Southern Group Training Trust — Education Charity in Invercargill
Southern Group Training Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Invercargill, Invercargill. CharityData rates this charity D+ (54.5/100). Annual revenue: $4.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To encourage and enable more people to become involved in trade training through apprenticeships by making it easier for them to do so.
- Registration Number
- CC26530
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-24
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (54.5/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Invercargill, Invercargill
- Website
- https://www.apprenticeships.net
- info@apprenticeships.net
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $4.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $4.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.7 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 62
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $4.1M | $4.3M | $2.2M |
| 2025 | $4.5M | $4.6M | $2.2M |
| 2024 | $4.5M | $4.4M | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $3.4M | $3.5M | $2.0M |
| 2022 | $2.8M | $3.1M | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $3.0M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $2.6M | $1.9M |
| 2019 | $2.7M | $2.6M | $2.2M |
| 2018 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.1M |
| 2017 | $1.9M | $2.0M | $2.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 54.5/100
- Financial Score
- 50
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Stephanus Miezenbeek | Trustee | 2023-10-30 |
| Michelle Findlater | Trustee | 2022-08-29 |
| Charles Turner | Trustee | 2022-08-29 |
| Jamie Cross | Trustee | 2019-11-11 |
| Brian Dunick | Trustee | 2000-08-08 |
Former Officers (8)
- Rex Cullen — Trustee (departed 2025-07-28)
- Jeffrey Horton — Trustee (departed 2019-11-11)
- Rodney Adamson — Trustee (departed 2012-08-22)
- Brendon Kerr — Trustee (departed 2023-03-31)
- Michael Weusten — Trustee (departed 2012-08-22)
- Julian Mess — Trustee (departed 2014-07-22)
- Barry Simmonds — Trustee (departed 2022-08-29)
- William Young — Trustee (departed 2012-08-22)
Service Providers
- BDO
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Southern Group Training Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. 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.
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$4.1M
$4.3M
$2.9M
62
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D+ is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
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To encourage and enable more people to become involved in trade training through apprenticeships by making it easier for them to do so.
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Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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