Otago Third Age Trust — Social Services Charity in Dunedin

Otago Third Age Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C+ (69/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at November 2025.

Mission: promoting wellbeing, rights and dignity for otago's older people.

Registration Number
CC31774
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2019-06-05
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (69/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Dunedin, Dunedin
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
November 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$8.9M NZD
Net Assets
$8.9M NZD
Reserve Months
12.8 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-11-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.2M$8.9M
2024$1.1M$0.4M$7.0M
2023$0.3M$0.2M$8.4M
2022$0.3M$0.8M$8.3M
2021$1.0M$0.0M$8.8M
2020$0.6M$0.1M$7.8M
2015$0.2M$0.2M$5.3M
2014$0.2M$0.1M$5.0M
2013$0.4M$0.1M$4.7M
2012$0.2M$0.1M$4.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
69/100
Financial Score
75
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (12)

  • Valerie Farrow — Trustee
  • gregary easton — Trustee (departed 2020-06-10)
  • Gregory Easton — Trustee
  • Robert Aitken — Trustee
  • Stanley Rodger — Trustee (departed 2020-09-09)
  • Ann Macgregor — Trustee (departed 2011-06-08)
  • Geoffrey Thomas — Trustee (departed 2020-09-09)
  • Neil Collins — Trustee (departed 2013-11-30)
  • Roy Borgman — Trustee (departed 2013-11-30)
  • James Law — Trustee (departed 2020-09-09)
  • Norma Jones — Trustee (departed 2019-03-13)
  • Russell Melville — Trustee (departed 2023-11-22)

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Otago Third Age Trust

CC31774Dunedin, DunedinRegistered 5 Jun 2019
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials10mo agoRating4d ago

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

C+
69/100
Financial
75
Governance
55
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 3. 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

$167.8K

Expenses

$237.3K

Assets

$8.9M

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.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Health
Beneficiaries
Elderly
Geographic Focus
Otago

About

Mission

promoting wellbeing, rights and dignity for otago's older people.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$167.8K
Total Expenses
$237.3K
Net Assets
$8.9M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (13 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
12.8mo
Could operate 12.8 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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 150 peers · Social Services · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
69
#22/151
Revenue
$168K
#114/151
Reserve Months
12.8
#1/151
Surplus
$-69K
#130/151
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/151

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

Rating History

C+
2025
Score: 69.0
Financial: 75 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Current
C
2024
Score: 63.0
Financial: 95 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

C+
Score: 69/100
Financial
75
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 75 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 63 → C+.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
3 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Dunedin, Dunedin

Registration

Registration NumberCC31774
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered5 Jun 2019
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated1 Jun 1993
Registered office
26 Bath Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services

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: 5 October 2026.