R. Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust — Education Charity in Opua
R. Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Opua, Opua. Annual revenue: $1.0M NZD. Financial data as at May 2025.
Mission: The Trust's mission is learning for life through the sea. Through embracing the values of Kaitiakitanga – Guardianship, the trust aims to: - Through the provision of voyages for our young people preserve the tradition of tall ship sailing and specifically the R. Tucker Thompson - Allow those who sail in her to learn more about who we are, where we come from and where we are going - Make a positive difference to the lives of those who come on board, whether for a day, a week or longer. Our particular focus is to provide life skills to the young people of the Taitokerau Northland region by using the ship for 7-day youth development voyages. To support the funding of the operation, and to enable subsided programmes to be offered to our young people, we operate commercial tourism sailings for 5 months of the year. The surplus from this activity funds our charitable purpose of changing the lives of our young people.
- Registration Number
- CC22076
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-03-24
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Opua, Opua
- info@tucker.co.nz
- Data as at
- May 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 12
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-05-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.0M | $1.3M | $1.2M |
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $0.9M | $0.8M | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $1.2M |
| 2019 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $1.2M |
| 2018 | $1.4M | $0.7M | $1.2M |
| 2017 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.5M |
| 2016 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.4M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Hindle | Trustee | 2025-03-22 |
| Mark Long | Trustee | 2024-05-04 |
| Ross Blackman | Trustee | 2023-11-25 |
| Karen Gilbert-Smith | Trustee | 2023-04-19 |
| Jonathan Moore | Trustee | 2023-04-19 |
| Timothy Yeates | Chair | 2018-10-09 |
Former Officers (14)
- Lance Edmonds — Trustee (departed 2024-03-20)
- Suzanne Te Tai — Trustee (departed 2024-11-02)
- Dion Prime — Trustee (departed 2019-06-25)
- Chloe Phillips-Harris — Trustee (departed 2016-10-18)
- Kelly Yakas — Trustee (departed 2018-10-09)
- Michael Daniel — Chair (departed 2022-04-21)
- Mariao Hohaia — Trustee (departed 2011-12-15)
- Bronwyn Hunt — Trustee (departed 2023-01-22)
- Ian Milestone — Chair (departed 2013-09-20)
- John Duder — Trustee (departed 2018-10-09)
- Russell Harris — Trustee (departed 2022-10-19)
- Catherine Martin — Trustee (departed 2009-06-19)
- Michael Simm — Trustee (departed 2023-11-25)
- Joachin Borgstrom — Trustee (departed 2023-07-29)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $228,000
- Foundation North — $173,946
- Foundation North — $160,000
- Oxford Sports Trust — $63,500
- Pub Charity Limited — $60,000
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $42,915.73
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $22,468
- Oxford Sports Trust Incorporated — $4,920
- The Lion Foundation — $2,000
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R. Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust
Financial data as at May 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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About
The Trust's mission is learning for life through the sea. Through embracing the values of Kaitiakitanga – Guardianship, the trust aims to: - Through the provision of voyages for our young people preserve the tradition of tall ship sailing and specifically the R. Tucker Thompson - Allow those who sail in her to learn more about who we are, where we come from and where we are going - Make a positive difference to the lives of those who come on board, whether for a day, a week or longer. Our particular focus is to provide life skills to the young people of the Taitokerau Northland region by using the ship for 7-day youth development voyages. To support the funding of the operation, and to enable subsided programmes to be offered to our young people, we operate commercial tourism sailings for 5 months of the year. The surplus from this activity funds our charitable purpose of changing the lives of our young people.
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