Cardrona Heritage TrustHealth Charity in Wanaka

Cardrona Heritage Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Wanaka, Wanaka. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity D+ (52.7/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To promote and support the protection, conservation, enhancement and sustainable management of the historical and cultural heritage of Cardrona Valley and its environs for the present and future benefit and wellbeing of residents and the public in general.

Registration Number
CC56855
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2019-05-10
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
D+ (52.7/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Wanaka, Wanaka
Email
cardonaht@gmail.com
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
36.7 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2024$0.0M$0.0M-
2023$0.0M--
2022$0.0M--
2021$0.0M--
2020$0.0M$0.0M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
D+
Overall Score
52.7/100
Financial Score
76
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.9%

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
Timothy AllanSecretary2022-08-01
William ScurrTrustee2018-12-20
Mary LeeTrustee2018-12-20
Raymond O'CallaghanTrustee2018-12-20
Alvin ReidTrustee2017-04-01
Blyth AdamsTrustee2008-08-16
John ScurrTrustee2008-08-16

Former Officers (4)

  • Andrew SpencerTrustee (departed 2021-06-13)
  • Martin CurtisTrustee (departed 2022-08-12)
  • Graeme ToddTrustee (departed 2024-03-31)
  • Timothy ScurrTrustee (departed 2022-08-12)

Similar Charities in Health

FunderHealthTrustTrust

Cardrona Heritage Trust

CC56855Wanaka, WanakaRegistered 10 May 2019
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2025Ratingyesterday

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

D+
53/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
76
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 7. 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

$24.5K

Expenses

$5.7K

Assets

$42.9K

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

This rating may reflect incomplete data

This charity's grade of D+ is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.

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
HealthEnvironmentArts & Culture
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

To promote and support the protection, conservation, enhancement and sustainable management of the historical and cultural heritage of Cardrona Valley and its environs for the present and future benefit and wellbeing of residents and the public in general.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$24.5K
Total Expenses
$5.7K
Net Assets
$42.9K
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (6 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
94c
For every $1 spent, 94c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
36.7mo
Could operate 36.7 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

8
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,214
High Concentration: 96% of revenue from Other
Other95.9%
Investment Income4.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 230 peers · Health · Under $100K

Rating Score
53
#29/231
Revenue
$25K
#105/231
Reserve Months
36.7
#1/231
Surplus
$19K
#25/231
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/231

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

Rating

D+
Score: 52.7/100
Financial
76
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 76 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 69 → 53 after red-flag penalties → D+.
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Contact Details

Address
Wanaka, Wanaka

Registration

Registration NumberCC56855
Entity TypeTrust
Registered10 May 2019
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health

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: 13 September 2026.