King's College Foundation — Education Charity in Auckland

King's College Foundation is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (78.3/100). Annual revenue: $3.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Advancement of education within New Zealand and specifically through the application of the Trust Fund for the exclusive benefit of King's College, by provision of scholarships, bursaries, endowments and educational allowances.

Registration Number
CC32528
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (78.3/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (endowment)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$3.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.8M NZD
Total Assets
$33.1M NZD
Net Assets
$32.0M NZD
Reserve Months
6.2 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$3.1M$2.8M$32.0M
2024$4.1M$1.3M$31.7M
2023$1.2M$1.8M$28.7M
2022$4.4M$0.0M$26.5M
2021$2.3M$0.0M$29.2M
2020$1.8M$0.0M$24.6M
2019$4.8M$0.0M$29.9M
2018$1.1M$0.0M$23.7M
2017$1.4M$0.0M$24.2M
2016$0.8M$0.0M$20.8M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
78.3/100
Financial Score
94
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Sarah ReidTrustee2026-01-01
Jonty EdgarTrustee2026-01-01

Former Officers (33)

  • Patrick Gale — Trustee
  • Matthew Willis — Chair of Investment Committee
  • Isileli Tupou — Trustee
  • Shan Wilson — Trustee
  • Michael Harper — President
  • Carollyn Chaplin — Trustee
  • Peter Clarke — Past Chairman of the Ic (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Simon Power — Trustee (departed 2023-02-08)
  • Elizabeth Young — Trustee (departed 2025-06-11)
  • Simon Lamb — Trustee (departed 2025-12-05)
  • Michael Leach — Trustee (departed 2016-04-22)
  • Robin Fleming — Trustee (departed 2014-09-26)
  • Ross Green — Trustee (departed 2018-12-31)
  • Murray Reid — Past President (departed 2026-02-25)
  • Carrie Hobson — Trustee (departed 2024-07-01)
  • Andrew Morris — Trustee (departed 2020-06-25)
  • Timothy Kay — Secretary (departed 2013-06-07)
  • Richard Burns — Executive Director (departed 2013-12-31)
  • Janice Hilton — Secretary (departed 2011-02-22)
  • Bradley Fenner — Trustee (departed 2014-08-05)

Service Providers

  • BDO

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King's College Foundation

CC32528Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating3d ago

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

B
78/100
Financial
94
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$3.1M

Expenses

$2.8M

Assets

$33.1M

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

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
Education
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Advancement of education within New Zealand and specifically through the application of the Trust Fund for the exclusive benefit of King's College, by provision of scholarships, bursaries, endowments and educational allowances.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOther charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.1M
Total Expenses
$2.8M
Net Assets
$32.0M

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
6.2mo
Could operate 6.2 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

42
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,824
Investment Income70.3%
Donations29.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
78
#12/38
Revenue
$3.1M
#12/38
Reserve Months
6.2
#1/38
Surplus
$309K
#11/38
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/38

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

Rating History

B
2025
Score: 78.3
Financial: 94 | Governance: 75 | Transparency: 65
Current
D+
2024
Score: 53.3
Financial: 73 | Governance: 75 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B
Score: 78.3/100
Financial
94
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 94 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 83 → 78 after red-flag penalties → B.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC32528
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated25 Sept 1980
Registered office
Kings College Golf Ave Auckland, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

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: 29 September 2026.