Shine Montessori Educare — Education Charity in Lower Hutt
Shine Montessori Educare is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. Annual revenue: $1.7M NZD. Financial data as at December 2024.
Mission: Our purpose is to nurture the development of self esteem, independence and self confidence in children aged 0-5 years. We are committed to providing high quality learning experiences using Te Whariki principles and Montessori methods, providing an environment that holistically develops children to become independent, confident, and competent, self learners.
- Registration Number
- CC10222
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-04-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
- Website
- http://www.shinemontessori.org.nz
- melanie@shinemontessori.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2024
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $-0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 645
- Financial Year End
- 2024-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $-0.0M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $-0.0M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $-0.0M |
| 2018 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $0.3M |
| 2015 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.1M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Naliny Florida | Trustee | 2007-03-20 |
| Melanie Wester | Chair | 2007-03-20 |
Former Officers (5)
- Dana Maniapoto — Secretary (departed 2023-10-31)
- Gina Sunderland — Trustee (departed 2012-12-31)
- Andrea HIlton — Trustee (departed 2015-10-13)
- David Harvey — Property Manager (departed 2011-12-16)
- Alana Hargraves — Trustee (departed 2009-12-31)
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Shine Montessori Educare
Financial data as at December 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This charity has reported liabilities exceeding assets for two or more consecutive years. That pattern is common and structural for retirement villages (occupation-right-agreement bonds recorded as liabilities), iwi treaty-settlement vehicles (future-obligation accruals), and infrastructure trusts with Crown loan principal — it does not indicate financial distress, but our standard reserve-months scoring template does not apply. The charity's figures are shown above.
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- Small board structure2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
- Government-funding concentration99% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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Our purpose is to nurture the development of self esteem, independence and self confidence in children aged 0-5 years. We are committed to providing high quality learning experiences using Te Whariki principles and Montessori methods, providing an environment that holistically develops children to become independent, confident, and competent, self learners.
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Ranked against 62 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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