Waihi School Trust Board — Education Charity in Temuka

Waihi School Trust Board is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Temuka, Temuka. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $4.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: To operate the Waihi School as a preparatory boarding school for Years 4 to 8.

Registration Number
CC48772
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2013-02-28
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (89.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Temuka, Temuka
Email
accountant@waihi.school.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$4.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$4.2M NZD
Total Assets
$11.2M NZD
Net Assets
$10.9M NZD
Reserve Months
0.1 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
39
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$4.1M$4.2M$10.9M
2024$4.0M$4.0M$11.0M
2023$3.7M$3.5M$11.1M
2022$2.9M$2.9M$9.5M
2021$2.4M$2.6M$9.6M
2020$2.7M$2.6M$9.8M
2019$2.8M$2.7M$8.5M
2018$2.5M$2.3M$8.5M
2017$2.2M$2.1M$8.3M
2016$2.1M$2.1M$6.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
89.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
James (Jimmy) LamingTrustee2026-07-01
Anna HargreavesTrustee2025-10-29

Former Officers (26)

  • David Thatcher — Trustee
  • Virginia Neal — Trustee
  • Charlotte Steetskamp — Trustee
  • Nigel (John) Johnston — Trusteee
  • Jonathan Sutherland — Trustee
  • Anna Orbell — Trustee
  • Benjamin Hallenstein — Trustee (departed 2025-02-12)
  • Mark Saunders — Trustee (departed 2024-12-03)
  • Carmen Hurst — Trustee
  • Simon Williamson — Trustee (departed 2024-12-03)
  • Timothy Silva — Trustee (departed 2021-12-15)
  • Thomas Pinckney — Trustee (departed 2022-12-06)
  • Andrea Donaldson — Trustee (departed 2021-12-15)
  • David Macleod — Board Trustee (departed 2020-07-27)
  • Michael Tayler — Board Trustee (departed 2026-02-11)
  • Anne Palmer — School Trust Board (departed 2019-01-31)
  • Cara Gregan — Trustee (departed 2017-12-04)
  • Guy Sutherland — Trustee (departed 2019-12-31)
  • Ken Ellis — Trustee (departed 2017-01-09)
  • Dan Batchelor — Board Trustee (departed 2016-12-05)

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Waihi School Trust Board

CC48772Temuka, TemukaRegistered 28 Feb 2013
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating4d ago

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

A-
90/100
Financial
100
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 7. 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

$4.1M

Expenses

$4.2M

Assets

$11.2M

Staff

39

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

About

Mission

To operate the Waihi School as a preparatory boarding school for Years 4 to 8.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$4.1M
Total Expenses
$4.2M
Net Assets
$10.9M
Staff
39
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (13 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
0.1mo
Could operate 0.1 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

10
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,037
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Other
Other95.0%
Government Grants2.5%
Donations2.3%
Investment Income0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 48 peers · Education · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
90
#3/49
Revenue
$4.1M
#7/49
Reserve Months
0.1
#1/49
Surplus
$-84K
#42/49
Staff Cost %
58%
#49/49

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

Rating History

A-
2025
Score: 89.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
C+
2024
Score: 69.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

A-
Score: 89.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → A-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Temuka, Temuka

Registration

Registration NumberCC48772
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered28 Feb 2013
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated23 May 1960
Registered office
2 Sefton Street East Timaru 7910, Timaru
Differs from Charities Register address (611 Temuka-Orari Highway, RD 26, Winchester, Temuka, 7986, Temuka, Temuka). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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