The Goodfellow Foundation — Education Charity in Auckland

The Goodfellow Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (71.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.7M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: The advancement of post graduate medical education in General Practice in New Zealand.

Registration Number
CC29706
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (71.8/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
peter@rplw.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.7M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.5M NZD
Total Assets
$12.2M NZD
Net Assets
$12.1M NZD
Reserve Months
3.4 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.7M$0.5M$12.1M
2024$1.1M$0.4M$11.1M
2023$1.7M$0.3M$10.1M
2022$2.6M$0.3M$9.7M
2021$0.3M$0.1M$9.8M
2020$0.2M$0.1M$8.7M
2019$1.0M$0.1M$10.0M
2018$0.3M$0.4M$7.8M
2017$1.2M$0.1M$9.1M
2016$0.4M$0.1M$6.8M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
71.8/100
Financial Score
89
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 2 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 (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Matire HarwoodTrustee2024-07-22
William GoodfellowTrustee2020-12-15
Anna KingTrustee2018-09-27
Ian ReidTrustee2012-09-18
PETER GOODFELLOWTrustee2007-03-20

Former Officers (15)

  • Sophie Ball — Trustee (departed 2022-05-12)
  • Hazel Wilks — Trustee (departed 2024-03-30)
  • Warwick Bagg — Trustee (departed 2024-01-01)
  • Alan Merry — Trustee (departed 2021-09-29)
  • David Henry — Trustee (departed 2022-04-05)
  • Felicity Goodyear - Smith — Trustee (departed 2025-11-13)
  • Peter Huggard — Trustee (departed 2015-07-20)
  • Bruce Cole — Trustee (departed 2011-05-10)
  • Bruce Arroll — Trustee (departed 2025-11-13)
  • Paul Keeling — Trustee (departed 2024-05-09)
  • Ian McCormick — Trustee (departed 2008-12-31)
  • Jeffrey Todd — Trustee (departed 2022-05-12)
  • Jonathan Fox — Trustee (departed 2023-03-12)
  • Robert Bannister — Trustee (departed 2022-04-04)
  • Campbell Maclaurin — Trustee (departed 2018-12-03)

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The Goodfellow Foundation

CC29706Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

B-
72/100
Financial
89
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 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.

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

$730.3K

Expenses

$455.2K

Assets

$12.2M

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

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
HealthEducation
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

The advancement of post graduate medical education in General Practice in New Zealand.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$730.3K
Total Expenses
$455.2K
Net Assets
$12.1M

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
3.4mo
Could operate 3.4 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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 130 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
72
#23/131
Revenue
$730K
#20/131
Reserve Months
3.4
#1/131
Surplus
$275K
#8/131
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/131

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

Rating History

B-
2025
Score: 71.8
Financial: 89 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
C-
2024
Score: 56.9
Financial: 82 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B-
Score: 71.8/100
Financial
89
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 89 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 75 → 72 after red-flag penalties → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC29706
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated16 Jan 1991
Registered office
24 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

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: 3 October 2026.