New Zealand Kindergartens Incorporated — Education Charity in Waikanae

New Zealand Kindergartens Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Education sector, based in Waikanae, Waikanae. CharityData rates this charity C- (58.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Supporting local Kindergarten Associations to thrive.

Registration Number
CC28763
Charity Type
Incorporated Society
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C- (58.8/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Waikanae, Waikanae
Email
jill.bond@nzkindergarten.org.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.5M NZD
Total Assets
$0.4M NZD
Net Assets
$0.4M NZD
Reserve Months
2.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.6M$0.5M$0.4M
2024$0.5M$0.5M$0.3M
2023$0.4M$0.3M$0.3M
2022$0.3M$0.3M$0.3M
2021$0.3M$0.4M$0.4M
2020$0.5M$0.5M$0.4M
2019$0.5M$0.5M$0.3M
2018$0.5M$0.5M$0.4M
2017$0.6M$0.6M$0.4M
2016$0.6M$0.5M$0.4M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C-
Overall Score
58.8/100
Financial Score
80.4
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • Average staff compensation of $344,103 per FTE, significantly above sector average of $75,000

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Charlotte ConnellTrustee2026-09-08
Nicola HurstTrustee2026-09-08
Andrea LeslieTrustee2026-09-08

Former Officers (37)

  • Stephanie Newburry — Trustee (departed 2025-02-13)
  • Venus Sood Guy — Trustee
  • Christine Hall — Trustee (departed 2024-09-26)
  • Alison Thom — Board Members (departed 2024-12-07)
  • Myles Ferris — Trustee (departed 2024-09-02)
  • Norma Roberts — Trustee
  • Rebecca Walker — Trustee (departed 2022-12-31)
  • Julie Craig — Trustee (departed 2026-09-08)
  • Kaye Heasman — Trustee (departed 2020-02-03)
  • Jean Martin — Trustee (departed 2026-09-08)
  • Sarah Tocker — Trustee (departed 2026-09-08)
  • Craig Vercoe — Trustee (departed 2018-12-31)
  • Tania Jones — Trustee (departed 2019-12-31)
  • James Patea — President (departed 2023-09-14)
  • Amy Weightman — Trustee (departed 2017-12-31)
  • Grant Harrison — Trustee (departed 2019-04-30)
  • Hilarie Nicoll — Trustee (departed 2017-12-31)
  • Maria Stockman — Trustee (departed 2019-09-06)
  • Helen Mc Naughten — Trustee (departed 2019-09-06)
  • Claire Brown — Trustee (departed 2019-04-30)

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New Zealand Kindergartens Incorporated

CC28763Waikanae, WaikanaeRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

C-
59/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
80
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$587.0K

Expenses

$494.9K

Assets

$424.7K

Staff

1

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

About

Mission

Supporting local Kindergarten Associations to thrive.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$587.0K
Total Expenses
$494.9K
Net Assets
$380.1K
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
2mo
Could operate 2 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

29
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,120
High Concentration: 83% of revenue from Trading / Services
Trading / Services83.2%
Other13.7%
Investment Income3.1%

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

Peer Comparison

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

Rating Score
59
#33/131
Revenue
$587K
#40/131
Reserve Months
2.0
#1/131
Surplus
$92K
#34/131
Staff Cost %
70%
#131/131

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

Rating

C-
Score: 58.8/100
Financial
80.4
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 80 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 77 → 59 after red-flag penalties → C-.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Waikanae, Waikanae

Registration

Registration NumberCC28763
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated13 Nov 1935
Registered office
Level 1 Braemar House, 32 The Terrace, Wellington, 6012
Differs from Charities Register address (6 Fairway Oaks Drive, , Waikanae Beach, Waikanae, 5036, Waikanae, Waikanae). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacy

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: 3 October 2026.