Flow Foundation — Community Development Charity in Hamilton

Flow Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (73.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To make grants to organizations and individuals to improve healthcare and education for the disadvantaged

Registration Number
CC35860
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-12-09
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (73.8/100)
Sector
Community Development
Location
Hamilton, Hamilton
Email
tom@flowfoundation.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$-0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.7 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.2M$0.3M$-0.1M
2025$0.4M$0.4M$0.0M
2024$0.1M$0.2M$0.0M
2023$0.3M$0.3M$0.1M
2022$0.1M$0.1M-
2021$0.4M$0.5M$0.0M
2020$0.5M$0.5M$0.1M
2019$0.6M$0.6M$0.0M
2018$0.2M$0.3M$0.0M
2017$0.3M$0.3M$0.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
73.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Thomas HanrahanTreasurer2022-11-02
Raymond StarkChair2022-11-02
Rebecca StarkTrustee2017-06-22

Former Officers (8)

  • Rennika Siciliano — Trustee (departed 2021-10-31)
  • Richard Rayner — Chair (departed 2022-12-02)
  • Anne Tison — Trustee (departed 2019-08-09)
  • Matthew Peploe — Trustee (departed 2019-02-12)
  • Justin Cook — Trustee (departed 2018-02-22)
  • Godfrey Row — Secretary (departed 2018-12-12)
  • Resham Ruston — Treasurer (departed 2019-06-05)
  • Brendan Gray — Trustee (departed 2022-12-02)

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Flow Foundation

CC35860Hamilton, HamiltonRegistered 9 Dec 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating3d ago

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

B-
74/100
Financial
78
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Revenue

$221.6K

Expenses

$346.5K

Assets

$19.9K

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
HealthEducationCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
Elderly
Geographic Focus
Waikato

About

Mission

To make grants to organizations and individuals to improve healthcare and education for the disadvantaged

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$221.6K
Total Expenses
$346.5K
Net Assets
$-111.1K

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
0.7mo
Could operate 0.7 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%
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 147 peers · Community Development · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
74
#20/148
Revenue
$222K
#90/148
Reserve Months
0.7
#1/148
Surplus
$-125K
#140/148
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/148

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

Rating History

B-
2026
Score: 73.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
B+
2025
Score: 82.0
Financial: 85 | Governance: 75 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B-
Score: 73.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 70 → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Hamilton, Hamilton

Registration

Registration NumberCC35860
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered9 Dec 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeTrust
Incorporated1 Sept 2021

Sector & Activities

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

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 4 October 2026.