Growing Future Farmers Trust — Education Charity in Napier

Growing Future Farmers Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Napier, Napier. CharityData rates this charity C+ (67.5/100). Annual revenue: $3.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: (a) To provide high quality training and education to young people to encourage and support their careers in the New Zealand Farmings industry and provide transformational life experiences to set them up for successful life and career pathways. (b) To work with and assist organisations with similar objectives and purposes.

Registration Number
CC57921
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2020-07-23
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (67.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Napier, Napier
Email
info@growingfuturefarmers.co.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$3.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.9M NZD
Total Assets
$0.6M NZD
Net Assets
$0.4M NZD
Reserve Months
2.2 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
16
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$3.1M$2.9M$0.4M
2024$2.9M$2.8M$0.2M
2023$2.2M$2.8M$0.2M
2022$1.9M$1.8M$0.7M
2021$1.5M$1.3M$0.6M
2020$0.8M$0.4M$0.4M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
67.5/100
Financial Score
64.3
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Troy HobsonTrustee2026-02-18
Emma BlottTrustee2026-02-18
Shane McManawayChair2025-12-18
Hamish MurrayTrustee2021-05-28
Annabelle SubtilTrustee2019-10-04
Joanne JohnstoneTrustee2019-10-04

Former Officers (5)

  • Julia Jones — Trustee (departed 2024-04-18)
  • Brad Tatere — Trustee (departed 2025-12-23)
  • Alexandra Vranyac-Wheeler — Trustee (departed 2023-03-21)
  • Tamsin Jex-Blake — Trustee (departed 2026-01-27)
  • Stuart Ellingham — Trustee (departed 2021-11-24)

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Growing Future Farmers Trust

CC57921Napier, NapierRegistered 23 Jul 2020
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating4d ago

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

C+
68/100
Financial
64
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$3.1M

Expenses

$2.9M

Assets

$634.3K

Staff

16

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

About

Mission

(a) To provide high quality training and education to young people to encourage and support their careers in the New Zealand Farmings industry and provide transformational life experiences to set them up for successful life and career pathways. (b) To work with and assist organisations with similar objectives and purposes.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.1M
Total Expenses
$2.9M
Net Assets
$384.1K
Staff
16
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (6 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
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
2.2mo
Could operate 2.2 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

54
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,552
Other58.3%
Government Grants32.8%
Donations8.8%
Investment Income0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
68
#19/38
Revenue
$3.1M
#12/38
Reserve Months
2.2
#1/38
Surplus
$167K
#15/38
Staff Cost %
39%
#38/38

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

Rating History

C+
2025
Score: 67.5
Financial: 64 | Governance: 75 | Transparency: 65
Current
C
2024
Score: 63.2
Financial: 58 | Governance: 75 | Transparency: 65

Rating

C+
Score: 67.5/100
Financial
64.3
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 64 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 71 → 68 after red-flag penalties → C+.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
4 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Napier, Napier

Registration

Registration NumberCC57921
Entity TypeTrust
Registered23 Jul 2020
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated11 Nov 2019
Registered office
1087 Pararatu Road, Rd 1, Manatuke
Differs from Charities Register address (PWC Center , Level 3, 6 Albion Street, Napier, 4110, Napier, Napier). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacy

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: 30 September 2026.