# Rudolf Steiner Early Childhood Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC25182
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-02
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Hamilton
**NZBN:** 9429043036820
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Rudolf Steiner Early Childhood Trust is a charitable organisation established to provide high quality education and care for children under the indications provided for us by Rudolf Steiner. It's aim is to nurture and protect the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and spiritual nature of the child through a programme that enables children to be free to learn. The Rudolf Steiner Early Childhood Trust are dedicated to providing an Early Childhood campus that meets the needs of children from birth to school age, one that acknowledges and provides for the threefold human being and the development of the four lower senses as described to us by Rudolf Steiner. We acknowledge the importance of Maori as tangatawhenua, acknowledging Te Titriti o Waitangi as New Zealand's founding document, and will ensure policies and practices are implemented that support the bi-cultural heritage of Aotearoa. Abridged.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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$718k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$701k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$17k
- **Total assets:** NZ$217k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$186k
- **Net assets:** NZ$31k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$167k
- **Donations:** NZ$49k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$617k
- **Paid staff:** 13
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=71ec4413-07c8-ef11-bb3d-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$718k | NZ$701k | NZ$17k | NZ$31k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$665k | NZ$678k | NZ$-13k | NZ$14k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$808k | NZ$743k | not disclosed | NZ$27k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$603k | NZ$614k | not disclosed | NZ$-39k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$819k | NZ$731k | not disclosed | NZ$-27k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$695k | NZ$673k | not disclosed | NZ$-116k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$1.12M | NZ$1.12M | not disclosed | NZ$-138k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$1.29M | NZ$1.33M | not disclosed | NZ$-139k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$1.30M | NZ$1.41M | not disclosed | NZ$-105k |
| 2015-12-31 | NZ$1.46M | NZ$1.47M | NZ$-6k | NZ$8k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current (27 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Owen McLeod & Co Limited
- **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=CC25182) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- 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/rudolf-steiner-early-childhood-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/rudolf-steiner-early-childhood-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/rudolf-steiner-early-childhood-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC25182
- Charity website: http://waikatowaldorf.school.nz/kindergarten/

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/rudolf-steiner-early-childhood-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 2026-10-01T02:05:38.140Z.