Outward Bound Trust Of New Zealand — Education Charity in Auckland
Outward Bound Trust Of New Zealand is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B+ (84.7/100). Annual revenue: $9.6M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The principal activity of the Trust is to provide experiential education courses.
- Registration Number
- CC34682
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B+ (84.7/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- governance@outwardbound.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $9.6M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $9.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $10.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $6.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.3 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 75
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9.6M | $9.8M | $6.1M |
| 2024 | $8.9M | $8.9M | $6.3M |
| 2023 | $8.2M | $8.4M | $6.3M |
| 2022 | $6.3M | $7.0M | $6.5M |
| 2021 | $6.6M | $6.8M | $7.2M |
| 2020 | $7.3M | $6.7M | $7.4M |
| 2019 | $7.4M | $6.7M | $6.7M |
| 2018 | $7.2M | $6.3M | $6.1M |
| 2017 | $6.1M | $6.1M | $5.2M |
| 2016 | $6.0M | $6.1M | $5.2M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B+
- Overall Score
- 84.7/100
- Financial Score
- 93.2
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (30)
- Crystal Kaiwai — Acting Chief Executive Officer (departed 2026-07-03)
- Laura Platt — Head of Finance (departed 2026-05-01)
- Delwyn Hart — Director
- Mark Synnott — Director
- Iaean John Cranwell — Director
- JOANNE ROBINSON — Director
- Cheewei Kwan — Director (departed 2024-12-07)
- Steve Hall — Director
- Amy Murphy — Director (departed 2025-08-26)
- Roslyn Mexted — Director
- Sarah Scott — Director (departed 2021-11-27)
- Fiona Mackenzie — Director (departed 2021-02-28)
- Fiona Nicole Mackenzie — Director (departed 2021-02-28)
- Gavin Schiller — Director (departed 2021-04-08)
- Grant Faber — Director
- Steve Cole — Director (departed 2019-11-09)
- Tim Watts — Director
- Ian Moody — Trustee (departed 2017-10-28)
- Hilary Sumpter — Director (departed 2022-12-03)
- Graham Young — Director (departed 2013-09-21)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | Group total | $246,100 | - |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | Group total | $246,100 | 2025 |
| Roz Mexted | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Jo Robinson | Deputy Chairperson | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Steve Hall | Deputy Chairperson | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Grant Faber | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Roz Mexted | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Cheewei Kwan | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Iaean Cranwell | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Tim Watts | Chairperson | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Andrew Smith | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Grant Faber | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Del Hart | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Mark Synnott | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Jo Robinson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Amy Murphy | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Iaean Cranwell | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Tim Watts | Chairperson | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Andrew Smith | Outward Bound Trust Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Cheewei Kwan | Deputy Chairperson | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Steve Hall | Deputy Chairperson | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Amy Murphy | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Mark Synnott | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $250,000
- Foundation North — $75,000
- Foundation North — $70,000
- Simplicity Foundation — $70,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $63,000
- Foundation North — $60,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $55,000
- Simplicity Foundation — $50,000
- Foundation North — $50,000
- Foundation North — $45,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $30,000
- Foundation North — $25,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $20,000
- Pelorus Trust — $20,000
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $18,664.28
- Lion Foundation — $15,000
- Foundation North — $15,000
- Lion Foundation — $15,000
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $10,000
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $10,000
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $9,495.64
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2025)
As disclosed in Outward Bound Trust Of New Zealand's annual report.
- Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand Foundation — $752,000 (7.8% of revenue) — Operating grant
Service Providers
- Tej Sethi
- Westpac Banking Corporation
- Westpac Banking Corporation
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Outward Bound Trust Of New Zealand
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 9. 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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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Going Concern Uncertainty
The auditor flagged material uncertainty about this charity's ability to continue as a going concern in the 2025 audit. Auditor: Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Limited.
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About
The principal activity of the Trust is to provide experiential education courses.
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Ranked against 49 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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