Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust — Community Development Charity in Hamilton
Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. CharityData rates this charity A (90.1/100). Annual revenue: $3.7M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Purpose: Empowering communities to belong and thrive. Mission: Paving the way for successful settlement. Goals: To connect, support and advocate for the refugee and migrant communities. To maintain and establish stakeholder relationships. To foster participation of newcomers in the community. To enable refugees and migrants to be engaged members of the community. To strengthen the organization, grow existing projects while developing new ones.
- Registration Number
- CC32525
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A (90.1/100)
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Hamilton, Hamilton
- info@hmstrust.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Migrants / refugees
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $3.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $3.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $5.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $4.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.8 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 177
- Volunteers
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.7M | $3.8M | $4.5M |
| 2024 | $6.9M | $3.9M | $4.5M |
| 2023 | $4.4M | $4.1M | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $3.6M | $3.6M | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $3.4M | $3.3M | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A
- Overall Score
- 90.1/100
- Financial Score
- 96.5
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jess Vanxay | Deputy Chair | 2025-03-05 |
| Ellie Wilkinson | CEO | 2010-01-11 |
Former Officers (45)
- Ben Keith — Trustee
- Nigel Chetty — Trustee (departed 2025-11-05)
- Alison Nation — Treasurer
- Abdullah Hussaini — Manager Interpreting, Translations and Driving Programmes
- Helen Carter — Trustee (departed 2023-10-27)
- Tabassum Rauf — Trustee (departed 2024-12-12)
- Abdul Gibraan — Trustee
- Christina Ogg — Trustee (departed 2024-12-12)
- Claire van der Most — Executive Chairperson (departed 2025-02-24)
- Merzia Mehdi — Manager Finance and It
- Ange Robinson — People and Capability Partner (departed 2025-05-02)
- David Rickard — Board Chair
- Paul Oettli — Trustee (departed 2024-07-23)
- Jannat Maqbool — Trustee (departed 2023-04-05)
- Jurgen Pothmann — Volunteer-Co-Ordinator (departed 2022-05-17)
- Nicolas Hadj-Blaha — Trustee (departed 2022-03-09)
- Bryan Corfield — Treasurer (departed 2021-11-24)
- Christina Howe — Trustee (departed 2019-11-04)
- Hope Allum — Trustee (departed 2022-03-09)
- Asad Mohsin — Trustee
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $21,625
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Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$3.7M
$3.8M
$5.3M
177
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
Purpose: Empowering communities to belong and thrive. Mission: Paving the way for successful settlement. Goals: To connect, support and advocate for the refugee and migrant communities. To maintain and establish stakeholder relationships. To foster participation of newcomers in the community. To enable refugees and migrants to be engaged members of the community. To strengthen the organization, grow existing projects while developing new ones.
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