The South Canterbury North Otago Deer Farmers Trust — Education Charity in Geraldine

The South Canterbury North Otago Deer Farmers Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Geraldine, Geraldine. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B+ (84.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Education, Training, Research

Registration Number
CC42804
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2009-11-10
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B+ (84.3/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Geraldine, Geraldine
Email
ruth@downlandsdeer.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
9.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

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

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B+
Overall Score
84.3/100
Financial Score
92.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.9%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Colin JordanTrustee2025-08-14
Mark TapleyTrustee2022-10-18
Graham PeckTrustee2016-03-18
Natalie OrangeTrustee/secretary2013-11-18
Keith OrangeTrustee2008-09-18

Former Officers (6)

  • Kelly Bennett — Trustee (departed 2025-08-14)
  • Murray Coutts — Trustee (departed 2016-04-05)
  • David Morgan — Trustee (departed 2022-10-18)
  • Jeffrey Pearse — Trustee (departed 2012-05-26)
  • Peter Aitken — Trustee (departed 2012-05-26)
  • John Acland — Trustee (departed 2013-03-31)

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The South Canterbury North Otago Deer Farmers Trust

CC42804Geraldine, GeraldineRegistered 10 Nov 2009
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

B+
84/100
Financial
93
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

$4.9K

Expenses

$10.6K

Assets

$87.9K

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.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Education
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Education, Training, Research

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$4.9K
Total Expenses
$10.6K
Net Assets
$87.9K
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (15 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
93c
For every $1 spent, 93c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
9mo
Could operate 9 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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 329 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score
84
#3/330
Revenue
$5K
#252/330
Reserve Months
9.0
#1/330
Surplus
$-6K
#275/330
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/330

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

Rating

B+
Score: 84.3/100
Financial
92.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 93 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 76 → B+.
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Contact Details

Address
Geraldine, Geraldine

Registration

Registration NumberCC42804
Entity TypeTrust
Registered10 Nov 2009
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated5 Nov 2008
Registered office
Mount Peel Station Peel Forest Geraldine, Murupara

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Sponsors / undertakes research

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