Tait Contel Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Christchurch

Tait Contel Charitable Trust is a deregistered Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $31.5M NZD. Financial data as at June 2024.

Mission: To hold funds to devote or apply to any charitable purpose in NZ as determined from time to time. The current focus of the trust is assisting educational and research organisations.

Registration Number
CC32220
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Deregistered (2026-03-27)
Sector
Education
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
accounts@conteltrust.com
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2024

Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$31.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.3M NZD
Total Assets
$62.3M NZD
Net Assets
$1.5M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2024-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024$31.5M$2.3M$1.5M
2023$1.6M$0.9M$3.0M
2022$1.1M$0.3M$2.3M
2021$0.1M$0.2M$1.5M
2020$0.2M$0.3M-
2019$0.1M$0.1M$1.7M
2018$0.1M$0.0M-
2017$0.1M$0.1M-
2016$0.1M$0.1M-
2015$0.1M$0.0M$1.7M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (6)

  • Charlotte Walshe — Trustee
  • William Crombie — Trustee
  • Peter Taylor — Trustee (departed 2018-01-09)
  • Trevor Laughton — Trustee (departed 2022-03-31)
  • Gary Diack — Trustee (departed 2014-07-29)
  • David Chick — Trustee

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
WDM CrombieTrustee$41,2502021
TJ LaughtonTrustee$28,5002021
DM ChickTrustee$28,5002021
Christopher TaitTrustee-2022
Alastair CarruthersTrustee-2024
Grant McCallumTrustee-2024
Geoff ContelTrustee-2022
David TaitTrustee-2020
Richard TaitTrustee-2024
Bruce TaitTrustee-2024
Roger FranceTrustee-2024
Jill TaitTrustee-2024
Michael ContelTrustee-2022
Brian TaitTrustee-2022
Claire TaitTrustee-2024

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Tait Contel Charitable Trust

CC32220Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2024Rating2d ago

Financial data as at June 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.

DR
Deregistered — Deregistered from the Charities Services register

This charity has been removed from the Charities Services register and is no longer obliged to file annual returns. Because the charity is no longer active under the Charities Act, the standard rating is withheld. The figures shown above reflect the last filings made while the charity was registered.

How ratings work →
Revenue

$31.5M

Expenses

$2.3M

Assets

$62.3M

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). 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
Education
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Canterbury

About

Mission

To hold funds to devote or apply to any charitable purpose in NZ as determined from time to time. The current focus of the trust is assisting educational and research organisations.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$31.5M
Total Expenses
$2.3M
Net Assets
$1.5M
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (15 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
14.1mo
Could operate 14.1 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

11
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,854
High Concentration: 94% of revenue from Other
Other93.9%
Investment Income6.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 500 peers · Education (all sizes)

Rating Score
0
#121/501
Revenue
$31.5M
#1/501
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/501
Surplus
$29.2M
#1/501
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/501

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

Rating

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

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC32220
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusDeregistered
Deregistered27 Mar 2026

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated11 Jun 2013
Registered office
0, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

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.