Grafton Downs Limited — Religion Charity in Auckland
Grafton Downs Limited is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity D- (40.3/100). Annual revenue: $28.3M NZD. 2 red flags detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The advancement of the Christian religion, the relief of poverty, the promotion of education and other purposes as are charitable at law in New Zealand and in conformity with the decisions of the conference of the Methodist Church of New Zealand as from time to time made known to the Board
- Registration Number
- CC40374
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-05-25
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D- (40.3/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- chris@graftondowns.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Other charities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $28.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $18.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $227.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $221.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 3.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 4
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $28.3M | $18.5M | $221.4M |
| 2024 | $36.0M | $19.6M | $192.4M |
| 2023 | $36.0M | $62.9M | $192.4M |
| 2022 | $21.5M | $19.0M | $219.3M |
| 2021 | $62.5M | $40.7M | $182.6M |
| 2020 | $7.2M | $2.8M | $120.3M |
| 2019 | $3.8M | $19.5M | $117.0M |
| 2018 | $0.9M | $3.3M | $132.8M |
| 2017 | $1.1M | $2.1M | $120.9M |
| 2016 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $121.9M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D-
- Overall Score
- 40.3/100
- Financial Score
- 72.5
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- Average staff compensation of $182,192 per FTE, significantly above sector average of $75,000
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (16)
- Apulu Asiata — Director
- Arapera NGAHA — Director
- Harvey O'loughlin — Director (departed 2025-06-30)
- Tara Tautari — Director
- David McGeorge — Director (departed 2024-07-01)
- Daniel Ogle — Director
- Gregory Wright — Director (departed 2023-10-31)
- David Bush — Director
- Jane Davel — Director (departed 2019-07-22)
- Jane Catherine Davel — Director (departed 2019-07-22)
- Stephen Walker — Director (departed 2020-06-24)
- Christopher Johnston — Director
- Barry Shuker — Director
- John Murray — Director (departed 2010-12-31)
- Christopher Gregory — Director (departed 2020-12-17)
- Hugh Garlick — Director (departed 2017-12-31)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Executive Director and senior managers | $547,601 | 2024 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Executive Director and senior managers | $547,601 | 2025 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Executive Director and senior managers | $547,601 | - |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Directors | $0 | 2024 |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Directors | $0 | - |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Directors | $0 | 2025 |
| Peter Johnston | Director | - | 2022 |
| Not disclosed | Executive Director | - | 2024 |
| Unknown | Director | - | 2022 |
Service Providers
- Matt Laing
- Bank of New Zealand
- Savills (NZ) Limited
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Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. 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.
$28.3M
$18.5M
$227.6M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D- is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis 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
The advancement of the Christian religion, the relief of poverty, the promotion of education and other purposes as are charitable at law in New Zealand and in conformity with the decisions of the conference of the Methodist Church of New Zealand as from time to time made known to the Board
Who We Serve
Key Statistics
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (16 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Expense Breakdown
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Revenue Diversification
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 5 peers · Religion · $10M – $50M
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