Alliance Francaise Palmerston North Incorporated — Education Charity in Palmerston North

Alliance Francaise Palmerston North Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: (i) The advancement of education in respect of French language and the cultures of French-speaking communities. (ii) To promote knowledge and appreciation of French language and the cultures of French-speaking communities within the Palmerston North area and the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. (iii) To establish and maintain appropriate facilities and resources for the learning of the French language and the appreciation of the cultures of French speaking communities. (iv) To provide classes of instruction in French language and the cultures of French-speaking communities to people of all ages. (v) To provide literacy and numeracy classes, as well as English classes, as appropriate to refugees and migrants. (vi) To support the teaching of the French language in schools and universities in the Palmerston North area and the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. (vii) To foster a mutual understanding between France and NZ.

Registration Number
CC44167
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2010-05-10
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Palmerston North, Palmerston North
Email
admin@french.org.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
4
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2024$0.2M$0.3M$0.0M
2023$0.3M$0.2M$0.0M
2022$0.2M$0.3M$0.0M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$-0.0M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2016$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (9)

NameRoleAppointed
Gillian CravenCommittee Member2026-05-26
Alan MarshallCommittee Member2026-05-26
Sandra NichollsCommittee Member2025-05-13
Roger HutchingsCommittee Member2025-02-15
Genevieve VellaCommittee Member2024-02-17
Corey TaylorPresident2023-03-09
Shane RuferVice President2023-03-09
Rachel TaylorSecretary2023-03-09
Coralie YorkeTreasurer2021-02-13

Former Officers (33)

  • Kavi Ramasamy — Committee Member (departed 2025-02-15)
  • Catherine Sims — Committee Member (departed 2025-02-15)
  • Paul Dixon — Vice President (departed 2023-03-09)
  • Janette Dixon — Committee Member (departed 2023-03-09)
  • Jennifer MacKenzie — Treasurer (departed 2025-02-15)
  • Dennis York — Committee Member (departed 2022-02-26)
  • Kay Ellison — Committee Member (departed 2025-02-15)
  • Michael Parton — Committee Member (departed 2021-02-13)
  • Mike Dee — Committee Member (departed 2018-02-17)
  • Graeme Gillies — Treasurer (departed 2023-03-09)
  • Joanna Hanzi Gillies — Secretary (departed 2021-02-13)
  • Helen McAlpine — Vice President (departed 2022-02-26)
  • Matthew Bale — President (departed 2018-02-17)
  • Janet Baker — Committee Member (departed 2017-02-17)
  • Colin Irvine — Committee Member (departed 2017-02-17)
  • Esther Contant-Wong — Committee Member (departed 2016-01-29)
  • John Orchard — Committee Member (departed 2018-02-17)
  • Thomas Lucquin — Treasurer (departed 2015-01-30)
  • Marie-Aimee Joyce — Committee Member (departed 2014-01-24)
  • John Redmayne — Committee Member (departed 2014-01-24)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $32,871.5
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $24,398
  • The Lion Foundation — $10,000
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $4,534

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Alliance Francaise Palmerston North Incorporated

CC44167Palmerston North, Palmerston NorthRegistered 10 May 2010
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

How ratings work →
Revenue

$228.4K

Expenses

$240.8K

Assets

$29.1K

Staff

4

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

(i) The advancement of education in respect of French language and the cultures of French-speaking communities. (ii) To promote knowledge and appreciation of French language and the cultures of French-speaking communities within the Palmerston North area and the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. (iii) To establish and maintain appropriate facilities and resources for the learning of the French language and the appreciation of the cultures of French speaking communities. (iv) To provide classes of instruction in French language and the cultures of French-speaking communities to people of all ages. (v) To provide literacy and numeracy classes, as well as English classes, as appropriate to refugees and migrants. (vi) To support the teaching of the French language in schools and universities in the Palmerston North area and the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. (vii) To foster a mutual understanding between France and NZ.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$228.4K
Total Expenses
$240.8K
Net Assets
$1.3K
Staff
4
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0.6mo
Could operate 0.6 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

31
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,904
High Concentration: 82% of revenue from Other
Other82.0%
Donations12.1%
Trading / Services5.8%
Investment Income0.1%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#38/133
Revenue
$228K
#75/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$-12K
#105/133
Staff Cost %
50%
#133/133

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 30 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2024
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Palmerston North, Palmerston North

Registration

Registration NumberCC44167
Entity TypeTrust
Registered10 May 2010
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated18 Feb 2010
Registered office
Square Edge, First Floor, 47 The Square, North, 4440

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. 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. Last updated: 28 September 2026.