Charity Insights/Leadership Impact

Leadership Impact Analysis

Analyze how CEO and Chair changes affect charity financial performance. Compare revenue and growth before and after leadership transitions.

Charities
15759
with leadership data
Changes
21443
leadership transitions
Positive
11468
>10% revenue increase
Negative
5608
>10% revenue decrease
Avg Impact
+2298.3%
revenue change
Avg Tenure
4.6
years

Biggest Positive Impact

Southern Stars Waldorf Trust
Anna Noble (Chairperson)
+20117325%
Halcombe Community Trust
Kristy Staples (Chairperson)
+3718200%
Halcombe Community Trust
Scott Linklater (Deputy Chairperson)
+3334725%
Skills Active Te Mahi Ako Limited
Maren Frerichs (Chief Executive Officer)
+3145810%
Taranaki Biodiversity Trust
Roy Weaver (Chairperson)
+2736005%

Biggest Negative Impact

Rainbow Community Care Trust
Bruce Geddes (Chairperson)
-100%
Rainbow Community Care Trust
Phillip Denby (Chairperson)
-100%
Auckland Youth Arts Trust
MaryJane O'Reilly (Chair )
-100%
Excellere College Support Group
Natalie Brown (Chairperson)
-100%

Methodology

Impact is calculated by comparing average revenue 3 years before vs 3 years after each leadership change. Only charities with at least 3 years of financial data are included. A positive impact indicates revenue growth following the leadership transition, while negative indicates decline. Note: Many factors beyond leadership affect charity performance.

Data sourced from Charities Services register and annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. 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.

Data as at 1 Oct 2026 · refreshed weekly from the Charities Register data we hold