Lawrence Chinese Camp Charitable Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Queenstown

Lawrence Chinese Camp Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Queenstown, Queenstown. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C+ (68.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To administer, restore,preserve and promote the camp site's heritage and history.

Registration Number
CC25808
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-12
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (68.5/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Queenstown, Queenstown
Website
https://www.lawrencechinesecamp.co.nz
Email
graemesmaill56@gmail.com
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$0.7M NZD
Net Assets
$0.7M NZD
Reserve Months
19.3 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.5M$0.3M$0.7M
2025$0.3M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.1M-
2023$0.1M$0.0M$0.3M
2022$0.0M$0.1M$0.2M
2021$0.1M$0.0M$0.0M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.2M
2017$0.0M$0.0M$0.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
68.5/100
Financial Score
70
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Bryan CadoganTrustee2026-03-02

Former Officers (21)

  • Hector Wong — Treasurer
  • Richard Walter — Trustee
  • Graeme Smaill — Secretary
  • Denise Ng — Chair (departed 2025-11-04)
  • Roger Cotton — Trustee
  • Rachel Gemmill — Trustee
  • Debra Murray — Trustee
  • Jeremy Chang — Trustee (departed 2019-04-29)
  • Adrienne Shaw — Chairperson/trustee (departed 2019-07-25)
  • Darryl Tong — Committee and University (departed 2017-12-13)
  • Raymond Grubb — Committee (departed 2014-11-21)
  • Phillip Marshall — Secretary/trustee (departed 2022-06-22)
  • Malcolm Wong — Treasurer/trustee (departed 2018-10-15)
  • Hamish Dalziel — Trustee (departed 2018-10-15)
  • Peter Cummings — Trustee (departed 2018-09-17)
  • William Cockerill — Trustee (departed 2011-09-30)
  • Geoffrey Blackmore — Secretary/trustee (departed 2025-05-31)
  • Sharleen Briden — Trustee (departed 2010-03-31)
  • James Ng — Chair (departed 2017-12-13)
  • Geoffrey Davidson — Trustee

Funding Sources

  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $20,000

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Lawrence Chinese Camp Charitable Trust

CC25808Queenstown, QueenstownRegistered 12 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating2d ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

C+
69/100
Financial
70
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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 8. 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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Revenue

$535.1K

Expenses

$312.3K

Assets

$727.0K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). 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
Arts & Culture
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Otago

About

Mission

To administer, restore,preserve and promote the camp site's heritage and history.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicPeople of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$535.1K
Total Expenses
$312.3K
Net Assets
$667.0K

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
19.3mo
Could operate 19.3 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

2
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,802
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Donations
Donations99.0%
Investment Income0.7%
Other0.3%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
69
#23/118
Revenue
$535K
#21/118
Reserve Months
19.3
#1/118
Surplus
$223K
#7/118
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/118

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

Rating History

C+
2026
Score: 68.5
Financial: 70 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
F
2025
Score: 24.6
Financial: 36 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

C+
Score: 68.5/100
Financial
70
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 70 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 67 → C+.
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC25808
Entity TypeTrust
Registered12 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated20 Dec 2004
Registered office
76 Cockleshell Road, Rd 1, Lawrence
Differs from Charities Register address (6 Harvest Lane, RD 1, Arrowtown, Queenstown, 9371, Queenstown, Queenstown). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
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: 28 September 2026.