The R.A.M.S. Foundation — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland

The R.A.M.S. Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B+ (82.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Social Environment: To promote a healthy social environment good enough for passing to next generation; Religious Activities: To promote religious harmony and righteousness and hold religious functions; Cultural Activities: To play active role in cultural and related activities of the society, community, ethnic and other groups to promote Fine Arts in all form - Music, Dance, and others, mostly Indian, play active role in community in running, participating and encouraging directly and jointly with other similar organisations; To accept contributions, donations, sponsorship as well as provide this to organisations engaged in similar activities.

Registration Number
CC25937
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-15
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B+ (82.3/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
ragavan_alamelu@yahoo.com
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
147.3 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2024$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2023$0.0M$0.0M-
2022$0.0M$0.0M-
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2017$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2016$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B+
Overall Score
82.3/100
Financial Score
94
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (2)

  • Ragavan Rengachariar — Trustee
  • Alamelu Ragavan — Trustee

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The R.A.M.S. Foundation

CC25937Auckland, AucklandRegistered 15 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

B+
82/100
Financial
94
Governance
55
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.

  • Small board structure
    2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties

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

$10.5K

Expenses

$5.6K

Assets

$69.5K

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

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.

About

Mission

Social Environment: To promote a healthy social environment good enough for passing to next generation; Religious Activities: To promote religious harmony and righteousness and hold religious functions; Cultural Activities: To play active role in cultural and related activities of the society, community, ethnic and other groups to promote Fine Arts in all form - Music, Dance, and others, mostly Indian, play active role in community in running, participating and encouraging directly and jointly with other similar organisations; To accept contributions, donations, sponsorship as well as provide this to organisations engaged in similar activities.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$10.5K
Total Expenses
$5.6K
Net Assets
$68.6K

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (19 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
147.3mo
Could operate 147.3 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

48
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,158
Donations58.9%
Investment Income41.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 350 peers · Arts & Culture · Under $100K

Rating Score
82
#4/351
Revenue
$11K
#227/351
Reserve Months
147.3
#1/351
Surplus
$5K
#89/351
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/351

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

Rating History

B+
2025
Score: 82.3
Financial: 94 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Current
B
2024
Score: 76.7
Financial: 86 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B+
Score: 82.3/100
Financial
94
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 94 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 71 → B+.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
8 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC25937
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered15 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated19 Dec 2007
Registered office
3 Coleman Avenue, Mount Roskill, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides religious services / activitiesOther - 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: 3 October 2026.