New Zealand Bridge FoundationEducation Charity in Palmerston North

New Zealand Bridge Foundation is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C (62.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To support bridge players, volunteers, teachers and coaches at all levels; from encouraging more young people to learn the game through to the care and support of our senior citizens

Registration Number
CC43920
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2010-03-29
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (62.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Palmerston North, Palmerston North
Email
secretary@nzbridge.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
March 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.5M NZD
Net Assets
$0.5M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M$0.5M
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$0.3M
2018$0.0M$0.0M-
2017$0.0M$0.0M-
2016$0.0M$0.0M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
62.5/100
Financial Score
90
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 4 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 (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (17)

  • Elizabeth RoweTrustee
  • Richard SolomonTrustee
  • Edward CrombieTrustee
  • Angela RoyleTrustee (departed 2024-10-15)
  • Derek EvennettChair (departed 2024-04-29)
  • Dennis McKinlayTrustee
  • Peter BowyerTrustee (departed 2024-10-23)
  • Jonathan WestobyTrustee
  • John SkipperTrustee (departed 2018-03-31)
  • Allan MorrisChair (departed 2017-03-31)
  • Kay NicholasTrustee (departed 2020-11-17)
  • Karen MartellettiTrustee (departed 2015-03-31)
  • Anthony ThomsonTrustee (departed 2015-09-01)
  • John WignallChair (departed 2018-07-02)
  • Krishna WoolesTrustee (departed 2011-04-17)
  • Arleen SchwartzTrustee (departed 2011-12-31)
  • Josephine ClarkTrustee (departed 2015-08-27)

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New Zealand Bridge Foundation

CC43920Palmerston North, Palmerston NorthRegistered 29 Mar 2010
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2025Ratingyesterday

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

C
63/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
90
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 designated
    Board of 5 with no chair designated on the register

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

$40.4K

Expenses

$38.9K

Assets

$453.9K

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
Community Development
Beneficiaries
YouthElderly
Geographic Focus
Manawatū-Whanganui

About

Mission

To support bridge players, volunteers, teachers and coaches at all levels; from encouraging more young people to learn the game through to the care and support of our senior citizens

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$40.4K
Total Expenses
$38.9K
Net Assets
$453.9K
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 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
0mo
Could operate 0 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

50
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,030
Investment Income53.9%
Donations46.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 336 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score
63
#44/337
Revenue
$40K
#91/337
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/337
Surplus
$1K
#148/337
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/337

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

Rating

C
Score: 62.5/100
Financial
90
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 90 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 75 → 63 after red-flag penalties → C.
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Contact Details

Address
Palmerston North, Palmerston North

Registration

Registration NumberCC43920
Entity TypeTrust
Registered29 Mar 2010
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated7 Sept 2009
Registered office
544 Ruahine Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North

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: 11 September 2026.