Bowen Trust Board — Health Charity in Wellington

Bowen Trust Board is a Charitable Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C- (59.9/100). Annual revenue: $1.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To provide financial support for the health and wellbeing of the community, including emergency response and research organisations, for the benefit of Wellington residents living within the boundaries of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.

Registration Number
CC33315
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C- (59.9/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
andrew.stewart@jbmorrison.com
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: General public, Older people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.5M NZD
Total Assets
$13.6M NZD
Net Assets
$13.5M NZD
Reserve Months
3.8 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$1.3M$0.5M$13.5M
2025$0.0M$0.5M$12.7M
2024$0.7M$0.4M$12.8M
2023$0.5M$0.4M$12.1M
2022$0.6M$0.4M$8.7M
2021$0.9M$0.5M$8.5M
2020$0.5M$0.9M$8.1M
2019$0.6M$0.3M$8.5M
2018$0.5M$0.3M$8.1M
2017$0.7M$0.2M$8.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C-
Overall Score
59.9/100
Financial Score
72
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.8%

Red Flags

  • 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Grant KiddleTrustee2021-05-24
Ross DysartTrustee2020-06-22
Anna MoodieTrustee2012-11-12
John MorrisonTrustee2011-08-29
Catherine FergusonTrustee2008-06-30
Andrew StewartTrustee2008-06-30
David GlassonTrustee2008-06-30

Former Officers (6)

  • Phillip Thomas — Trustee (departed 2020-02-24)
  • Anthony Griffin — Trustee (departed 2026-08-10)
  • Robert Hall — Trustee (departed 2011-02-14)
  • David Waite — Trustee (departed 2008-08-25)
  • Donald Scott — Trustee (departed 2011-11-21)
  • Fiona Heron — Trustee (departed 2011-11-21)

Similar Charities in Health

FunderHealthCharitable TrustTrust

Bowen Trust Board

CC33315Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials7mo agoRating1mo ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

C-
60/100
Financial
72
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 8. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$1.3M

Expenses

$460.6K

Assets

$13.6M

Staff

1

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
HealthEducationCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Wellington

About

Mission

To provide financial support for the health and wellbeing of the community, including emergency response and research organisations, for the benefit of Wellington residents living within the boundaries of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOlder people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.3M
Total Expenses
$460.6K
Net Assets
$13.5M
Staff
1
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
15.3mo
Could operate 15.3 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

1
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,940
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income99.7%
Donations0.3%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 91 peers · Health · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
60
#41/92
Revenue
$1.3M
#78/92
Reserve Months
3.8
#1/92
Surplus
$814K
#19/92
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/92

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

Rating

C-
Score: 59.9/100
Financial
72
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 72 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 68 → 60 after red-flag penalties → C-.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
4 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC33315
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated5 Aug 1966
Registered office
Level 19, Morrison Kent House, 105 The Terrace, Wellington Central, Wellington

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Sponsors / undertakes research

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