Hillview Trust — Religion Charity in Te Aroha

Hillview Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Te Aroha, Te Aroha. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.8/100). Annual revenue: $8.0M NZD. Financial data as at May 2025.

Mission: To see transformed lives, a caring community and a better society through the Christian gospel, faith and values.

Registration Number
CC27344
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (70.8/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Te Aroha, Te Aroha
Email
hillviewtrust@xtra.co.nz
Data as at
May 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$8.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$88.5M NZD
Net Assets
$88.4M NZD
Reserve Months
10901.6 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
14
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-05-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$8.0M$0.1M$88.4M
2024$5.0M$0.1M$77.0M
2023$0.5M$5.7M$78.2M
2022$0.4M$0.6M$15.7M
2021$0.3M$0.6M$14.0M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$14.2M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$15.0M
2018$0.0M$0.1M$15.2M
2017$0.0M$0.0M$15.1M
2016$0.0M$0.0M$15.4M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
70.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Michelle PearsonTrustee2019-11-17
Dean FountainTrustee2011-11-23
Andrew ArcherTrustee2009-09-21
Gordon WoodTrustee2009-09-21

Former Officers (6)

  • Marianne Dearlove — Trustee (departed 2018-11-20)
  • Stuart Bay — Trustee (departed 2011-11-23)
  • Robin Wills — Trustee (departed 2011-11-23)
  • William McBride — Trustee (departed 2015-06-28)
  • Maurice Koch — Trustee (departed 2011-11-23)
  • David Bay — Trustee (departed 2011-11-23)

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Hillview Trust

CC27344Te Aroha, Te ArohaRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 May 2025Rating3d ago

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

B-
71/100
Financial
78
Governance
55
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (2)

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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. 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.
  • Same audit firm for many years
    Same audit firm (PKF Hamilton Audit Ltd) for 5 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight

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.

Revenue

$8.0M

Expenses

$97.3K

Assets

$88.5M

Staff

14

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

To see transformed lives, a caring community and a better society through the Christian gospel, faith and values.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesReligious groupsVoluntary bodies other than charitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$8.0M
Total Expenses
$97.3K
Net Assets
$88.4M
Staff
14
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0mo
Could operate 0 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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 35 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
71
#13/36
Revenue
$8.0M
#1/36
Reserve Months
10901.6
#1/36
Surplus
$7.9M
#1/36
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/36

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

Rating

B-
Score: 70.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 64 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Te Aroha, Te Aroha

Registration

Registration NumberCC27344
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated7 Oct 1993
Registered office
790 Manawaru Road, RD 1, Te Aroha

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)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: 4 October 2026.