New Zealand Cricket Museum — Education Charity in Wellington

New Zealand Cricket Museum is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity C+ (65.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at May 2025.

Mission: To provide a permanent home for the collection, preservation, care and public display of cricket artefacts and other historical material and to further the education, research, understanding and appreciation of traditions, heritage and history of the game of cricket within New Zealand society and culture.

Registration Number
CC50281
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2014-02-11
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (65.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
curator@nzcricketmuseum.co.nz
Data as at
May 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.6M NZD
Net Assets
$0.5M NZD
Reserve Months
7.4 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-05-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.2M$0.5M
2024$0.2M$0.2M$0.6M
2023$0.3M$0.2M$0.6M
2022$0.5M$0.1M$0.5M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2020$0.1M$0.2M$0.2M
2019$0.2M$0.1M$0.3M
2018$0.2M$0.1M$0.3M
2017$0.1M$0.1M$0.2M
2016$0.1M$0.1M$0.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
65.5/100
Financial Score
70
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Robert NicolTrustee2026-08-12
Philip ClarkTrustee2025-11-07

Former Officers (18)

  • Jamie Bell — Trustee
  • Richard Boock — Trustee (departed 2026-06-10)
  • Owen Mann — Trustee
  • Rochelle Roddick — Trustee (departed 2026-07-27)
  • Jeremy Dean — Trustee (departed 2024-06-14)
  • Carol Harris — Trustee (departed 2024-10-18)
  • Victoria Esson — Trustee (departed 2023-08-22)
  • Ruth Harley — Chair (departed 2023-10-09)
  • Penny Kinsella — Trustee (departed 2023-08-22)
  • Cameron Mitchell — Trustee (departed 2020-07-01)
  • Michael Horsley — Trustee (departed 2020-09-22)
  • Bruce Murray — Trustee (departed 2020-09-22)
  • Wallis Barnicoat — Trustee (departed 2014-10-30)
  • Michael Quigg — Trustee (departed 2018-12-06)
  • Trish McKelvie — Trustee (departed 2017-09-30)
  • Conal McCarthy — Chair (departed 2017-09-30)
  • David Boyer — Trustee (departed 2014-10-30)
  • Jason Wells — Trustee (departed 2023-05-29)

Funding Sources

  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $44,200
  • One Foundation — $31,550
  • Air Rescue Services Limited — $13,000
  • Pelorus Trust — $5,000

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New Zealand Cricket Museum

CC50281Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 11 Feb 2014
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 May 2025Rating2d ago

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

C+
66/100
Financial
70
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 4. 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.

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Revenue

$119.6K

Expenses

$221.0K

Assets

$561.2K

Staff

1

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.

About

Mission

To provide a permanent home for the collection, preservation, care and public display of cricket artefacts and other historical material and to further the education, research, understanding and appreciation of traditions, heritage and history of the game of cricket within New Zealand society and culture.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$119.6K
Total Expenses
$221.0K
Net Assets
$483.6K
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (12 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
7.4mo
Could operate 7.4 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

26
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,426
High Concentration: 85% of revenue from Donations
Donations85.1%
Other13.5%
Investment Income1.4%

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
66
#33/133
Revenue
$120K
#122/133
Reserve Months
7.4
#1/133
Surplus
$-101K
#126/133
Staff Cost %
19%
#133/133

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

Rating

C+
Score: 65.5/100
Financial
70
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 70 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 61 → C+.
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Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC50281
Entity TypeTrust
Registered11 Feb 2014
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated21 May 2012
Registered office
Museum Stand Basin Reserve Sussex St Wellington, Wellington

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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