Tasman Smith Charitable Trust — International Aid Charity in Hastings

Tasman Smith Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the International Aid sector, based in Hastings, Hastings. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C+ (69/100). Annual revenue: $9.6M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To perform charitable works in New Zealand and overseas.

Registration Number
CC24468
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-05-15
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (69/100)
Sector
International Aid
Location
Hastings, Hastings
Email
roz.scott@bakertillysr.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$9.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$9.8M NZD
Total Assets
$16.0M NZD
Net Assets
$14.4M NZD
Reserve Months
2.3 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$9.6M$9.8M$14.4M
2024$11.1M$10.7M$14.5M
2023$11.4M$11.3M$14.2M
2022$13.4M$12.5M$14.1M
2021$12.8M$11.8M$13.1M
2020$10.8M$10.4M$12.2M
2019$11.8M$10.0M$11.8M
2018$0.3M$0.2M-
2017$0.3M$0.3M-
2016$0.4M$0.0M$2.8M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
69/100
Financial Score
75
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (8)

  • Elizabeth Stormer — Trustee
  • Leslie Robertson — Trustee (departed 2009-08-12)
  • Thelma Smith — Trustee (departed 2013-08-04)
  • Joyce Marychurch — Trustee (departed 2020-12-17)
  • Ian Robertson — Trustee
  • Brent Malone — Trustee (departed 2012-08-10)
  • Andrew Mcivor — Trustee
  • Brett Dallas — Trustee

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Executive Management Team (aggregate)Executive Management$673,736-
Executive Management Team (aggregate)Executive Management$673,7362025
Executive Management Team (aggregate)Executive Management$673,7362024
Directors of Controlled Entity (aggregate)Director$493,000-
Directors of Controlled Entity (aggregate)Director$493,0002024
Directors of Controlled Entity (aggregate)Director$493,0002025
Trustees of the Trust (unpaid)Trustee$0-
Trustees of the Trust (unpaid)Trustee$02024
Trustees of the Trust (unpaid)Trustee$02025
E StormerTrustee-2024
B DallasTrustee and Managing Director-2024
I RobertsonTrustee-2024
I RobertsonTrustee-2023
A McIvorTrustee-2024
A MclvorTrustee-2023
B DallasTrustee-2023
E StormerTrustee-2023

Service Providers

  • BDO
  • ANZ Bank
  • ANZ Bank
  • Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Hawkes Bay Ltd
  • Jarden
  • Jarden
  • Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Hawkes Bay Ltd

Similar Charities in International Aid

FunderInternational AidTrustCharitable Trust

Tasman Smith Charitable Trust

CC24468Hastings, HastingsRegistered 15 May 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Ratingyesterday

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

C+
69/100
Financial
75
Governance
55
Transparency
85

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 4. 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

$9.6M

Expenses

$9.8M

Assets

$16.0M

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
Arts & CultureInternational Aid
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

To perform charitable works in New Zealand and overseas.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$9.6M
Total Expenses
$9.8M
Net Assets
$14.4M
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
2.3mo
Could operate 2.3 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

5
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,532
High Concentration: 98% of revenue from Other
Other97.6%
Investment Income2.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 15 peers · International Aid · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
69
#8/16
Revenue
$9.6M
#1/16
Reserve Months
2.3
#1/16
Surplus
$-171K
#14/16
Staff Cost %
21%
#16/16

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

Rating

C+
Score: 69/100
Financial
75
Governance
55
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 75 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 63 → C+.
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Contact Details

Address
Hastings, Hastings

Registration

Registration NumberCC24468
Entity TypeTrust
Registered15 May 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

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

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