Spencer Mason Trust Fund — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland

Spencer Mason Trust Fund is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (77.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To apply funds to the charitable purpose set out in, and in accordance with, the founding documentation.

Registration Number
CC26317
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-22
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (77.3/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Other charities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$2.6M NZD
Net Assets
$2.6M NZD
Reserve Months
18.7 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M$2.6M
2024$0.1M$0.1M$2.6M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$2.5M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$2.6M
2021$0.1M$0.0M$2.6M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$2.1M
2019$0.1M$0.1M$2.1M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$1.9M
2017$0.1M$0.1M-
2016$0.1M$0.1M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
77.3/100
Financial Score
82.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Jaime KingTrustee2025-01-01
Nina KhouriTrustee2022-05-12
Simon LaddTrustee2021-12-07
Janet McLeanTrustee2017-04-27
David CampbellTrustee2016-12-06

Former Officers (10)

  • Penelop Mathew — Trustee (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Timothy Jones — Trustee (departed 2016-12-06)
  • Andrew Stockley — Trustee (departed 2018-11-13)
  • Chris Moore — Trustee (departed 2013-03-19)
  • Andrew Gilchrist — Trustee (departed 2009-02-27)
  • Paul Rishworth — Trustee (departed 2010-11-30)
  • Piers Davies — Trustee (departed 2021-09-28)
  • Audrey Tobin — Trustee (departed 2017-11-23)
  • Ian Haynes — Trustee (departed 2022-04-27)
  • Perpetual Trust Limited — Custodial Trustee (departed 2026-01-21)

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Spencer Mason Trust Fund

CC26317Auckland, AucklandRegistered 22 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

B
77/100
Financial
83
Governance
65
Transparency
65

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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. 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.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$137.4K

Expenses

$119.1K

Assets

$2.6M

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

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

To apply funds to the charitable purpose set out in, and in accordance with, the founding documentation.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other charitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$137.4K
Total Expenses
$119.1K
Net Assets
$2.6M
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
18.7mo
Could operate 18.7 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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 Investment Income
Investment Income99.0%
Donations1.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
77
#12/118
Revenue
$137K
#92/118
Reserve Months
18.7
#1/118
Surplus
$18K
#52/118
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/118

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

Rating

B
Score: 77.3/100
Financial
82.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 83 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 72 → B.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC26317
Entity TypeTrust
Registered22 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 28 September 2026.