Friends of Baring Head Charitable Trust — Environment Charity in Wellington

Friends of Baring Head Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.9/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The primary purpose of the Trust is to support and promote the protection, maintenance, enhancement and restoration of the values of Baring Head and its environs, including its natural, historic, landscape, scientific, recreational and cultural values, for the benefit of current and future generations.

Registration Number
CC46154
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2011-02-10
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (70.9/100)
Sector
Environment
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
eoghanwalsh@protonmail.com
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
61.4 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2017$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2016$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
70.9/100
Financial Score
73.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (16)

  • Duanne Hazelwood — Trustee
  • Joy Baird — Trustee
  • Eoghan Walsh — Treasurer
  • Grant Sheehan — Trustee
  • David Molnar — Trustee (departed 2024-10-24)
  • Timothy Trengrove — Trustee
  • Michael Watson — Trustee (departed 2011-08-28)
  • Colin Ryder — Trustee (departed 2021-03-30)
  • William Kemp — Trustee (departed 2014-10-02)
  • Gwen McDonald — Trustee
  • John Mcdonald — Trustee
  • Paula Warren — Trustee
  • Helen Beaglehole — Trustee (departed 2015-10-21)
  • Graham Wolf — Trustee (departed 2016-07-28)
  • Richard Nester — Trustee (departed 2024-10-24)
  • Paul Hughes — Trustee (departed 2024-10-24)

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Friends of Baring Head Charitable Trust

CC46154Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 10 Feb 2011
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

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

B-
71/100
Balance sheet from 2024 used (not reported this year)
Financial
74
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 8. 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

$18.8K

Expenses

$9.6K

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.

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 primary purpose of the Trust is to support and promote the protection, maintenance, enhancement and restoration of the values of Baring Head and its environs, including its natural, historic, landscape, scientific, recreational and cultural values, for the benefit of current and future generations.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$18.8K
Total Expenses
$9.6K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (14 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
74.1mo
Could operate 74.1 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

52
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,840
Other55.4%
Donations42.0%
Investment Income2.6%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 296 peers · Environment · Under $100K

Rating Score
71
#22/297
Revenue
$19K
#128/297
Reserve Months
61.4
#1/297
Surplus
$9K
#58/297
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/297

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

Rating History

B-
2025
Score: 70.9
Financial: 74 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
D+
2024
Score: 53.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B-
Score: 70.9/100
Financial
73.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 74 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 68 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
6 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC46154
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered10 Feb 2011
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated20 Dec 2010
Registered office
9 Scott Court, Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt
Differs from Charities Register address (1 Wesley Road, Kelburn, Wellington, 6012, Wellington, Wellington). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides other finance (e.g. investment funds)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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: 3 October 2026.