Saint Mark's Church School Trust — Religion Charity in Wellington

Saint Mark's Church School Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity B- (72.4/100). Annual revenue: $4.9M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Advancement of education and of the Christian religion.

Registration Number
CC53318
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2016-05-06
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (72.4/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
shelley.catlin@st-marks.school.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$4.9M NZD
Total Expenses
$5.3M NZD
Total Assets
$1.6M NZD
Net Assets
$1.1M NZD
Reserve Months
2.4 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
38
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$4.9M$5.3M$1.1M
2024$6.0M$5.5M$0.9M
2023$5.8M$6.0M$0.4M
2022$5.8M$5.7M$0.6M
2021$5.7M$5.6M$0.5M
2020$5.9M$5.4M$0.5M
2019$5.4M$5.6M$-0.1M
2018$4.7M$4.8M$0.2M
2017$4.5M$4.7M$0.3M
2016$4.3M$4.1M$-0.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
72.4/100
Financial Score
75.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (10)

NameRoleAppointed
Andy SuhanTrustee2025-07-01
Samuel TurnerTrustee2025-07-01
Betty BrownPrincipal2025-06-16
Victoria LuxtonTrustee2025-01-01
Shelley TysonTrustee2025-01-01
Desinee TsinasTrustee2024-05-01
Charlotte Von DadelszenTrustee2024-03-01
Iain RennieTrustee2023-02-06
Gabrielle OÇonnorTrustee2023-02-06
Roger WigglesworthTrustee2015-08-08

Former Officers (13)

  • Erica Harvison — Acting Principal (departed 2025-08-29)
  • Chad Morgan — Trustee (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Peter Brunel — Trustee (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Toby Gee — Board Chair (departed 2025-11-28)
  • Treena Martin — Trustee (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Melanie Arcus — Trustee (departed 2018-11-28)
  • Jack Yan — Trustee (departed 2022-04-06)
  • Peter Carr — Trustee (departed 2018-11-28)
  • Scott Moran — Trustee (departed 2016-08-24)
  • Kent Favel — Principal (departed 2024-12-21)
  • Keith Newton — Trustee (departed 2018-02-14)
  • David Spaziani — Trustee (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Paul Eckford — Trustee (departed 2022-08-28)

Service Providers

  • BDO

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Saint Mark's Church School Trust

CC53318Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 6 May 2016
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating4d ago

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

B-
72/100
Financial
76
Governance
65
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 10. 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.

Revenue

$4.9M

Expenses

$5.3M

Assets

$1.6M

Staff

38

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

About

Mission

Advancement of education and of the Christian religion.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$4.9M
Total Expenses
$5.3M
Net Assets
$1.1M
Staff
38
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 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
2.4mo
Could operate 2.4 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

23
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,693
High Concentration: 87% of revenue from Other
Other86.8%
Government Grants12.6%
Investment Income0.6%
Donations0.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
72
#11/35
Revenue
$4.9M
#6/35
Reserve Months
2.4
#1/35
Surplus
$-378K
#32/35
Staff Cost %
74%
#35/35

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

Rating History

B-
2025
Score: 72.4
Financial: 76 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
C+
2024
Score: 68.4
Financial: 70 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B-
Score: 72.4/100
Financial
75.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 76 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 69 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC53318
Entity TypeTrust
Registered6 May 2016
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated29 Apr 2016
Registered office
13 Dufferin Street Basin Reserve Wellington 6021, Wellington

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 30 September 2026.