# The Lawrance And Stephanie Russell Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC29811
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Auckland
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To utilise trust funds (income and capital) as the trustees may decide for any of the following purposes (a) for the support of programmes within the NZ school cirriculum which help young people build self-esteem and withstand peer pressure (b), for the support of schools throughout NZ in providing better facilities and equipment for pupils, (c) for the support of those persons and bodies whose aims are directed at providing educational drug programmes or programmes designed to assist in lowering the incidence of violence in the community, (d) for the support of school principals in providing funds for the needs of pupils from impoverished families, (e) for such educational charitable purposes in NZ as the trustees may decide, (f) for the promotion of research into fields of medical science and of medical research throughout NZ, and (g) such other charitable purposes as the Trustees may decide.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (76.0 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 85/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-12 (methodology 3.8)
- **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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$3k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$46
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$3k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$24k
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=139a1518-c50e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$3k | NZ$46 | NZ$3k | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$2k | NZ$3k | NZ$-1k | NZ$22k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$2k | NZ$1k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$1k | NZ$57k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$3k | NZ$79k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$102k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$62k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$14k | NZ$53k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$35k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$15k | NZ$18k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (4 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=CC29811) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-13

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/the-lawrance-and-stephanie-russell-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-lawrance-and-stephanie-russell-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-lawrance-and-stephanie-russell-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC29811

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-lawrance-and-stephanie-russell-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 2026-09-13T22:22:14.931Z.