Finlay Park Board — Community Development Charity in Cambridge

Finlay Park Board is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Cambridge, Cambridge. CharityData rates this charity B (79/100). Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at May 2025.

Finlay Park Board is part of the same organisation as Finlay Park Trust (CC31133). Each registration files its own accounts.

Mission: The Finlay Park Board is responsible to develop and manage the Finlay Park property at Horahora on behalf of the Waikato Baptist Association. The property is to be used to: - Foster, encourage and develop youth and childrens work including groups for Easter camps, spiritual retreats, religious and educational conferences and church and similar functions - For approved religious, educational, social and recreational purposes. - To bring members of constituent churches of the Association into closer social and spiritual fellowship

Registration Number
CC29599
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (79/100)
Sector
Community Development
Location
Cambridge, Cambridge
Email
claire@finlaypark.co.nz
Data as at
May 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other charities, Religious groups, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
583.6 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-05-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.5M$0.0M-
2024$0.6M$0.2M$0.8M
2023$0.5M$0.1M$5.8M
2022$0.4M$0.2M$5.4M
2021$0.3M$0.1M$5.1M
2020$0.3M$0.2M$4.3M
2019$0.2M$0.1M$4.1M
2018$0.6M$0.0M$3.9M
2017$0.3M$0.0M-
2016$0.2M$0.1M$3.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
79/100
Financial Score
85
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Gustaaf JohannesManaging Director2023-09-04
Kenneth KeyteTrustee2023-08-01
Paul HaycockTrustee2019-03-02
Ian TarbottonChair2013-08-17

Former Officers (17)

  • Dale Drake — Trustee (departed 2025-02-06)
  • Alicia Drake — Trustee (departed 2025-02-06)
  • Alistair Paterson — Trustee (departed 2026-06-18)
  • Sharon Haycock — Trustee (departed 2025-11-27)
  • Brian Sullivan — Trustee (departed 2018-04-30)
  • Murray Hunt — Trustee (departed 2015-05-07)
  • Jonathan Ruthven — Trustee (departed 2021-12-31)
  • Jonathan Hall — Trustee (departed 2023-08-02)
  • Jeffery Pairadeau — Trustee (departed 2009-11-04)
  • Bruce Haycock — Trustee (departed 2017-05-24)
  • Terence Ward — Trustee (departed 2015-09-10)
  • Andrew Court — Trustee (departed 2010-10-21)
  • Brian Havill — Trustee (departed 2018-12-13)
  • Ian Stratford — Trustee (departed 2011-11-21)
  • Jack Troughton — Secretary (departed 2012-12-31)
  • Arthur Finlay — Trustee (departed 2019-03-28)
  • Ronald Preest — Trustee (departed 2019-12-01)

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Community DevelopmentCharitable Trust

Finlay Park Board

CC29599Cambridge, CambridgeRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 May 2025Rating2d ago

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

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Tier 3
B
79/100
Balance sheet from 2024 used (not reported this year)
Financial
85
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Revenue

$549.9K

Expenses

$15.5K

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

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.

Relationship: related_entity

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.

About

Mission

The Finlay Park Board is responsible to develop and manage the Finlay Park property at Horahora on behalf of the Waikato Baptist Association. The property is to be used to: - Foster, encourage and develop youth and childrens work including groups for Easter camps, spiritual retreats, religious and educational conferences and church and similar functions - For approved religious, educational, social and recreational purposes. - To bring members of constituent churches of the Association into closer social and spiritual fellowship

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOther charitiesReligious groupsOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$549.9K
Total Expenses
$15.5K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
35c
For every $1 spent, 35c reaches programs
Needs attention
Sustainability
770.3mo
Could operate 770.3 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
Fundraising Cost
$0.02
Costs $0.02 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

40
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,979
Donations75.3%
Investment Income13.8%
Other10.9%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 147 peers · Community Development · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
79
#11/148
Revenue
$550K
#26/148
Reserve Months
583.6
#1/148
Surplus
$534K
#4/148
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/148

Top Peers in Group

Te Karanga Charitable TrustA
Potahi MaraeA
Ngati Te Whiti Hapu Society IncorporatedA-

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

Rating

B
Score: 79/100
Financial
85
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 85 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 73 → B.
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Latest Audit

FY2023
Clean
7 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Cambridge, Cambridge
claire@finlaypark.co.nz

Registration

Registration NumberCC29599
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered
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Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Community Development
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open space

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