Central Kids Trust — Education Charity in Tokoroa

Central Kids Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Tokoroa, Tokoroa. Annual revenue: $26.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2018.

Mission: To provide early childhood education.

Registration Number
CC48506
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2012-10-02
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Tokoroa, Tokoroa
Website
https://www.centralkids.org.nz
Email
finance@centralkids.org.nz
Data as at
December 2018

Beneficiaries: Children / young people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$26.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$26.7M NZD
Total Assets
$28.4M NZD
Net Assets
$22.5M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
304
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2018-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2018$26.0M$26.7M$22.5M
2017$25.3M$24.7M$23.2M
2016$21.3M$20.7M$21.3M
2015$20.2M$19.9M$20.7M
2014$19.6M$18.7M$20.2M
2013$19.3M$18.6M$19.1M
2012---

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (16)

  • Ana Morrison — Trustee
  • Tania Winslade — Trustee
  • Melissa Jackson — Trustee
  • Darryl Jhinku — Trustee
  • Suzanne Flannagan — Trustee
  • Emma Gardiner — Trustee (departed 2024-09-27)
  • Wendy Gatward — Trustee (departed 2025-06-30)
  • Clare Mataira — Chair (departed 2021-07-30)
  • Stephen Hayes — Trustee (departed 2019-12-06)
  • David WHITE — Trustee (departed 2025-06-30)
  • Ruth Barnes — Trustee (departed 2016-06-02)
  • Shirley Treadaway — Trustee (departed 2017-07-21)
  • Margaret Collier — Trustee (departed 2012-12-01)
  • Julie Yeoman — Deputy Chairperson (departed 2016-11-28)
  • Trinette Graham — Trustee (departed 2018-12-31)
  • Michael France — Trustee (departed 2019-05-06)

Funding Sources

  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $10,547.83

Reporting Group Members

Central Kids Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 1 sibling charity:

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Central Kids Trust

CC48506Tokoroa, TokoroaRegistered 2 Oct 2012
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials31 Dec 2018Ratingyesterday

Financial data as at December 2018. Sourced from Charities Services register.

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Reasons to look carefully (2)

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 5. 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.
  • Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings
    2 current trustees also serve on the board of another charity in the same Charities Services reporting group (group has 2 member charities filing one consolidated annual return). Group-internal cross-trusteeship can be operationally efficient but should be visible to donors.

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

$26.0M

Expenses

$26.7M

Assets

$28.4M

Staff

304

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2018). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

To provide early childhood education.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$26.0M
Total Expenses
$26.7M
Net Assets
$22.5M
Staff
304
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (7 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
3.5mo
Could operate 3.5 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

16
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,432
High Concentration: 92% of revenue from Other
Other91.6%
Trading / Services6.3%
Investment Income1.1%
Donations1.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 500 peers · Education (all sizes)

Rating Score
0
#121/501
Revenue
$26.0M
#1/501
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/501
Surplus
$-677K
#498/501
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/501

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC48506
Entity TypeTrust
Registered2 Oct 2012
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated12 Jul 2012
Registered office
34 Chambers Street, Tokoroa

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides 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: 27 September 2026.

Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return

Central Kids Trust is one of 2 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.