St Margaret's College Foundation Trust — Education Charity in Christchurch
St Margaret's College Foundation Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.9/100). Annual revenue: $1.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The Foundation was set up to encourage the strong tradition of generosity to continue for the benefit of current and future students. The school recognises the need to build a solid financial base to ensure that the school continues to educate young women to live and lead.
- Registration Number
- CC42926
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-11-24
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (70.9/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- foundation@stmargarets.school.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (foundation)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $3.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $3.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 23.7 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.2M | $0.3M | $3.1M |
| 2024 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $0.6M | $0.3M | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $0.5M | $0.3M | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $0.9M | $0.2M | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $0.8M | $0.6M | $0.8M |
| 2019 | $0.7M | $0.4M | $0.7M |
| 2018 | $0.9M | $0.7M | $0.4M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.4M | $0.9M | $0.2M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 70.9/100
- Financial Score
- 83.5
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 2 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 (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Arihia Bennett | Trustee | 2025-03-11 |
| Olivia Jarvis | Trustee | 2025-03-11 |
| Jeremy Flood | Trustee | 2023-03-30 |
| Ingrid Taylor | Chair | 2020-12-09 |
| Cindy McEwan | Trustee | 2019-02-19 |
| Diana Patchett | Trustee | 2018-06-19 |
| Fionn Moore | Trustee | 2018-06-19 |
| Greg Anderson | Trustee | 2015-10-21 |
Former Officers (27)
- Martin Cudd — Trustee (departed 2026-07-29)
- Victoria Murray-Orr — Trustee (departed 2021-06-11)
- Nick Pfahlert — Trustee (departed 2024-09-10)
- Charlotte Smith Smulders — Trustee (departed 2019-11-22)
- Kerry Wells — Trustee (departed 2020-03-10)
- Mark Cox — Trustee (departed 2021-02-23)
- Jules Fulton — Trustee (departed 2017-12-31)
- Annabel Shand — Trustee (departed 2020-06-01)
- Suzanne Bell — Trustee (departed 2019-10-10)
- Brett GAMBLE — Chair (departed 2017-12-31)
- Lynette Archiblad — Trustee (departed 2016-12-01)
- Philippa Mackay — Trustee (departed 2015-04-01)
- Elizabeth de Lambert — Trustee (departed 2020-05-25)
- Ann Marie Evernden — Trustee (departed 2016-12-01)
- Priscilla Hegarty — Trustee (departed 2015-04-01)
- Vaughan Brown — Trustee (departed 2015-04-01)
- Janine Morrell-gunn — Trustee (departed 2018-03-31)
- Richard South — Trustee (departed 2013-07-08)
- Rosemary Crossland — Trustee (departed 2012-08-08)
- Joanne Brady — Trustee (departed 2014-09-16)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $6,189
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St Margaret's College Foundation Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$1.2M
$301.5K
$3.1M
1
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis 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
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
The Foundation was set up to encourage the strong tradition of generosity to continue for the benefit of current and future students. The school recognises the need to build a solid financial base to ensure that the school continues to educate young women to live and lead.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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