Firefly Children's Home Charitable TrustEducation Charity in Whangaparaoa

Firefly Children's Home Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Whangaparaoa, Whangaparaoa. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To financially support the operation of orphangaes in Nepal to house educate and feed circa 150 children

Registration Number
CC30432
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (70.8/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Whangaparaoa, Whangaparaoa
Email
ianm@treasury.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
2.4 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

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

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
70.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (5)

  • Sharne LucasTrustee
  • Fiona RistTrustee
  • Samantha WestTrustee
  • Ian McKayTrustee (departed 2021-02-10)
  • Amanda McKayTrustee

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Firefly Children's Home Charitable Trust

CC30432Whangaparaoa, WhangaparaoaRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

B-
71/100
Financial
78
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.

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Revenue

$27.1K

Expenses

$24.1K

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
Children
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

To financially support the operation of orphangaes in Nepal to house educate and feed circa 150 children

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$27.1K
Total Expenses
$24.1K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
2.4mo
Could operate 2.4 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 Donations
Donations100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 355 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score
71
#26/356
Revenue
$27K
#159/356
Reserve Months
2.4
#1/356
Surplus
$3K
#144/356
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/356

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

Rating

B-
Score: 70.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 64 → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Whangaparaoa, Whangaparaoa

Registration

Registration NumberCC30432
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education

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