St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board — Education Charity in Auckland
St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B (78.9/100). Annual revenue: $53.7M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board is part of the same organisation as St Cuthbert's College Foundation Board (CC63046). Each registration files its own accounts.
Mission: St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board primarily provides girls educational services from Reception to Year 13. St Cuthbert's College was founded over 100 years ago under the benefaction of the Presbyterian Church. Today the College is non-denominational and the Christian ethic at the heart of our community life is our motto, By Love Serve.
- Registration Number
- CC21007
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-02-07
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (78.9/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- info@stcuthberts.school.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $53.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $51.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $80.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $72.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.3 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 371
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $53.7M | $51.7M | $72.3M |
| 2024 | $57.9M | $49.5M | $70.2M |
| 2023 | $47.2M | $45.4M | $61.8M |
| 2022 | $41.8M | $40.4M | $60.0M |
| 2021 | $39.2M | $37.4M | $58.6M |
| 2020 | $38.2M | $36.9M | $56.8M |
| 2019 | $35.4M | $35.1M | $55.6M |
| 2018 | $33.0M | $34.1M | $55.3M |
| 2017 | $32.9M | $33.7M | $56.4M |
| 2016 | $33.1M | $32.7M | $57.3M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 78.9/100
- Financial Score
- 99.2
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- 3 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (11)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Bridget Snelling | Trust Board Member | 2026-06-22 |
| Sila Siaki | Trust Board Member | 2026-01-01 |
| Lisa Crooke | Trust Board Member | 2025-03-14 |
| Alana Barron | Trust Board Member | 2025-02-20 |
| Nancy Zhang | Trust Board Member | 2024-09-12 |
| Adarsh Patel | Trust Board Member | 2022-11-11 |
| Angela Bull | Trust Board Member | 2022-11-10 |
| Donald Reid | Trust Board Member | 2022-11-10 |
| Scott Weenink | Trust Board Member | 2022-11-10 |
| Penelope Peebles | Trust Board Member | 2022-01-01 |
| Leigh Melville | Chair | 2017-06-08 |
Former Officers (30)
- Anna Cupples — Trust Board Member (departed 2026-09-11)
- Hamish Firth — Trust Board Member (departed 2025-11-07)
- Alexandra Mercer — Trust Board Member (departed 2024-05-09)
- Fraser Whineray — Trust Board Member (departed 2025-12-31)
- Guy Williams — Trust Board Member (departed 2022-11-10)
- Shane Bradley — Trust Board Member (departed 2020-11-12)
- Anil Sharma — Trust Board Member (departed 2024-12-31)
- Michael Heron — Trust Board Member (departed 2020-04-02)
- Anne Binns — Trust Board Member (departed 2020-10-15)
- Paul Nickels — Trust Board Member (departed 2024-12-31)
- Nina Hood — Trust Board Member (departed 2021-12-10)
- Hayley Greer Buckley — Trust Board Member (departed 2022-11-10)
- Andrea Newland — Trust Board Member (departed 2020-04-02)
- James Miller — Trust Board Member (departed 2019-12-31)
- Alan Clarke — Trust Board Member (departed 2016-06-02)
- Brent Lawgun — Trustee (departed 2013-08-31)
- Rachel Walsh — Trust Board Member (departed 2018-06-07)
- Vasant Lala — Trust Board Member (departed 2019-08-07)
- Andrew Coster — Trust Board Member (departed 2018-09-13)
- Malcom Hope — Trustee (departed 2015-10-15)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Executive management | Group total | $1,957,909 | 2024 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Executive management | Group total | $1,957,909 | - |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Trustees | Board or trustee role | $0 | 2024 |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Trustees | Board or trustee role | $0 | - |
| Mrs HG Buckley | Board Deputy Chair / Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mr GD Williams | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mrs LJ Melville | Board Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mr H Firth | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mr FS Whineray | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Mrs PGA Peebles | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mrs HG Buckley | Board Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Dr NE Hood | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Ms L Crooke | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mr SW Weenink | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mr DJG Reid | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mr H Firth | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Mr FS Whineray | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mr H Firth | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mrs AL Mercer | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Ms C Avery | Principal | Executive role | - | 2024 |
| Mr DJG Reid | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mrs S Winthrop | Acting Principal | Executive role | - | 2024 |
| Dr AK Sharma | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Ms A Cupples | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mr H Firth | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mr PJ Nouwens | Director of Finance | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mrs PGA Peebles | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mrs LJ Melville | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Mrs AL Mercer | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mr GD Williams | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Mrs AJ Bull | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mr FS Whineray | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mr A Patel | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr AK Sharma | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Mr PJ Nickels | Board Deputy Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mr PJ Nouwens | Director of Finance | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mrs LJ Melville | Board Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Ms N Zhang | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mr PJ Nickels | Board Deputy Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mrs AL Mercer | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mrs LJ Melville | Board Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mr PJ Nouwens | Director of Finance | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Ms AJ Bull | Board Deputy Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Ms PGA Peebles | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mr SW Weenink | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr AK Sharma | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mrs S Winthrop | Acting Principal | Executive role | - | 2023 |
| Mrs AL Mercer | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Ms JJ Mahon | Principal | Executive role | - | 2023 |
| Ms JJ Mahon | Principal | Executive role | - | 2022 |
| Mr A Patel | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mr A Patel | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mr PJ Nickels | Board Deputy Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mrs AJ Bull | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mr FS Whineray | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mr PJ Nickels | Board Deputy Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Ms A Barron | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mr SW Weenink | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mr DJG Reid | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Ms JJ Mahon | Principal | Executive role | - | 2021 |
| Dr AK Sharma | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mr PJ Nouwens | Director of Finance | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)
As disclosed in St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board's annual report.
- Cornwall Park Trust Board and Ricoh Finance — $1,206,623 — Operating lease commitments
- Cornwall Park Trust Board — $1,206,623 — Operating lease
- Ricoh Finance — Operating lease
Service Providers
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- Russell McVeagh
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- Russell McVeagh
- Wynn Williams
- Russell McVeagh
- Wynn Williams
- Wynn Williams
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St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board
Financial data as at December 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 11. 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.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
St Cuthbert's College Educational Trust Board primarily provides girls educational services from Reception to Year 13. St Cuthbert's College was founded over 100 years ago under the benefaction of the Presbyterian Church. Today the College is non-denominational and the Christian ethic at the heart of our community life is our motto, By Love Serve.
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