The Observatory — Education Charity in Auckland

The Observatory is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2024.

Mission: The charity has been established, and is to be maintained, to educate, promote, facilitate and undertake the organisation of corporate, organisational, education, cultural and community events, workshops and activities, for the Neurodiverse Community.

Registration Number
CC58899
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2021-04-19
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Website
https://theobservatory.foundation
Data as at
March 2024

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$-0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2024-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024$0.0M$0.0M$-0.1M
2023$0.2M$0.2M$-0.1M
2022$0.2M$0.1M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Rich RowleyAdvisor2021-03-17

Former Officers (8)

  • Graeme Bennett — Treasurer (departed 2025-07-14)
  • Gavin Wake — Board Chair (departed 2025-05-31)
  • Nick Pattison — Secretary (departed 2025-05-30)
  • John Eyles — Trustee (departed 2025-05-30)
  • Sasha Kljakovic — Trustee (departed 2023-04-24)
  • Dr Amanda Rosenberg — Board Chair (departed 2024-01-18)
  • Charlotte Vandermeer — Secretary (departed 2022-01-31)
  • Shaun Gear — Treasurer (departed 2023-05-22)

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The Observatory

CC58899Auckland, AucklandRegistered 19 Apr 2021
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2024Rating3d ago

Financial data as at March 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.

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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.

  • Small board structure
    1 current officer listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
  • Current annual return overdue
    The newest annual return we hold is 30 months old — a more recent return may already be on the Charities Services register

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

$23.6K

Expenses

$39.7K

Assets

$3.8K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

The charity has been established, and is to be maintained, to educate, promote, facilitate and undertake the organisation of corporate, organisational, education, cultural and community events, workshops and activities, for the Neurodiverse Community.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$23.6K
Total Expenses
$39.7K
Net Assets
$-84.9K
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (3 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
0.8mo
Could operate 0.8 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

53
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,688
Other53.6%
Trading / Services42.4%
Donations4.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 289 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#43/290
Revenue
$24K
#121/290
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/290
Surplus
$-16K
#262/290
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/290

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
10
Transparency
65
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Latest Audit

FY2023
Clean
2 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC58899
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered19 Apr 2021
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeTrust
Incorporated29 Sept 2021
Registered office
153b John Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1011

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides 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: 4 October 2026.