Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust — International Aid Charity in Hamilton

Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust is a Trust charity in the International Aid 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
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (90.1/100)
Sector
International Aid
Location
Hamilton, Hamilton
Email
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

YearRevenueExpensesNet 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)

NameRoleAppointed
Jess VanxayDeputy Chair2025-03-05
Ellie WilkinsonCEO2010-01-11

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

CC32525Hamilton, HamiltonRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

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

A
90/100
Financial
97
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$3.7M

Expenses

$3.8M

Assets

$5.3M

Staff

177

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

Funded By

Registered charities that have funded this organisation.

About

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.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Migrants / refugees

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.7M
Total Expenses
$3.8M
Net Assets
$4.5M
Staff
177
employees
Volunteers
2

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
2.8mo
Could operate 2.8 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

2
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,802
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Other
Other99.0%
Investment Income0.7%
Donations0.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 15 peers · International Aid · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
90
#3/16
Revenue
$3.7M
#3/16
Reserve Months
2.8
#1/16
Surplus
$-24K
#12/16
Staff Cost %
75%
#16/16

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

Rating

A
Score: 90.1/100
Financial
96.5
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 97 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 84 → A.
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Contact Details

Address
Hamilton, Hamilton

Registration

Registration NumberCC32525
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated9 Feb 1999

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
International Aid
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 28 September 2026.