East Taupo Lands Trust Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Taupo

East Taupo Lands Trust Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Taupo, Taupo. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B+ (84.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: Provide a wide range of grants to owners and beneficiaries to assist them in the areas of education, health and welfare.

Registration Number
CC24040
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-05-07
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B+ (84.8/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Taupo, Taupo
Website
www.easttaupolands.co.nz
Email
operations@easttaupolands.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$-0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.3 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.1M$0.1M$-0.0M
2025$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2024$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2023$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2020$0.0M$0.1M$0.0M
2019$0.0M$0.2M$0.2M
2018$0.0M$0.3M$0.3M
2017$0.0M$0.3M$0.7M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B+
Overall Score
84.8/100
Financial Score
97.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Matarena StewartTrustee2025-10-11
Ngahere WallTrustee2019-01-22
Matiu NorthcroftTrustee2019-01-22
Heemi BiddleTrustee2019-01-22
Mark RossTrustee2014-08-01

Former Officers (9)

  • Clinton Ellis — Trustee (departed 2024-10-11)
  • Jock Stuart — Secretary (departed 2016-10-26)
  • Russell Talbot Feist — N/a (departed 2012-03-31)
  • Eric Thomas Hirau Walters — Trustee (departed 2019-01-22)
  • Putiputi Wall-Biel — N/a (departed 2012-05-22)
  • Gerard te Heuheu — N/a (departed 2012-04-24)
  • Nigel Baker — Trustee (departed 2019-01-22)
  • Emily Rameka — N/a (departed 2013-12-16)
  • Hupa James Maniapoto — Trustee (departed 2017-11-30)

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East Taupo Lands Trust Charitable Trust

CC24040Taupo, TaupoRegistered 7 May 2008
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials7mo agoRating1mo ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B+
85/100
Financial
98
Governance
55
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 4. 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

$130.0K

Expenses

$135.3K

Assets

$1.5K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). 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
HealthEducationSocial Services
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Provide a wide range of grants to owners and beneficiaries to assist them in the areas of education, health and welfare.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauOlder peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$130.0K
Total Expenses
$135.3K
Net Assets
$-7.7K

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0.1mo
Could operate 0.1 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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other100.0%
Investment Income0.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 152 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
85
#6/153
Revenue
$130K
#142/153
Reserve Months
0.3
#1/153
Surplus
$-5K
#107/153
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/153

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

Rating

B+
Score: 84.8/100
Financial
97.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 98 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 72 → B+.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
5 years of audit history

Registration

Registration NumberCC24040
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered7 May 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

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