Marjorie Redstone Trust — Education Charity in Gisborne

Marjorie Redstone Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Gisborne, Gisborne. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C+ (69/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The trust makes grants to organisation with the aim of benefiting the general public, child and other charities

Registration Number
CC21302
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-02-21
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (69/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Gisborne, Gisborne
Email
richard.briant@bdo.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$2.2M NZD
Net Assets
$2.2M NZD
Reserve Months
4.6 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M$2.2M
2024$0.1M$0.0M$2.1M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$2.0M
2022$0.1M$0.0M$2.0M
2021$0.1M$0.0M$2.0M
2020$0.1M$0.0M-
2019$0.1M$0.0M-
2018$0.1M$0.1M$1.6M
2017$0.1M$0.0M$1.6M
2016$0.1M$0.0M$1.5M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
69/100
Financial Score
75
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.5%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Richard BriantTrustee2012-04-16
Gordon WebbTrustee2008-02-22

Former Officers (1)

  • Robert Briant — Trustee (departed 2014-06-05)

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Marjorie Redstone Trust

CC21302Gisborne, GisborneRegistered 21 Feb 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

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

C+
69/100
Financial
75
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.

  • Small board structure
    2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties

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

$127.0K

Expenses

$50.0K

Assets

$2.2M

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
General
Beneficiaries
ChildrenGeneral Public
Geographic Focus
Gisborne

About

Mission

The trust makes grants to organisation with the aim of benefiting the general public, child and other charities

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOther charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$127.0K
Total Expenses
$50.0K
Net Assets
$2.2M
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
47c
For every $1 spent, 47c reaches programs
Needs attention
Sustainability
4.6mo
Could operate 4.6 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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 Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 130 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
69
#29/131
Revenue
$127K
#118/131
Reserve Months
4.6
#1/131
Surplus
$77K
#41/131
Staff Cost %
3%
#131/131

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

Rating

C+
Score: 69/100
Financial
75
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 75 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 63 → C+.
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Contact Details

Address
Gisborne, Gisborne

Registration

Registration NumberCC21302
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered21 Feb 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated5 Jan 1998
Registered office
Mc Cullochs 1 Peel Street Gisborne 4010, Gisborne

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

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: 4 October 2026.