Kaikoura Dark Sky Trust — Health Charity in Kaikōura

Kaikoura Dark Sky Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Kaikōura, Kaikōura. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To: a) maintain International Dark Sky Sanctuary status for Kaikoura District under International Dark Sky accreditation. b) to reduce light pollution by managing artificial light in our natural and built environments and educating our community accordingly. c) to produce long term social and health benefits, an enhanced economy, and better protection of the Kaikoura environment and ecologcal systems.

Registration Number
CC60751
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2022-09-14
Status
Active
Sector
Health
Location
Kaikōura, Kaikōura
Email
kaikouradarksky@gmail.com
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Lisa BondChair2025-04-15
William DoughtyTrustee2022-08-26
Laurence FieldTrustee2022-08-26
Christine McFetrishTrustee2022-08-26
Peter SuttonTreasurer2022-08-26

Former Officers (3)

  • Brian Horsfall — Trustee (departed 2025-04-01)
  • Kyra Xavia — Secretary (departed 2025-04-01)
  • Nichola Arthur — Trustee (departed 2025-09-17)

Funding Sources

  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $15,830

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Kaikoura Dark Sky Trust

CC60751Kaikōura, KaikōuraRegistered 14 Sept 2022
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

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Revenue

$6.2K

Expenses

$31.5K

Staff

1

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
HealthEducationEnvironmentSocial ServicesArts & CultureInternational AidCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

To: a) maintain International Dark Sky Sanctuary status for Kaikoura District under International Dark Sky accreditation. b) to reduce light pollution by managing artificial light in our natural and built environments and educating our community accordingly. c) to produce long term social and health benefits, an enhanced economy, and better protection of the Kaikoura environment and ecologcal systems.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$6.2K
Total Expenses
$31.5K
Net Assets
-
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (3 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
13.5mo
Could operate 13.5 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

33
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,727
High Concentration: 80% of revenue from Other
Other80.3%
Investment Income16.4%
Donations3.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 265 peers · Health · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#55/266
Revenue
$6K
#188/266
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/266
Surplus
$-25K
#239/266
Staff Cost %
65%
#266/266

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
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Kaikōura, Kaikōura

Registration

Registration NumberCC60751
Entity TypeTrust
Registered14 Sept 2022
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health

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.