T-Gear Charitable Trust — Environment Charity in Redwood Valley
T-Gear Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Redwood Valley, Redwood Valley. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.8/100). Annual revenue: $1.7M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: Makes grants to charities operating in the environmental and social fields in new zealand
- Registration Number
- CC10059
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-03-12
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (70.8/100)
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- Redwood Valley, Redwood Valley
- michaellookman@gmail.com
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- March 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $-4.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- -24.8 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.7M | $2.0M | $-4.1M |
| 2024 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $-3.8M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $-3.8M |
| 2022 | $1.0M | $4.7M | $-3.8M |
| 2021 | $3.0M | $2.5M | $-0.1M |
| 2020 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $-0.6M |
| 2019 | $0.8M | $0.9M | $-0.5M |
| 2018 | $0.8M | $0.8M | $-0.4M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.6M | $-0.4M |
| 2015 | $0.0M | $0.5M | $-0.3M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 70.8/100
- Financial Score
- 77.5
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (4)
- Diane Lookman — Trustee
- Marilyn Somerville — Trustee (departed 2019-12-12)
- Michael Lookman — Trustee
- Richard Morris — Trustee (departed 2008-05-21)
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T-Gear Charitable Trust
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- Small board structure2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
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$1.7M
$2.0M
$137.3K
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Grant-Making Trust
Special Entity TypeThis trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
Makes grants to charities operating in the environmental and social fields in new zealand
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 57 peers · Environment · $1M – $10M
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