrigley — Trustee
- Donald Seath — Trustee
- Patrick Cooney — Trustee (departed 2022-11-12)
- Neville Patrick — Trustee
- Edwin Eeles — Trustee (departed 2024-11-09)
- Stephen Salmon — Trustee (departed 2024-11-09)
- John Litton — Trustee (departed 2019-11-16)
- John Pope — Trustee (departed 2019-11-16)
- Selwyn Cooper — Trustee (departed 2022-08-29)
- Donald McLaggan — Trustee (departed 2016-06-21)
- Lesley Green — Trustee (departed 2022-11-12)
- Michael Scott — Trustee (departed 2022-08-30)
- Mark Winger — Trustee (departed 2015-11-30)
- Sheila Hicking — Administrator (departed 2015-08-07)
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Lawson-Smith Freemasons Education Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo 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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Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
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Lawson-Smith Freemasons Education Trust ("the Trust") was established to support academically able students who are active in their community and are intending to enrol in the 3rd or 4th year of the Bachelor of Veterinary Studies and/or animal science related courses at Massey University in the following year. Applications opened for the first time in July 2016.
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