Louise Davie Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Dunedin

Louise Davie Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C (60.9/100). Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Advance education by encouraging and supporting research for gut cancers and benefitting the community by seeking to reduce the rate of preventable gut cancers.

Registration Number
CC61244
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2023-05-10
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (60.9/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Dunedin, Dunedin
Email
geoff.mirkin@wrlawyers.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$0.5M NZD
Net Assets
$0.5M NZD
Reserve Months
46.2 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.3M$0.1M$0.5M
2024$0.3M$0.0M$0.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
60.9/100
Financial Score
73.5
Governance Score
65
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 (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Emma Hunter-HillsTrustee2024-05-28
Geoffrey MirkinTrustee2023-04-24
Christopher JacksonTrustee2023-04-24
Stephen DavieSettlor & Trustee2023-04-24
Warren AlcockTrustee2023-04-24
Garth GallawayTrustee2023-04-24
Eterei StonelakeTrustee2023-04-24

Funding Sources

  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $5,000

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Louise Davie Charitable Trust

CC61244Dunedin, DunedinRegistered 10 May 2023
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

C
61/100
Financial
74
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 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.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$313.6K

Expenses

$125.3K

Assets

$485.2K

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
HealthEducationCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Otago

About

Mission

Advance education by encouraging and supporting research for gut cancers and benefitting the community by seeking to reduce the rate of preventable gut cancers.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$313.6K
Total Expenses
$125.3K
Net Assets
$483.6K
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (2 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
46.2mo
Could operate 46.2 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

22
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,807
High Concentration: 88% of revenue from Donations
Donations87.9%
Other8.0%
Investment Income4.1%

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

Peer Comparison

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

Rating Score
61
#38/133
Revenue
$314K
#61/133
Reserve Months
46.2
#1/133
Surplus
$188K
#16/133
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

C
Score: 60.9/100
Financial
73.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 74 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 68 → 61 after red-flag penalties → C.
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Contact Details

Address
Dunedin, Dunedin

Registration

Registration NumberCC61244
Entity TypeTrust
Registered10 May 2023
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated28 Apr 2023
Registered office
Level 1, 10 George Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Sponsors / undertakes research

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