Windows Trust — Religion Charity in Lower Hutt

Windows Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $8.9M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: (1) To support the advancement of the principles of Christianity; (2) To contribute to the eradication of poverty, primarily through the provision of socially just social rental housing and other affordable rental housing; (3) To provide financial support to any other persons, group, church, society or charitable trust whose objectives are similar to those of the Trust: (3) Any and all such other purposes or objects (including purposes relating to the advancement of education or religion, those deemed to be charitable by the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 or any other legislation or any other matters generally beneficial to the community) as are "charitable" in accordance with the law of New Zealand from time to time and which are not inconsistent with the other purposes declared in this clause.

Registration Number
CC24007
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-05-06
Status
Active
Sector
Religion
Location
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$8.9M NZD
Total Expenses
$3.3M NZD
Total Assets
$22.9M NZD
Net Assets
$15.6M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$8.9M$3.3M$15.6M
2024$3.4M$2.9M$9.6M
2023$1.7M$2.9M$9.1M
2022$2.9M$2.2M$10.5M
2021$1.4M$0.9M$9.7M
2020$2.6M$4.0M$9.0M
2019$1.1M$1.2M$10.4M
2018$1.1M$0.9M$10.5M
2017$1.8M$0.9M$10.2M
2016$2.5M$2.5M$9.4M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (6)

  • Campbell Roberts — Trustee (departed 2019-12-04)
  • Juliet Jones — Trustee
  • Bryan Jackson — Trustee
  • Murray Smith — Trustee (departed 2019-12-04)
  • John Ross — Trustee
  • Jennifer Ross — Trustee (departed 2015-06-30)

Service Providers

  • Moore Markhams

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Windows Trust

CC24007Lower Hutt, Lower HuttRegistered 6 May 2008
Data updated: 6 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating4d ago

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

NR
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Revenue

$8.9M

Expenses

$3.3M

Assets

$22.9M

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
EducationSocial ServicesReligionCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

(1) To support the advancement of the principles of Christianity; (2) To contribute to the eradication of poverty, primarily through the provision of socially just social rental housing and other affordable rental housing; (3) To provide financial support to any other persons, group, church, society or charitable trust whose objectives are similar to those of the Trust: (3) Any and all such other purposes or objects (including purposes relating to the advancement of education or religion, those deemed to be charitable by the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 or any other legislation or any other matters generally beneficial to the community) as are "charitable" in accordance with the law of New Zealand from time to time and which are not inconsistent with the other purposes declared in this clause.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$8.9M
Total Expenses
$3.3M
Net Assets
$15.6M
Volunteers
0

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
4.8mo
Could operate 4.8 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

39
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,098
Other73.6%
Donations26.1%
Investment Income0.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#16/35
Revenue
$8.9M
#1/35
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/35
Surplus
$5.6M
#2/35
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/35

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

FY2025
Clean
9 years of audit history(1 going concern flag)

Contact Details

Address
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt

Registration

Registration NumberCC24007
Entity TypeTrust
Registered6 May 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated15 Dec 2000
Registered office
28 Cornwall Street, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides other finance (e.g. investment funds)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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