Kristin School Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Auckland
Kristin School Charitable Trust 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+ (83.2/100). Annual revenue: $52.7M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To provide students with an exceptional all-round education that prepares them to be responsible global citizens who think creatively, reason critically, communicate effectively and learn enthusiastically throughout life.
- Registration Number
- CC35483
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B+ (83.2/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- nwilkinson@kristin.school.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $52.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $49.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $120.7M NZD
- Net Assets
- $103.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.8 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 340
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $52.7M | $49.1M | $103.5M |
| 2024 | $50.6M | $46.1M | $94.8M |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $43.9M | $40.7M | $167.1M |
| 2021 | $41.8M | $37.3M | $91.1M |
| 2020 | $40.4M | $35.6M | $86.6M |
| 2019 | $39.5M | $35.3M | $80.6M |
| 2018 | $36.5M | $34.7M | $66.5M |
| 2017 | $34.3M | $31.8M | $64.9M |
| 2016 | $33.2M | $31.2M | $61.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B+
- Overall Score
- 83.2/100
- Financial Score
- 91
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lynda Reid | Trustee | 2025-12-03 |
Former Officers (27)
- Kim Green — Executive Principal
- Melissa Cantell — Trustee
- Philip Doak — Trustee
- Catherine Green — Trustee
- Stephen England-Hall — Non-Trustee-Governor
- Cristiano Marantes — Non-Trustee-Governor
- David Kinnear — Trustee (departed 2025-06-01)
- Jane Kennelly — Trustee
- Richard Sharp — Trustee
- Mayurie Goodwin — Non-Trustee-Governor
- Matthew Bellingham — Non-Trustee-Governor
- Ana Wight — Trustee (departed 2021-11-29)
- Mark Wilson — Executive Principal (departed 2024-12-12)
- Gerard Gilmore — Trustee (departed 2024-01-31)
- Wendy Chen — Trustee (departed 2023-09-12)
- Ian Watson — Trustee (departed 2023-12-06)
- Richard Wilks — Trustee (departed 2019-02-18)
- Nigel Wilkinson — Director of Business Services
- Ian Taylor — Trustee (departed 2022-12-07)
- Geoff Walker — Trustee (departed 2019-06-08)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boardman | Principal | - | 2023 |
| Kate Pollard | Principal | - | 2023 |
| Mark Wilson | Executive Principal | - | 2023 |
| Not disclosed in provided text | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| Ian Watson | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Ian Taylor | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Dennis Secor | Parent Governor | - | 2023 |
| Not disclosed | Trustee | - | 2022 |
| David Kinnear | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Barry Scleod | Parent Governor | - | 2023 |
| Jane Kennelly | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Matthew Bellingham | Parent Governor | - | 2023 |
| Richard Sharp | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Jayne de la Haye | Principal | - | 2023 |
| Barry Semple | Parent Governor | - | 2023 |
| Gus Gilmore | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Wendy Chen | Trustee | - | 2023 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2022)
As disclosed in Kristin School Charitable Trust's annual report.
- Not disclosed — Educational services delivery
Service Providers
- RSM Hayes Audit
- Brenda Lyon
- RSM Hayes Audit
- Richard Harrison, Barrister
- Richard Harrison
- Simpson Grierson
- Dentons Kensington Swan
- Richard Harrison
- Stephen Doyle (JLL Valuation Services)
- Stephen Doyle
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Kristin School Charitable Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 12. 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.
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$52.7M
$49.1M
$120.7M
340
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To provide students with an exceptional all-round education that prepares them to be responsible global citizens who think creatively, reason critically, communicate effectively and learn enthusiastically throughout life.
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