Mansion House Foundation — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland

Mansion House Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B (75.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The preservation of Mansion House on Kawau Island including its contents and environs

Registration Number
CC41656
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2009-08-04
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (75.5/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
somcon@xtra.co.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.4M NZD
Net Assets
$0.4M NZD
Reserve Months
1056.2 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M$0.4M
2024$0.0M-$0.3M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2021$0.0M--
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2017$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2016$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M

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 (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Rose EvansTrustee2021-12-09
Stephen GrayTrustee2019-08-20
Phillip ClarkeSecretary and Trustee2018-03-21
Sarah MacReadyTrustee2009-07-22
William SomervilleTrustee2009-07-22

Former Officers (5)

  • Michelle Edge — Trustee (departed 2024-11-14)
  • Jeremy Treadwell — Trustee (departed 2021-12-09)
  • Linda Tyler — Trustee (departed 2019-08-20)
  • Frank Arnott — Trustee/secretary (departed 2016-06-30)
  • Max Edkins — Trustee (departed 2014-04-04)

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Mansion House Foundation

CC41656Auckland, AucklandRegistered 4 Aug 2009
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

B
76/100
Financial
80
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. 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.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$18.2K

Expenses

$2.5K

Assets

$357.1K

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.

About

Mission

The preservation of Mansion House on Kawau Island including its contents and environs

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$18.2K
Total Expenses
$2.5K
Net Assets
$357.1K

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
1056.2mo
Could operate 1056.2 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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 Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 350 peers · Arts & Culture · Under $100K

Rating Score
76
#18/351
Revenue
$18K
#185/351
Reserve Months
1056.2
#1/351
Surplus
$16K
#36/351
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/351

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

Rating History

B
2025
Score: 75.5
Financial: 80 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2024
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 0 | Transparency: 0

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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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC41656
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered4 Aug 2009
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated28 Jul 2009
Registered office
451 Tara Road Mangawhai, Mangawhai
Differs from Charities Register address (5 Russell Street, , Freemans Bay, Auckland, 1011, Auckland, Auckland). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)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: 4 October 2026.