Skylight Trust — Social Services Charity in Wellington

Skylight Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.5M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Supporting children, young people and their families, whanau and friends to navigate through times of grief, loss and trauma, by facilitating their access to expert information, education, professional services and support, and by education, training and support for professionals, agencies and others who assist with grief, loss and trauma.

Registration Number
CC27206
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (89.5/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Website
http://www.skylight.org.nz
Email
info@skylight.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.5M NZD
Total Assets
$1.3M NZD
Net Assets
$1.0M NZD
Reserve Months
3.1 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
40
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.5M$2.5M$1.0M
2024$2.5M$2.1M$0.9M
2023$2.3M$2.2M$0.6M
2022$1.8M$1.7M$0.4M
2021$1.6M$0.2M$0.3M
2020$1.6M$1.6M$0.3M
2019$1.8M$1.6M$0.2M
2018$1.9M$1.7M$0.1M
2017$1.4M$1.7M$-0.1M
2016$1.2M$1.2M$0.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
89.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (9)

NameRoleAppointed
Martin WeekesTrustee2025-08-14
Amanda PerryTrustee2025-08-14
Katharine te Hau BowdenNon Voting Board Member2024-06-26
Tania VincentTrustee2024-06-26
Maria Mitimeti-ClarkTrustee2024-06-26
Akasha RioTrustee2024-06-26
Brendon OakleyTrustee2023-10-12
Lesley HoskinTrustee2021-10-26
Nicole CoupeTrustee2020-10-27

Former Officers (32)

  • Abdul Nishar — Trustee (departed 2024-01-29)
  • Jodie Black — Trustee (departed 2025-01-23)
  • Daniel Karamea — Trustee (departed 2023-08-08)
  • Ken Whelan — Trustee (departed 2023-02-02)
  • Marcus Porter — Trustee (departed 2023-08-01)
  • Bruce McGregor — Trustee (departed 2020-12-12)
  • Nikki Franklin — Trustee (departed 2026-04-09)
  • Sarah Roberts — Trustee (departed 2023-12-07)
  • Bernadine Grant — Trustee (departed 2018-10-31)
  • Dr David Clark — Trustee (departed 2022-02-03)
  • James McCulloch — Trustee (departed 2020-02-25)
  • Prashanta Mukherjee — Trustee (departed 2020-01-01)
  • James Donovan — Trustee (departed 2022-04-30)
  • Lynette McMorran — Trustee (departed 2019-08-27)
  • Martin Dalgleish — Trustee (departed 2015-08-26)
  • Barry Brook — Trustee (departed 2012-02-28)
  • Nicholas McKissack — Trustee (departed 2013-11-25)
  • Carolina Gartner — Trustee (departed 2017-12-19)
  • Elizabeth Koh — Trustee (departed 2013-11-25)
  • Ruta Faiga — Trustee (departed 2010-10-26)

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Skylight Trust

CC27206Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating4d ago

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

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Tier 2
A-
90/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (2)

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 9. 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.
  • Government-funding concentration
    89% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency

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

$2.5M

Expenses

$2.5M

Assets

$1.3M

Staff

40

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

About

Mission

Supporting children, young people and their families, whanau and friends to navigate through times of grief, loss and trauma, by facilitating their access to expert information, education, professional services and support, and by education, training and support for professionals, agencies and others who assist with grief, loss and trauma.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.5M
Total Expenses
$2.5M
Net Assets
$952.7K
Staff
40
employees
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
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
3.1mo
Could operate 3.1 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

20
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,971
High Concentration: 89% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants88.8%
Other9.1%
Donations1.2%
Investment Income1.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 59 peers · Social Services · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
90
#5/60
Revenue
$2.5M
#31/60
Reserve Months
3.1
#1/60
Surplus
$45K
#38/60
Staff Cost %
64%
#60/60

Top Peers in Group

Otago Youth Wellness TrustA
Wellington Sexual Abuse Help FoundationA
Founders' Care Trust BoardA

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

Rating

A-
Score: 89.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → A-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
Auditor
Moore Markhams
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington
info@skylight.org.nz
www.skylight.org.nz

Registration

Registration NumberCC27206
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered
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Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated23 Jul 1996

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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: 5 October 2026.

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