Life Education Trust Central Plateau — Education Charity in Taupo

Life Education Trust Central Plateau is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Taupo, Taupo. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Inspire tamariki and rangatahi to make positive choices

Registration Number
CC22184
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-03-27
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Taupo, Taupo
Website
http://www.lifeeducation.org.nz
Email
centralplateau@lifeedtrust.org.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.2M$0.1M
2024$0.4M$0.4M$0.1M
2023$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2022$0.4M$0.4M$0.2M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$0.2M
2019$0.4M$0.3M$0.2M
2018$0.2M$0.1M$0.1M
2017$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2016$0.1M$0.2M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (33)

  • Aki Kurimura — Trustee
  • Louis Primeau — Trustee
  • John Williamson — Trustee (departed 2026-08-17)
  • Judith Sherning — Trustee
  • Toni Brown — Trustee (departed 2024-12-10)
  • Abdul Nishar — Trustee (departed 2019-07-11)
  • Christine Turton — Trustee
  • Kevyn RULE — Trustee (departed 2020-05-13)
  • Rosanne Jollands — Trustee (departed 2022-04-13)
  • Benjamin Calvert — Trustee (departed 2016-05-11)
  • Brian Jennings — Trustee (departed 2014-07-09)
  • Annabel Carswell — Trustee (departed 2014-11-01)
  • Janet Nixon — Trustee (departed 2013-12-11)
  • Gareth Green — Trustee (departed 2012-07-06)
  • Jeannie Short — Trustee (departed 2016-07-13)
  • Raymond Mann — Trustee (departed 2013-02-13)
  • Brent Fryer — Trustee
  • Michelle Trotter — Trustee (departed 2013-02-13)
  • Jane Pearce — Trustee
  • Michael King — Trustee

Funding Sources

  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $50,000
  • Lion Foundation — $29,924
  • The Lion Foundation — $21,755
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $12,200
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $5,000

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Life Education Trust Central Plateau

CC22184Taupo, TaupoRegistered 27 Mar 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

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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 8. 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

$139.4K

Expenses

$171.1K

Assets

$143.1K

Staff

2

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

About

Mission

Inspire tamariki and rangatahi to make positive choices

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$139.4K
Total Expenses
$171.1K
Net Assets
$114.1K
Staff
2
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

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
4.3mo
Could operate 4.3 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

36
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,389
Other77.1%
Donations21.0%
Investment Income1.9%

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
0
#38/133
Revenue
$139K
#114/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$-32K
#118/133
Staff Cost %
76%
#133/133

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

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
F
2024
Score: 24.1
Financial: 35 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Registration

Registration NumberCC22184
Entity TypeTrust
Registered27 Mar 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated17 Dec 1997
Registered office
51 Chateau Crescent, Rangatira Park, Taupo

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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