Wondernauts — Education Charity in Hamilton
Wondernauts is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. Annual revenue: $1.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: Wondernauts provides quality educational experiences that empower children to learn and grow through challenging and stimulating experiences. We prepare children for life-long learning and for ethical, productive participation in a democratic society and the global community.
- Registration Number
- CC24356
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-13
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Hamilton, Hamilton
- Website
- www.wondernauts.co.nz
- hello@wondernauts.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 14
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.7M |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $1.0M | $0.9M | $1.4M |
| 2019 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.3M |
| 2018 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.3M |
| 2017 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.4M |
| 2016 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $1.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- Overall Score
- /100
- Financial Score
- 0
- Governance Score
- 10
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (59)
- Kate Rees-Gibbs — Trustee
- Morgan Mackenzie — Trustee
- Kirstie Selby — Trustee
- Chang Choi — Trustee
- Carla Johnstone — Trustee
- Kellie Jullian — Trustee (departed 2025-06-16)
- Elizabeth (Liz) Tombleson — Treasurer & Trustee
- Emily Schwikkard — Chairperson & Trustee
- Scott Reid — Trustee (departed 2024-06-17)
- Christina Pegler — Trustee (departed 2024-06-17)
- Dylan Harris — Treasurer (departed 2022-06-21)
- Helen Gavin — Trustees (departed 2022-06-21)
- Braden MacPherson — Trustees (departed 2022-06-21)
- Areta Mackey — Chairman & Trustee (departed 2024-07-17)
- Megan Knudsen — Trustee (departed 2024-06-17)
- Leah Wyatt — Trustees (departed 2021-06-21)
- Bethany Firth — Trustees (departed 2019-11-19)
- Letitia Jakich — Trustees (departed 2017-12-01)
- Tracy Payne — Trustees (departed 2019-10-31)
- Katharine Adam — Trustees (departed 2019-06-14)
Funding Sources
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $12,228.28
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EducationTrust
Wondernauts
CC24356Hamilton, HamiltonRegistered 13 May 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating4d ago
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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- Small board structure1 current officer listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
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Revenue
$1.3M
Expenses
$1.2M
Assets
$2.2M
Staff
14
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Mission
Wondernauts provides quality educational experiences that empower children to learn and grow through challenging and stimulating experiences. We prepare children for life-long learning and for ethical, productive participation in a democratic society and the global community.
Key Statistics
Annual Revenue
$1.3M
Total Expenses
$1.2M
Net Assets
$1.7M
Staff
14
employees
Volunteers
0
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (18 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Expense Breakdown
API DataBased 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
0mo
Could operate 0 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
6
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,413
High Concentration: 97% of revenue from Other
Other97.0%
Investment Income1.7%
Donations0.9%
Trading / Services0.5%
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 38 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
Rating Score
0
Revenue
$1.3M
Reserve Months
0.0
Surplus
$119K
Staff Cost %
86%
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Registration
Registration NumberCC24356
Entity TypeTrust
Registered13 May 2008
StatusRegistered
Companies Office
StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated1 Jul 1993
Registered office
10 Bisley Road, Enderley, Hamilton
Sector & Activities
Primary Sector
EducationData 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 May 2026.
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