Shoebox Christmas Trust — Education Charity in Wellington

Shoebox Christmas Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: The purpose of the Trust is to create positive experiences for tamariki and whānau, mostly by providing Christmas presents. In particular the Trust will: 3.1 Provide Christmas presents for children in low decile, New Zealand schools 3.2 Collect resources for, and provide, school stationery packs for children 3.3 Enable the giving of assistance to children and others in need, through platform, capability, and digital assistance

Registration Number
CC56963
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2019-05-05
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
pera@shoeboxchristmas.co.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M-
2024$0.1M$0.1M-
2023$0.2M$0.3M$0.0M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2021$0.1M$0.1M-
2020$0.0M$0.0M-
2019$0.0M$0.0M-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Joachim DaviesOfficer2021-06-25
Lisa SouthallTrustee2021-06-04
Sam PoanangaTrustee2021-06-04
Mark WoolhouseTrustee2020-10-01
Danielle BarrettTrustee2020-08-24
Aperahama BarrettTrustee2017-04-05

Funding Sources

  • Foundation North — $60,000
  • Trust House Foundation — $15,000
  • Trust House Foundation — $7,000

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Shoebox Christmas Trust

CC56963Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 5 May 2019
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Insufficient financial data

Key balance-sheet figures (net assets / total assets) were not reported in the most recent return, and no populated prior year is available within the two-year fallback window. A rating cannot be calculated without these figures.

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. 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

$112.8K

Expenses

$82.0K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funded By

Registered charities that have funded this organisation.

About

Mission

The purpose of the Trust is to create positive experiences for tamariki and whānau, mostly by providing Christmas presents. In particular the Trust will: 3.1 Provide Christmas presents for children in low decile, New Zealand schools 3.2 Collect resources for, and provide, school stationery packs for children 3.3 Enable the giving of assistance to children and others in need, through platform, capability, and digital assistance

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$112.8K
Total Expenses
$82.0K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (7 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
99c
For every $1 spent, 99c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
7.9mo
Could operate 7.9 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
$0.07
Costs $0.07 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

24
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,554
High Concentration: 86% of revenue from Other
Other86.4%
Donations7.5%
Trading / Services5.7%
Investment Income0.4%

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
0
#38/133
Revenue
$113K
#126/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$31K
#62/133
Staff Cost %
52%
#133/133

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

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2024
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC56963
Entity TypeTrust
Registered5 May 2019
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated21 Apr 2017
Registered office
8 Kereru Road, Tawa, Wellington

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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