Radiance Trust — Education Charity in Auckland

Radiance Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (79.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Assist the Vipassana Centre in New Zealand in the development and publicity of the centre; aid research and education in Harmonics Theory; assist in Cycles (that is repeating phenomena) research, including through the Cycles Research Institute and the Foundation for the Study of Cycles.

Registration Number
CC47312
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2012-01-31
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (79.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
judith@cbca.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$2.0M NZD
Net Assets
$0.8M NZD
Reserve Months
359.3 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
14
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.0M$0.8M
2024$0.3M$0.1M$0.7M
2023$0.1M$0.2M$0.5M
2022$0.1M$0.0M$0.7M
2021$0.3M$0.1M$0.6M
2020$0.0M$0.4M$0.3M
2019$0.3M$0.1M$0.7M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.5M
2017$0.1M$0.1M$0.4M
2016$0.1M$0.0M$0.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
79.5/100
Financial Score
90
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (5)

  • Luke Tomes — Trustee
  • CBCA Trustees (Radiance Trust) Limited — Trustee
  • Falgun Shah — Trustee
  • Robert Mc Keown — Trustee (departed 2015-08-31)
  • Raymond Tomes — Trustee

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Radiance Trust

CC47312Auckland, AucklandRegistered 31 Jan 2012
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

B
80/100
Financial
90
Governance
55
Transparency
65

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 4. 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

$108.5K

Expenses

$27.3K

Assets

$2.0M

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
Education
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Assist the Vipassana Centre in New Zealand in the development and publicity of the centre; aid research and education in Harmonics Theory; assist in Cycles (that is repeating phenomena) research, including through the Cycles Research Institute and the Foundation for the Study of Cycles.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesReligious groupsVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$108.5K
Total Expenses
$27.3K
Net Assets
$778.3K
Volunteers
14

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (14 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
359.3mo
Could operate 359.3 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

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 130 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
80
#10/131
Revenue
$109K
#128/131
Reserve Months
359.3
#1/131
Surplus
$81K
#39/131
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/131

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

Rating

B
Score: 79.5/100
Financial
90
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 90 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 69 → B.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC47312
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered31 Jan 2012
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes research

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.