Our Back Yard Charitable Trust — Social Services Charity in Tauranga

Our Back Yard Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Tauranga, Tauranga. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: The purpose of the Trust includes: 1. to relieve poverty in NZ by receiving donations of goods and services and redistributing those to individuals and families suffering from financial and other hardship: 2. assist with conservation in NZ: 3. support other charitable organisations with a similar purpose.

Registration Number
CC55998
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2018-08-13
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (70.8/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Tauranga, Tauranga
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Family / whanau, General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
499.7 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.1M$0.0M-
2025$0.1M$0.0M-
2024$0.2M$0.2M$0.3M
2023$0.1M$0.0M-
2022$0.2M$0.1M$0.2M
2021$0.1M--
2020$0.0M$0.0M-
2019$0.0M--

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
70.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Brent McConnellTrustee2018-07-01
Juanita McConnellTrustee2018-07-01

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Our Back Yard Charitable Trust

CC55998Tauranga, TaurangaRegistered 13 Aug 2018
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating2d ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B-
71/100
Balance sheet from 2024 used (not reported this year)
Financial
78
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.

  • Small board structure
    2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties

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

$79.3K

Expenses

$7.3K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). 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 purpose of the Trust includes: 1. to relieve poverty in NZ by receiving donations of goods and services and redistributing those to individuals and families suffering from financial and other hardship: 2. assist with conservation in NZ: 3. support other charitable organisations with a similar purpose.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Family / whanauGeneral public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$79.3K
Total Expenses
$7.3K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (8 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
809.3mo
Could operate 809.3 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

19
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,136
High Concentration: 90% of revenue from Donations
Donations89.6%
Other10.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 276 peers · Social Services · Under $100K

Rating Score
71
#22/277
Revenue
$79K
#24/277
Reserve Months
499.7
#1/277
Surplus
$72K
#2/277
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/277

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

Rating History

B-
2026
Score: 70.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Current
B-
2025
Score: 70.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B-
Score: 70.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 64 → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Tauranga, Tauranga

Registration

Registration NumberCC55998
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered13 Aug 2018
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated6 Aug 2018
Registered office
440 Minden Road, RD 6, Tauranga

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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: 3 October 2026.