# Graeme Dingle Foundation Marlborough

**Charities Register number:** CC48213
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2012-08-10
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Blenheim
**NZBN:** 9429043227617
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Transforming young lives forever. The wellbeing of our region’s young people is at the heart of Graeme Dingle Foundation Marlborough. Through our proven programmes, our young people will develop life skills and confidence and be empowered to maximise their potential. Through continued collaboration with key stakeholders, including schools, businesses and community organisations, we will improve outcomes for many more local kids and their families.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Liabilities exceed assets, which the scoring template cannot represent fairly.
- **Status code:** `structural_negative_equity`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2024-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.17M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.33M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-158k
- **Total assets:** NZ$179k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$229k
- **Net assets:** NZ$-50k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$43k
- **Donations:** NZ$713k
- **Paid staff:** 10
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=984e2151-475c-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$1.17M | NZ$1.33M | NZ$-158k | NZ$-50k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$1.25M | NZ$1.36M | NZ$-106k | NZ$108k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$1.34M | NZ$1.18M | not disclosed | NZ$214k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$928k | NZ$1.10M | not disclosed | NZ$54k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$813k | NZ$727k | not disclosed | NZ$228k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$573k | NZ$554k | not disclosed | NZ$137k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$471k | NZ$488k | not disclosed | NZ$118k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$359k | NZ$347k | not disclosed | NZ$134k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$257k | NZ$205k | not disclosed | NZ$122k |
| 2015-12-31 | NZ$201k | NZ$157k | NZ$45k | NZ$145k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (29 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** The organisation received an exemption for having
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC48213) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$18k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Central Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Redwood Trust Incorporated** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2023-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/graeme-dingle-foundation-marlborough
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/graeme-dingle-foundation-marlborough/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/graeme-dingle-foundation-marlborough/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC48213

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/graeme-dingle-foundation-marlborough. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-10-01T21:32:24.799Z.