Hugo Charitable TrustEducation Charity in Lake Hayes

Hugo Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Lake Hayes, Lake Hayes. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $4.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2020.

Mission: Every charitable purpose, whether the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, or any other matter beneficial to the community.

Registration Number
CC54425
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2017-05-04
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Lake Hayes, Lake Hayes
Email
maryanne@hugocharitabletrust.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2020

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$4.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$4.6M NZD
Total Assets
$75.1M NZD
Net Assets
$75.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2020-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2020$4.2M$4.6M$75.0M
2019$3.7M$3.5M$75.4M
2018$78.3M$3.0M$75.3M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Kerry LudlamAccounts Administrator2018-05-01
Mark OwensTrustee2017-06-01
Kathryn RobertsTrustee2017-06-01
Maryanne GreenFounder2017-05-04
Aoibheann MonaghanTrustee and Ceo2017-05-04

Former Officers (5)

  • Kayleigh BlythenDonations Officer (departed 2021-07-30)
  • Stephen HunterTrustee (departed 2020-06-30)
  • Robert Stewart QCTrustee (departed 2025-06-04)
  • Julia HunterDonations-Manager-North-Island (departed 2020-07-31)
  • Alice WatsonTrustee (departed 2017-05-31)

Reporting Group Members

Hugo Charitable Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 2 sibling charities:

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Hugo Charitable Trust

CC54425Lake Hayes, Lake HayesRegistered 4 May 2017
Data updated: Today
Financials31 Mar 2020Ratingyesterday

Financial data as at March 2020. Sourced from Charities Services register.

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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 5. 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.
  • Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings
    3 current trustees also serve on the board of another charity in the same Charities Services reporting group (group has 3 member charities filing one consolidated annual return). Group-internal cross-trusteeship can be operationally efficient but should be visible to donors.

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

$4.2M

Expenses

$4.6M

Assets

$75.1M

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2020). 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.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
EducationSocial ServicesCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Every charitable purpose, whether the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, or any other matter beneficial to the community.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$4.2M
Total Expenses
$4.6M
Net Assets
$75.0M
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (3 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
3mo
Could operate 3 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

60
Score /100
Moderate
HHI: 3,974
Investment Income46.7%
Other40.3%
Donations13.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 21 peers · Education · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#6/22
Revenue
$4.2M
#11/22
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/22
Surplus
$-410K
#18/22
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/22

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Lake Hayes, Lake Hayes

Registration

Registration NumberCC54425
Entity TypeTrust
Registered4 May 2017
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education

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: 13 September 2026.

Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return

Hugo Charitable Trust is one of 3 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.