DIGITS CHARITABLE TRUST — Education Charity in Palmerston North
DIGITS CHARITABLE TRUST is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The purpose of the Trust will be to enable digital citizenship across Palmerston North by facilitating the delivery of affordable internet connections, devices and training to those in need, including households with dependent children. The goal of Digital Citizenship is that everyone is using information technology (IT) to actively participate in society, democracy, learning and the economy. The Trust is a not-for-profit venture.
- Registration Number
- CC54480
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2017-05-02
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Palmerston North, Palmerston North
- pdebney@outlook.com
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Paterson | Trustee | 2025-06-09 |
| Nicholas Jessen | Trustee | 2025-03-01 |
| Frances Smorti | Trustee | 2025-03-01 |
| Paul Gwynne | Trustee | 2021-10-04 |
| Nicholas Mason | Trustee | 2020-07-01 |
| Patrick Debney | Chair | 2020-01-01 |
Former Officers (11)
- Liam Rutherford — Trustee (departed 2025-12-20)
- Priyanka ~ — Trustee (departed 2022-07-18)
- Johnelle Hosking — Trustee (departed 2020-01-01)
- Josephine Fahy — Trustee (departed 2020-01-01)
- Peter Riddell — Deputy Chair (departed 2022-11-25)
- Wayne Jenkins — Treasurer (departed 2020-10-31)
- Nicholas Wilson — Consultant (departed 2020-02-01)
- Darren Birch — Trustee (departed 2018-03-28)
- Lorraine Warren — Trustee (departed 2018-10-01)
- Patrick Dempsey — Chair (departed 2020-01-01)
- Derek Marriott — Trustee (departed 2018-03-28)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $30,937
- Lion Foundation — $5,000
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $2,000
Similar Charities in Education
- The Hato Paora Trust Board — Education
- Otago Presbyterian Girls' College Board of Governors Incorporated — Education
- Hawksbury Community Living Trust — Education
- Far North Reap Society Incorporated — Education
- Victoria University of Wellington Students Association and Te Aka Tauira Incorporated — Education
DIGITS CHARITABLE TRUST
Financial data as at December 2025. 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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The purpose of the Trust will be to enable digital citizenship across Palmerston North by facilitating the delivery of affordable internet connections, devices and training to those in need, including households with dependent children. The goal of Digital Citizenship is that everyone is using information technology (IT) to actively participate in society, democracy, learning and the economy. The Trust is a not-for-profit venture.
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Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M
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