Rakaia Lions Charitable Trust — Health Charity in Rakaia

Rakaia Lions Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Rakaia, Rakaia. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (76.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To make grants to other organisations including other charities, schools and churches. To help in education, health, sporting achievements, disaster relief, medical research and relief of poverty in our community. To also provide human resources by way of volunteers to assist in the betterment of our community.

Registration Number
CC29309
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (76.8/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Rakaia, Rakaia
Email
rakaia.treas@lionsclubs.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
12.1 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M-
2024$0.1M$0.1M-
2023$0.1M$0.2M-
2022$0.1M$0.1M-
2021$0.1M$0.1M-
2020$0.1M$0.1M-
2019$0.1M$0.1M-
2018$0.1M$0.1M-
2017$0.1M$0.0M-
2016$0.1M$0.1M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
76.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Donald FordVise President2026-07-01
Gordon BiggsVice President2025-11-01
Tracy CameronPresident2024-07-01
Selwyn MundtSecretary2013-07-01
Bruce KellyTreasurer2009-06-01

Former Officers (15)

  • Philip Rushton — President (departed 2025-10-31)
  • Tonya Williams — Preident (departed 2024-06-30)
  • Harry Schat — President (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Mark Cressey — President (departed 2022-09-14)
  • Teresa Agnew — President (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Allan Malcolm — President (departed 2020-06-30)
  • Alistair Sutherland — President (departed 2019-06-30)
  • Graham Baker — President (departed 2018-06-01)
  • Kevin Cameron — Past President (departed 2017-06-30)
  • Mathew Holmes — Individual (departed 2016-06-30)
  • Philip Vanderweg — Vice President (departed 2016-06-30)
  • Michael Loe — Vise President (departed 2014-06-30)
  • Ashley Johnston — Secretary (departed 2013-06-30)
  • Ted Rollinson — Vice President (departed 2012-03-31)
  • Neill Skerten — Treasurer (departed 2012-03-31)

Funding Sources

  • Youthtown Incorporated — $5,463.45
  • The Lion Foundation — $2,587
  • Lion Foundation — $1,009

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Rakaia Lions Charitable Trust

CC29309Rakaia, RakaiaRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

B
77/100
Financial
78
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$90.5K

Expenses

$80.3K

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

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

This trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
HealthEducationSocial ServicesSports & RecreationReligionCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

To make grants to other organisations including other charities, schools and churches. To help in education, health, sporting achievements, disaster relief, medical research and relief of poverty in our community. To also provide human resources by way of volunteers to assist in the betterment of our community.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$90.5K
Total Expenses
$80.3K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
75c
For every $1 spent, 75c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
12.1mo
Could operate 12.1 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
$0.43
Costs $0.43 to raise each $1 in donations
High cost

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

50
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,003
Donations51.2%
Other48.8%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 265 peers · Health · Under $100K

Rating Score
77
#6/266
Revenue
$90K
#13/266
Reserve Months
12.1
#1/266
Surplus
$10K
#50/266
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/266

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

Rating

B
Score: 76.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 76 → B.
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Contact Details

Address
Rakaia, Rakaia

Registration

Registration NumberCC29309
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated20 May 2008
Registered office
Headworks Road, RD 13, Rakaia

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

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: 29 September 2026.