Douglas Wilson Advocacy Scholarship TrustEducation Charity in Wellington

Douglas Wilson Advocacy Scholarship Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B+ (80.4/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To provide funding to assist members of the legal profession, of limited means, to attend training programmes designed to assist with advocacy and dispute resolution skill development.

Registration Number
CC26809
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-29
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B+ (80.4/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Website
http://www.lawsociety.org.nz
Email
peter.bell@lawsociety.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (endowment)
Data as at
June 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
61.3 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2024$0.0M$0.0M-
2023$0.0M$0.0M-
2022$0.0M$0.0M-
2021$0.0M$0.0M-
2020$0.0M$0.0M-
2019$0.0M$0.0M-
2018$0.0M$0.0M-
2017$0.0M$0.0M-
2016$0.0M$0.0M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B+
Overall Score
80.4/100
Financial Score
87
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.7%

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Douglas Wilson Advocacy Scholarship Trust

CC26809Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 29 Jun 2008
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating15h ago

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

B+
80/100
Financial
87
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 designated
    Board of 6 with no chair designated on the register

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Revenue

$16.2K

Expenses

$20.4K

Assets

$104.4K

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

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

This trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Education
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Wellington

About

Mission

To provide funding to assist members of the legal profession, of limited means, to attend training programmes designed to assist with advocacy and dispute resolution skill development.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$16.2K
Total Expenses
$20.4K
Net Assets
$104.4K
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
71c
For every $1 spent, 71c reaches programs
Adequate
Sustainability
0mo
Could operate 0 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

61
Score /100
Moderate
HHI: 3,922
Other51.2%
Investment Income31.7%
Donations17.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 323 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score
80
#8/324
Revenue
$16K
#182/324
Reserve Months
61.3
#1/324
Surplus
$-4K
#245/324
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/324

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

Rating

B+
Score: 80.4/100
Financial
87
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 87 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 74 → B+.
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC26809
Entity TypeTrust
Registered29 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education

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