Rangi Ruru Girls' School Board of Governors Incorporated — Education Charity in Christchurch
Rangi Ruru Girls' School Board of Governors Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. CharityData rates this charity B- (73.8/100). Annual revenue: $26.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Education of young women year 7 to 13
- Registration Number
- CC25626
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-09
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (73.8/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- m.cropp@rangiruru.school.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $26.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $25.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $66.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $49.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.6 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 160
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26.2M | $25.4M | $49.4M |
| 2024 | $24.6M | $24.2M | $48.3M |
| 2023 | $24.6M | $23.2M | $47.3M |
| 2022 | $20.1M | $20.1M | $45.0M |
| 2021 | $22.2M | $18.8M | $42.4M |
| 2020 | $17.4M | $17.6M | $38.9M |
| 2019 | $17.2M | $16.9M | $39.1M |
| 2018 | $15.5M | $16.6M | $38.8M |
| 2017 | $15.4M | $15.8M | $39.9M |
| 2016 | $13.6M | $15.4M | $40.3M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 73.8/100
- Financial Score
- 91.9
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Cresswell | Honorary Board Member | 2026-06-03 |
| Joanna den Hollander | Trustee | 2026-06-03 |
| Jacob Urlwin | Trustee | 2026-06-03 |
| Mason Tolerton | Trustee | 2026-06-03 |
Former Officers (59)
- Murray Dickinson — Honorary Board Member
- Georgina Hunter — Honorary Board Member
- Charlotte Gray — Honorary Board Member
- Rogier Eradus — Trustee (departed 2026-06-03)
- Aleisha Chadderton — Trustee (departed 2026-06-03)
- Deborah James — Trustee
- Samuel Naylor — Trustee
- Philip Newton — Trustee
- Brendan Anstiss — Trustee
- Sarah Clarke — Trustee (departed 2021-10-28)
- Christopher Port — Trustee (departed 2026-06-03)
- Melanie Cropp — Board Secretary
- Bridget Cushing — Honorary Board Member (departed 2024-06-26)
- Murray Dickenson — Trustee (departed 2023-05-31)
- Stuart Hall — Trustee
- Richard King — Trustee (departed 2022-05-25)
- James Blake — Trustee (departed 2021-05-26)
- Paul Davis — Trustee (departed 2021-05-26)
- Joanna Dodgshun — Honorary Board Member
- Bob Penter — Trustee (departed 2026-06-03)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Senior Management Team | $1,290,274 | - |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Senior Management Team | $1,290,274 | 2024 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Senior Management Team | $1,290,274 | 2023 |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Board Members | $0 | 2023 |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Board Member | $0 | - |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Board Member | $0 | 2024 |
| Chris Porter | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Andrew McSweeney | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Tracy Herft | Principal | - | 2024 |
| Andrew O'Donoghue | Foundation Member | - | 2021 |
| Bob Penter | Vice Chair | - | 2023 |
| Stephanie Marsden | Honorary Board Member | - | 2024 |
| Brendan Anstiss | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Stuart Hall | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Stephanie Marsden | Honorary Board Member | - | 2022 |
| Brendan Anstiss | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Philip Newton | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Brendan Anstiss | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Philip Newton | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Melanie Cropp | Board Secretary & Financial Controller | - | 2021 |
| Andrew McSweeney | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Phil Marshall-Lee | Foundation Member | - | 2021 |
| Paul Bryden | Honorary Board Member | - | 2024 |
| Nicki Carter | Chairperson | - | 2024 |
| Charlotte Gray | Trustee, Old Girls' Representative | - | 2021 |
| Sam Naylor | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Aleisha Chadderton | Old Girls' Representative | - | 2024 |
| Joanna Dodgshun | Honorary Board Member | - | 2024 |
| Johnny Cochrane | Foundation Member | - | 2023 |
| Bob Penter | Vice Chair | - | 2021 |
| Bridget Cushing | Honorary Board Member | - | 2022 |
| Bridget Cushing | Honorary Board Member | - | 2021 |
| Stephanie Barnett | Deputy Principal / Acting Principal | - | 2024 |
| Johnny Cochrane | Foundation Member | - | 2022 |
| Paul Bryden | Honorary Board Member | - | 2021 |
| Stu Nattrass | Foundation Chair | - | 2023 |
| Stu Nattrass | Foundation Chair | - | 2022 |
| Johnny Cochrane | Foundation Member | - | 2021 |
| Joanna Dodgshun | Honorary Board Member | - | 2023 |
| Stuart Hall | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Stewart Barnett | Honorary Board Member | - | 2021 |
| Paul Bryden | Honorary Board Member | - | 2023 |
| Stuart Munro | Head of Marketing and Communications | - | 2021 |
| Andrew O'Donoghue | Foundation Member | - | 2023 |
| Cathryn Lancaster | Foundation Member | - | 2022 |
| Deborah James | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Melissa Campbell | Assistant Principal, Teaching & Learning | - | 2021 |
| Nicki Carter | Chairperson | - | 2023 |
| Nicki Carter | Chairperson | - | 2022 |
| Paul Bryden | Honorary Board Member | - | 2022 |
| Bridget Cushing | Honorary Board Member | - | 2023 |
| Georgina Hunter | Honorary Board Member | - | 2024 |
| Rogier Eradus | PTA Board Representative | - | 2024 |
| Chris Porter | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Philip Newton | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Stu Nattrass | Foundation Chair | - | 2021 |
| Melanie Cropp | Board Secretary & Financial Controller | - | 2022 |
| Melanie Cropp | Board Secretary & Financial Controller | - | 2023 |
| Stewart Barnett | Honorary Board Member | - | 2022 |
| Joanna Dodgshun | Honorary Board Member | - | 2021 |
| Richard King | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Georgina Hunter | Trustee / PTA Board Representative | - | 2023 |
| Stuart Hall | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Sam Naylor | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Stuart Hall | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Nicki Carter | Chairperson | - | 2021 |
| Stewart Barnett | Honorary Board Member | - | 2023 |
| Bob Penter | Vice Chair | - | 2022 |
| Bob Penter | Vice Chair | - | 2024 |
| Melissa Campbell | Assistant Principal, Teaching & Learning | - | 2022 |
| Dr Sandra Hastie | Principal | - | 2023 |
| Stephanie Marsden | Honorary Board Member | - | 2021 |
| Aleisha Chadderton | Trustee / Old Girls' Representative | - | 2023 |
| Andrew O'Donoghue | Foundation Member | - | 2022 |
| Cathryn Lancaster | Foundation Member | - | 2021 |
| Chris Porter | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Charlotte Gray | Trustee, Old Girls' Representative | - | 2022 |
| Georgina Hunter | Trustee, PTA Board Representative | - | 2022 |
| Charlotte Gray | Honorary Board Member | - | 2024 |
| Melanie Cropp | Board Secretary & Financial Controller | - | 2024 |
| Georgina Hunter | Trustee, PTA Board Representative | - | 2021 |
| Murray Dickinson | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Stephanie Marsden | Honorary Board Member | - | 2023 |
| Deborah James | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Joanna Dodgshun | Honorary Board Member | - | 2022 |
| Phil Marshall-Lee | Foundation Member | - | 2022 |
| Murray Dickinson | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Chris Porter | Trustee | - | 2024 |
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $32,627.17
- New Zealand Community Trust — $20,000
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $19,986
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $8,362
- Air Rescue Services Limited — $7,760.19
Service Providers
- Warren Johnstone
- ANZ
- ANZ
- ANZ
- Foodstuffs Ltd
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Rangi Ruru Girls' School Board of Governors Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 15. 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.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Education of young women year 7 to 13
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