The Cawthron Institute Trust Board — Education Charity in Nelson
The Cawthron Institute Trust Board is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Nelson, Nelson. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.9/100). Annual revenue: $51.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2026.
Mission: The advancement of science to benefit Te Tauihu and Aotearoa New Zealand, with a focus on natural resources.
- Registration Number
- CC23527
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-28
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (70.9/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Nelson, Nelson
- dominic.bloomfield@cawthron.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2026
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $51.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $50.9M NZD
- Total Assets
- $60.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $38.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 277
- Financial Year End
- 2026-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $51.1M | $50.9M | $38.6M |
| 2025 | $48.4M | $49.5M | $36.9M |
| 2024 | $46.6M | $48.3M | $38.0M |
| 2023 | $43.3M | $45.6M | $39.8M |
| 2022 | $43.2M | $44.0M | $38.1M |
| 2021 | $43.6M | $43.1M | $38.9M |
| 2020 | $45.1M | $43.3M | $36.6M |
| 2019 | $43.8M | $40.7M | $34.8M |
| 2018 | $35.2M | $31.5M | $31.7M |
| 2017 | $27.4M | $25.6M | $28.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 70.9/100
- Financial Score
- 69.2
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Freeth | Trustee | 2026-02-23 |
| Tom Williams | Trustee | 2026-02-23 |
Former Officers (33)
- Lindsay McKenzie — Chair
- Antonina Grant — Trustee
- Andrea Goodman — Trustee
- Naomi Solomon — Trustee
- Peter Crabtree — Trustee
- Nick Smith — Trustee
- Danette Olsen — Trustee (departed 2023-02-20)
- Rachel Boyack-Mayer — Trustee
- Jan Hania — Trustee (departed 2023-12-31)
- John Palmer — Chair (departed 2025-11-24)
- Tim King — Trustee
- Steve Maina-Mwangi — Trustee
- Helen Smale — Trustee (departed 2021-09-29)
- Bev Doole — Trustee (departed 2024-09-25)
- Sarah-Jane Weir — Trustee
- Pamela Williams — Trustee (departed 2020-09-30)
- Rachel Reese — Trustee (departed 2022-10-07)
- Nadine Tunley — Trustee (departed 2015-09-11)
- Aldo Miccio — Trustee (departed 2013-10-12)
- Peter Jerram — Trustee (departed 2017-09-15)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant McCallum | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2024 |
| Peter Wilkinson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Nicola Crauford | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Andrew Fearne | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Craig Fearon | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Grant McCallum | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Joanne Larson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Vern Kemp | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr Graham Chilvers | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Linda Jones | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Peter McDonald | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr Alison MacDiarmid | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Dr Sarah Bevan | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Grant McCallum | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| John Hancock | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2022 |
| Peter Larsen | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| David Perera | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Matt Pomeroy | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Dr Johanna Laybourn-Parry | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Unknown | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Dr Grant McCallum | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Dr Vonda Croy | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Paul Dalziel | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Diane Lee | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2022 |
| Alastair Dakin | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Peter Lansley | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr Leon Perrie | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2022 |
| Ian Ruscoe | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr Paul Gamlin | Board Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Murray Jack | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Andrew Jeffries | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Jane Parfitt | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| John Gcruckshanks | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Chris Dromgool | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Dr Philip England | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Claire Jaquiery | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Not disclosed in provided extract | Trust Board members | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Dr Judy Compton | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Dr Marcus VanNistelrooy | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2024 |
| Shaun Ogilvie | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Geoff Walls | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Murray Jagger | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Catherine Love | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2024 |
| Not provided in available sections | Trust Board members | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Dr John Illingworth | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| John Roche | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| James Sinner | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Steve Goldson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Peter Lansley | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Michael Abela | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr Grant McCallum | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2024 |
| Craig Craw | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Fiona Macalister | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Unknown - Chair | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Kay Gould | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr Aidan Darragh | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Dr Andrew Jeffs | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Felicity Frizelle | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| John Suyker | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| John Illingworth | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr Brian Smith | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Dr Paul Dyer | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr Corin Dann | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr Vonda Hammond | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr David Schiel | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2022 |
| Ngaire Lydia | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Andrew Grainger | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Gareth Harmsworth | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Dr William (Bill) Ballantine | Deputy Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Dr John Ruru | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
Funding Sources
- Simplicity Foundation — $5,000
Service Providers
- Phil Sinclair
- Bank of New Zealand
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The Cawthron Institute Trust Board
Financial data as at June 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$51.1M
$50.9M
$60.6M
277
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Reporting group parent. The Cawthron Institute Trust Board files one consolidated annual return covering 1 member. Member-level figures are not separately reported with Charities Services.
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The advancement of science to benefit Te Tauihu and Aotearoa New Zealand, with a focus on natural resources.
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