Quorum Sense — Education Charity in Mount Somers

Quorum Sense is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Mount Somers, Mount Somers. CharityData rates this charity B- (72.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.7M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: - To benefit the community by promoting regenerative agricultural principles, practices and systems that enhance the health of farmland, farmers, consumers and ecosystems. - To educate and facilitate the sharing of knowledge about regenerative agricultural principles, practices, systems and/or farmers. - To generate and support research involving regenerative agricultural principles, practices and systems. - To connect people to communities of practice that help enhance their wellbeing

Registration Number
CC63169
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2024-10-18
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (72.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Mount Somers, Mount Somers
Website
https://www.quorumsense.org.nz
Email
contact@quorumsense.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.7M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.7M NZD
Total Assets
$0.2M NZD
Net Assets
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
3.9 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
72.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • Average staff compensation of $280,007 per FTE, significantly above sector average of $75,000

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Samuel HoggBoard Member / Trustee2024-10-18
William WhiteTreasurer / Trustee2024-10-18
Katie RodwellBoard Member / Trustee2024-10-18
Michelle BarrySecretary / Trustee2024-10-18
Chloe DearManager2021-11-01
Simon OsborneChair2020-04-10

Former Officers (2)

  • Duncan Humm — Board Member / Trustee (departed 2025-12-15)
  • Rebecca Smith — Chair / Trustee (departed 2024-12-17)

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EducationCharitable Trust

Quorum Sense

CC63169Mount Somers, Mount SomersRegistered 18 Oct 2024
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

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

B-
73/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$666.6K

Expenses

$671.5K

Assets

$221.6K

Staff

2

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

- To benefit the community by promoting regenerative agricultural principles, practices and systems that enhance the health of farmland, farmers, consumers and ecosystems. - To educate and facilitate the sharing of knowledge about regenerative agricultural principles, practices, systems and/or farmers. - To generate and support research involving regenerative agricultural principles, practices and systems. - To connect people to communities of practice that help enhance their wellbeing

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$666.6K
Total Expenses
$671.5K
Net Assets
$47.2K
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
3.9mo
Could operate 3.9 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

2
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,802
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Other
Other99.0%
Investment Income0.8%
Donations0.2%

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
73
#21/131
Revenue
$667K
#29/131
Reserve Months
3.9
#1/131
Surplus
$-5K
#95/131
Staff Cost %
83%
#131/131

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

Rating

B-
Score: 72.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 85 → 73 after red-flag penalties → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025

Contact Details

Address
Mount Somers, Mount Somers

Registration

Registration NumberCC63169
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered18 Oct 2024
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated20 Dec 2019
Registered office
982 Tramway Road, Mount Somers

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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.