# Gwen Malden Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC29899
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Community Development
**ICNPO group:** Development and Housing
**Region:** Havelock North
**NZBN:** 9429043133703
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide funding for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of religion, the provision of national or civic amenities of any kind, any purpose of a charitable nature especially for the Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne areas.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (68.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 70/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$678
- **Total expenses:** NZ$13k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-12k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$19k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=9a8c149f-4b56-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$678 | NZ$13k | NZ$-12k | not disclosed |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$179k | NZ$347k | NZ$-168k | NZ$20.40M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$55k | NZ$153k | not disclosed | NZ$23.75M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$330k | NZ$145k | not disclosed | NZ$18.48M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$192k | NZ$193k | not disclosed | NZ$18.09M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$287k | NZ$81k | not disclosed | NZ$17.63M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$1.33M | NZ$368k | not disclosed | NZ$14.95M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$472k | NZ$365k | not disclosed | NZ$14.07M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$54k | NZ$214k | not disclosed | NZ$13.80M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$496k | NZ$175k | not disclosed | NZ$10.59M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (11 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC29899) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-03

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/gwen-malden-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/gwen-malden-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/gwen-malden-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC29899

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/gwen-malden-charitable-trust. 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 2026-10-03T19:01:24.313Z.