Life Education Trust Wellington City — Education Charity in Wellington

Life Education Trust Wellington City is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2024.

Mission: Life Education Trust (Wellington City) is a children's charity. We visit local schools and teach children to make healthy choices so they can lead full and healthy lives.

Registration Number
CC22384
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-04-01
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
stuart@darvillmellors.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
December 2024

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$0.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
2
Financial Year End
2024-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2022$0.0M$0.1M$0.0M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2019$0.1M$0.1M$-0.0M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2017$0.0M$0.1M$0.0M
2016$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2015$0.1M$0.1M$0.2M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Stuart DarvillTrustee2025-04-01
Paige JardineTrustee2024-04-04
Joanna SimpsonTrustee2023-05-09
Sarah ChurstainTrustee2021-01-01
Michelle DowTrustee2019-08-01
Helen PinsonTrustee2019-04-01
Lauren TaylorTrustee2019-03-01

Former Officers (13)

  • Jessica Davidson — Trustee (departed 2021-12-31)
  • Caroline Haley — Trustee (departed 2017-12-22)
  • Chris Morrison — Trustee (departed 2021-03-12)
  • Kat Lintott — Trustee (departed 2019-01-01)
  • Todrick Taylor — Trustee (departed 2025-03-31)
  • Grant Verhoeven — Trustee (departed 2011-11-03)
  • Debbie Jones — Trustee (departed 2016-12-31)
  • John Harkness — Trustee (departed 2010-09-01)
  • Jo Coughlan — Trustee (departed 2017-01-01)
  • Benjamin Sutherland — Trustee (departed 2021-12-31)
  • Toni Tisdall — Trustee (departed 2019-12-01)
  • Elizabeth Backhouse — Trustee (departed 2019-12-01)
  • Nicola Johnson — Trustee (departed 2017-01-01)

Funding Sources

  • Lion Foundation — $30,000
  • Pelorus Trust — $15,297.83
  • The Lion Foundation — $15,000
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $5,000
  • One Foundation — $1,700

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Life Education Trust Wellington City

CC22384Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 1 Apr 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 Dec 2024Ratingyesterday

Financial data as at December 2024. 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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Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. 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

$145.1K

Expenses

$138.1K

Assets

$94.5K

Staff

1

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
HealthEducation
Beneficiaries
Children
Geographic Focus
Wellington

About

Mission

Life Education Trust (Wellington City) is a children's charity. We visit local schools and teach children to make healthy choices so they can lead full and healthy lives.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesReligious groupsOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$145.1K
Total Expenses
$138.1K
Net Assets
$85.5K
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
2

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
93c
For every $1 spent, 93c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
6mo
Could operate 6 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
$0.09
Costs $0.09 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

38
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,192
Donations74.9%
Other24.1%
Investment Income1.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#38/133
Revenue
$145K
#109/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$7K
#86/133
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/133

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
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC22384
Entity TypeTrust
Registered1 Apr 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated30 Jul 1996
Registered office
C/O Harkness & Peterson Level 10, Bayleys Building Cnr Brandon St & Lambton Qy Wellington, Wellington

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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