St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board — Religion Charity in Auckland

St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B (78.9/100). Annual revenue: $53.7M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.

St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board is part of the same organisation as St Cuthbert's College Foundation Board (CC63046). Each registration files its own accounts.

Mission: St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board primarily provides girls educational services from Reception to Year 13. St Cuthbert's College was founded over 100 years ago under the benefaction of the Presbyterian Church. Today the College is non-denominational and the Christian ethic at the heart of our community life is our motto, By Love Serve.

Registration Number
CC21007
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-02-07
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (78.9/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
info@stcuthberts.school.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$53.7M NZD
Total Expenses
$51.7M NZD
Total Assets
$80.6M NZD
Net Assets
$72.3M NZD
Reserve Months
0.3 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
371
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$53.7M$51.7M$72.3M
2024$57.9M$49.5M$70.2M
2023$47.2M$45.4M$61.8M
2022$41.8M$40.4M$60.0M
2021$39.2M$37.4M$58.6M
2020$38.2M$36.9M$56.8M
2019$35.4M$35.1M$55.6M
2018$33.0M$34.1M$55.3M
2017$32.9M$33.7M$56.4M
2016$33.1M$32.7M$57.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
78.9/100
Financial Score
99.2
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
85

Red Flags

  • 3 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 (11)

NameRoleAppointed
Bridget SnellingTrust Board Member2026-06-22
Sila SiakiTrust Board Member2026-01-01
Lisa CrookeTrust Board Member2025-03-14
Alana BarronTrust Board Member2025-02-20
Nancy ZhangTrust Board Member2024-09-12
Adarsh PatelTrust Board Member2022-11-11
Angela BullTrust Board Member2022-11-10
Donald ReidTrust Board Member2022-11-10
Scott WeeninkTrust Board Member2022-11-10
Penelope PeeblesTrust Board Member2022-01-01
Leigh MelvilleTrust Board Member2017-06-08

Former Officers (30)

  • Anna Cupples — Trust Board Member (departed 2026-09-11)
  • Hamish Firth — Trust Board Member (departed 2025-11-07)
  • Alexandra Mercer — Trust Board Member (departed 2024-05-09)
  • Fraser Whineray — Trust Board Member (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Guy Williams — Trust Board Member (departed 2022-11-10)
  • Shane Bradley — Trust Board Member (departed 2020-11-12)
  • Anil Sharma — Trust Board Member (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Michael Heron — Trust Board Member (departed 2020-04-02)
  • Anne Binns — Trust Board Member (departed 2020-10-15)
  • Paul Nickels — Trust Board Member (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Nina Hood — Trust Board Member (departed 2021-12-10)
  • Hayley Greer Buckley — Trust Board Member (departed 2022-11-10)
  • Andrea Newland — Trust Board Member (departed 2020-04-02)
  • James Miller — Trust Board Member (departed 2019-12-31)
  • Alan Clarke — Trust Board Member (departed 2016-06-02)
  • Brent Lawgun — Trustee (departed 2013-08-31)
  • Rachel Walsh — Trust Board Member (departed 2018-06-07)
  • Vasant Lala — Trust Board Member (departed 2019-08-07)
  • Andrew Coster — Trust Board Member (departed 2018-09-13)
  • Malcom Hope — Trustee (departed 2015-10-15)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Executive management$1,957,9092024
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Executive management$1,957,909-
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Trustees$02024
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Trustees$0-
Mrs HG BuckleyBoard Deputy Chair / Board Member-2022
Mr GD WilliamsBoard Member-2022
Mrs LJ MelvilleBoard Chair-2022
Mr H FirthBoard Member-2022
Mr FS WhinerayBoard Member-2021
Mrs PGA PeeblesBoard Member-2022
Mrs HG BuckleyBoard Chair-2021
Dr NE HoodBoard Member-2021
Ms L CrookeBoard Member-2024
Mr SW WeeninkTrustee-2023
Mr DJG ReidBoard Member-2022
Mr H FirthBoard Member-2021
Mr FS WhinerayBoard Member-2024
Mr H FirthTrustee-2023
Mrs AL MercerBoard Member-2021
Ms C AveryPrincipal-2024
Mr DJG ReidTrustee-2023
Mrs S WinthropActing Principal-2024
Dr AK SharmaBoard Member-2024
Ms A CupplesBoard Member-2024
Mr H FirthBoard Member-2024
Mr PJ NouwensDirector of Finance-2024
Mrs PGA PeeblesTrustee-2023
Mrs LJ MelvilleBoard Member-2021
Mrs AL MercerBoard Member-2022
Mr GD WilliamsBoard Member-2021
Mrs AJ BullBoard Member-2022
Mr FS WhinerayBoard Member-2022
Mr A PatelBoard Member-2022
Dr AK SharmaBoard Member-2021
Mr PJ NickelsBoard Deputy Chair-2024
Mr PJ NouwensDirector of Finance-2022
Mrs LJ MelvilleBoard Chair-2023
Ms N ZhangBoard Member-2024
Mr PJ NickelsBoard Deputy Chair-2023
Mrs AL MercerTrustee-2023
Mrs LJ MelvilleBoard Chair-2024
Mr PJ NouwensDirector of Finance-2021
Ms AJ BullBoard Deputy Chair-2024
Ms PGA PeeblesBoard Member-2024
Mr SW WeeninkBoard Member-2022
Dr AK SharmaBoard Member-2022
Mrs S WinthropActing Principal-2023
Mrs AL MercerBoard Member-2024
Ms JJ MahonPrincipal-2023
Ms JJ MahonPrincipal-2022
Mr A PatelTrustee-2023
Mr A PatelBoard Member-2024
Mr PJ NickelsBoard Deputy Chair-2022
Mrs AJ BullTrustee-2023
Mr FS WhinerayTrustee-2023
Mr PJ NickelsBoard Deputy Chair-2021
Ms A BarronBoard Member-2024
Mr SW WeeninkBoard Member-2024
Mr DJG ReidBoard Member-2024
Ms JJ MahonPrincipal-2021
Dr AK SharmaTrustee-2023
Mr PJ NouwensDirector of Finance-2023

Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)

As disclosed in St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board's annual report.

  • Cornwall Park Trust Board and Ricoh Finance — $1,206,623 — Operating lease commitments
  • Cornwall Park Trust Board — $1,206,623 — Operating lease
  • Ricoh Finance — Operating lease

Service Providers

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  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
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  • Russell McVeagh
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  • Wynn Williams
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  • Wynn Williams
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St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board

CC21007Auckland, AucklandRegistered 7 Feb 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

B
79/100
Financial
99
Governance
65
Transparency
85

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 11. 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

$53.7M

Expenses

$51.7M

Assets

$80.6M

Staff

371

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

About

Mission

St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board primarily provides girls educational services from Reception to Year 13. St Cuthbert's College was founded over 100 years ago under the benefaction of the Presbyterian Church. Today the College is non-denominational and the Christian ethic at the heart of our community life is our motto, By Love Serve.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$53.7M
Total Expenses
$51.7M
Net Assets
$72.3M
Staff
371
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
0.3mo
Could operate 0.3 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

12
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,782
High Concentration: 94% of revenue from Other
Other93.6%
Government Grants3.9%
Donations2.5%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 500 peers · Religion (all sizes)

Rating Score
79
#25/501
Revenue
$53.7M
#3/501
Reserve Months
0.3
#1/501
Surplus
$2.1M
#7/501
Staff Cost %
66%
#501/501

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

Rating History

B
2025
Score: 78.9
Financial: 99 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 85
Current
A-
2024
Score: 85.0
Financial: 98 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B
Score: 78.9/100
Financial
99.2
Governance
65
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 99 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → B.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC21007
Entity TypeTrust
Registered7 Feb 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated24 Feb 1945
Registered office
120 Market Road, Epsom, Auckland

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: 28 September 2026.