Bread of Life Trust — Education Charity in Blenheim
Bread of Life Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Blenheim, Blenheim. Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: Bread of Life through OSCAR4KIDS seeks to maintain and provide quality Before, After and School Holiday care for children to meet the needs of working families living in the Marlborough Region. This is done in a safe and caring manner by trained and responsible staff. Children and families are entitled to consideration, respect, confidentiality and safety. Our five OSCAR Programmes enable parents to be in employment with the knowledge that their children are being cared for in a safe and happy environment. All of the OSCAR staff are well trained, fully Police vetted and checked as is required under the Vulnerable Act 2014, to ensure peace of mind to parents. The OSCAR Programmes are run under the Ministry of Social Development contract and are regularly audited and checked by them. The programmes run from three different venues.
- Registration Number
- CC21041
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-02-10
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Blenheim, Blenheim
- Website
- https://www.oscarsblenheim.com
- oscars@breadoflife.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 26
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.3M |
| 2025 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $0.5M | $0.6M | $0.4M |
| 2022 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.5M |
| 2021 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.3M |
| 2019 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.3M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Peters | Trustee | 2026-06-11 |
| Jennifer Eising | Treasurer | 2025-01-29 |
| Pamela Wood | Trustee | 2024-09-26 |
| Colleen Elwood | Secretary | 2024-09-26 |
| Nyara Nyajena | Trustee | 2023-06-28 |
| Matthias Harris | Chair | 2020-10-28 |
Former Officers (28)
- Tracy Pigou — Secretary (departed 2026-01-22)
- John Evans — Trustee (departed 2025-06-30)
- Jacquelyn Kerby — Trustee/treasurer (departed 2024-12-20)
- Rebekah Kenny — Trustee/vice Chair (departed 2024-12-20)
- Deeanne Phillips — Trustee (departed 2022-12-31)
- Geoffrey Connor — Trustee (departed 2022-12-31)
- Lynn Beal — Trustee/secretary (departed 2024-12-20)
- Paul Fletcher — Trustee (departed 2021-10-06)
- Elizabeth Connor — Trustee (departed 2025-01-29)
- Jonathan Campbell — Trustee (departed 2021-09-30)
- Simon Green — Trustee (departed 2020-09-22)
- Stewart McLean — Chair (departed 2021-05-31)
- Henry Yarrell — Trustee (departed 2018-07-03)
- Lisa Mortensen — Treasurer (departed 2019-02-18)
- Helen Magyar — Trustee (departed 2017-08-15)
- Ellen Vile — Trustee (departed 2018-09-10)
- Alan Furness — Trustee (departed 2016-07-19)
- Hilary Hitchins — Trustee (departed 2019-02-11)
- Phillip De Bruyn — Trustee (departed 2014-08-25)
- Christopher Furness — Trustee (departed 2018-08-13)
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $25,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $7,827
- Redwood Trust Incorporated — $3,000
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Bread of Life Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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.)
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About
Bread of Life through OSCAR4KIDS seeks to maintain and provide quality Before, After and School Holiday care for children to meet the needs of working families living in the Marlborough Region. This is done in a safe and caring manner by trained and responsible staff. Children and families are entitled to consideration, respect, confidentiality and safety. Our five OSCAR Programmes enable parents to be in employment with the knowledge that their children are being cared for in a safe and happy environment. All of the OSCAR staff are well trained, fully Police vetted and checked as is required under the Vulnerable Act 2014, to ensure peace of mind to parents. The OSCAR Programmes are run under the Ministry of Social Development contract and are regularly audited and checked by them. The programmes run from three different venues.
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Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M
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