Lystra Charitable Trust Education Charity in Auckland

Lystra 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 D+ (50.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: Advancement of religion; advancement of education, supporting vital charities and other charitable purposes

Registration Number
CC26600
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-25
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
D+ (50.8/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
bernie_allen@xtra.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2026

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
23.3 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.0M$0.0M-
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M-
2023$0.0M$0.0M-
2022$0.0M$0.0M-
2021$0.0M$0.0M-
2020$0.0M$0.0M-
2019$0.0M$0.0M-
2018$0.0M$0.0M-
2017$0.0M$0.0M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
D+
Overall Score
50.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
55
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 (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Bernard AllenTrustee2002-10-03
Mary AllenTrustee2002-10-03
Graham ChapmanTrustee1982-04-28

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Lystra Charitable Trust

CC26600Auckland, AucklandRegistered 25 Jun 2008
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials5mo agoRating23h ago

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

D+
51/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
78
Governance
55
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 3. 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

$33.8K

Expenses

$5.7K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

This rating may reflect incomplete data

This charity's grade of D+ is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

This trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Education
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

Advancement of religion; advancement of education, supporting vital charities and other charitable purposes

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$33.8K
Total Expenses
$5.7K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
23.3mo
Could operate 23.3 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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Donations
Donations100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 353 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score
51
#37/354
Revenue
$34K
#129/354
Reserve Months
23.3
#1/354
Surplus
$28K
#20/354
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/354

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

Rating History

D+
2026
Score: 50.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Current
D+
2025
Score: 53.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

D+
Score: 50.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 64 → 51 after red-flag penalties → D+.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC26600
Entity TypeTrust
Registered25 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated25 Sept 1987
Registered office
404 Great North Road, Henderson, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education

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: 12 September 2026.