Longview Trust — Religion Charity in Hamilton

Longview Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (87.3/100). Annual revenue: $19.7M NZD. Financial data as at May 2025.

Mission: To powerfully develop future generations of Christian leaders

Registration Number
CC52442
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2015-10-13
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (87.3/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Hamilton, Hamilton
Email
info@longviewtrust.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
May 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Other charities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$19.7M NZD
Total Expenses
$7.9M NZD
Total Assets
$218.8M NZD
Net Assets
$217.8M NZD
Reserve Months
2.6 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-05-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$19.7M$7.9M$217.8M
2024$12.4M$5.7M$191.0M
2023$11.5M$9.4M$190.3M
2022$8.3M$5.8M$39.8M
2021$4.2M$4.1M$37.2M
2020$3.5M$3.4M$37.2M
2019$3.0M$2.4M$37.1M
2018$1.5M$1.4M$36.5M
2017$0.9M$1.0M$36.4M
2016---

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
87.3/100
Financial Score
92.5
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (9)

NameRoleAppointed
Nathan FlettTrustee2025-05-19
Peter BlydeTrustee2024-08-08
Shona Pink-MartinTrustee2020-09-20
Bronwyn WoodTrustee2019-09-23
Luke GoodwinTrustee2017-09-04
Karen WhiteheadChair2017-09-04
Gray BaldwinTrustee2014-10-16
Stuart BayTrustee2014-10-16
Mark GardinerTrustee2014-10-16

Former Officers (8)

  • Alex Penk — Trustee (departed 2023-07-17)
  • Timothy Deane — Trustee (departed 2020-07-13)
  • John Alexander — Trustee (departed 2020-11-20)
  • Hayley Alexander — Trustee (departed 2019-05-13)
  • Fred Barrett — Trustee (departed 2015-10-15)
  • Daryl Wehner — Trustee (departed 2017-07-10)
  • Helen Green — Trustee (departed 2025-02-17)
  • Bruce Elliott — Trustee (departed 2017-07-10)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
David MoffatTrustee (Chair)-2024
Keith NewmanTrustee-2024
Ngaio BeaumontTrustee-2024
Sharon HealTrustee-2024

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Longview Trust

CC52442Hamilton, HamiltonRegistered 13 Oct 2015
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials31 May 2025Ratingyesterday

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

A-
87/100
Financial
93
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$19.7M

Expenses

$7.9M

Assets

$218.8M

Staff

2

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). 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
Religion
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Waikato

About

Mission

To powerfully develop future generations of Christian leaders

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$19.7M
Total Expenses
$7.9M
Net Assets
$217.8M
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 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
2.6mo
Could operate 2.6 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,980
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income99.9%
Other0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 5 peers · Religion · $10M – $50M

Rating Score
87
#3/6
Revenue
$19.7M
#3/6
Reserve Months
2.6
#1/6
Surplus
$11.7M
#1/6
Staff Cost %
1%
#6/6

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

Rating

A-
Score: 87.3/100
Financial
92.5
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 93 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 82 → A-.
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Contact Details

Address
Hamilton, Hamilton

Registration

Registration NumberCC52442
Entity TypeTrust
Registered13 Oct 2015
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated7 Oct 2015
Registered office
122 Puketaha Road, RD 1, Hamilton

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides other finance (e.g. investment funds)

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: 27 September 2026.