The Cranford Hospice Foundation — Health Charity in Hastings

The Cranford Hospice Foundation is a Charitable Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Hastings, Hastings. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (72.7/100). Annual revenue: $2.6M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: (a) To provide financial support and assistance to Cranford hospice and to better secure its long term viability and to make provision to meet the longer term community needs for specialist palliative care services by cranford. (b) To establish a fund that will support the general objectives set out in Clause 3.1 (a) herein, and to provide funds to Cranford hospice for capital needs, research, development and training the area of hospice services. (c) To establish an investment fund so that the income thereform will gradually reduce the annual fundraising burden required to provide all the palliative care services by Cranford hospice throughout its region. (d) To support Cranford hospice in anyway whatsoever to further the objects of Cranford hospice including making grants of capital and income to Cranford Hospice and receiving or holding land and or buildings for the benefit of Cranford Hospice. (e) To do any other thing toward the achievement of the objects in Clause3.1

Registration Number
CC51431
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2015-02-04
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (72.7/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Hastings, Hastings
Email
chris@tremaincapital.com
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.5M NZD
Total Assets
$19.4M NZD
Net Assets
$19.4M NZD
Reserve Months
117.7 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
3
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.6M$0.5M$19.4M
2024$2.4M$0.6M$17.3M
2023$3.6M$0.8M$15.5M
2022$0.9M$0.5M$12.6M
2021$1.2M$0.1M$12.1M
2020$0.5M$0.2M$11.0M
2019$0.8M$0.2M$9.7M
2018$0.5M$0.1M$9.1M
2017$0.5M$0.3M$0.4M
2016$0.2M$0.1M$0.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
72.7/100
Financial Score
76
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (8)

NameRoleAppointed
Simon HullTrustee-
Sara LunamTrustee-
Carleine ReceveurTrustee2024-11-28
Benjamin PetroTrustee2022-04-08
Jude MinorTrustee2022-04-08
Hannah MorrahTrustee2017-06-20
Christopher TremainTrustee2014-12-16
David MartinTrustee2014-12-16

Former Officers (6)

  • Debbie Hewitt — Trustee (departed 2024-06-30)
  • David Compton — General Manager (departed 2022-03-31)
  • Danelle Dinsdale — Trustee (departed 2017-03-08)
  • Alison Mc Ewan — Trustee (departed 2022-03-03)
  • John Buck — Trustee (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Ray McKinn — Trustee (departed 2021-09-30)

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The Cranford Hospice Foundation

CC51431Hastings, HastingsRegistered 4 Feb 2015
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

B-
73/100
Financial
76
Governance
65
Transparency
65

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 8. 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.

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Revenue

$2.6M

Expenses

$508.6K

Assets

$19.4M

Staff

3

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
HealthEducationCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

(a) To provide financial support and assistance to Cranford hospice and to better secure its long term viability and to make provision to meet the longer term community needs for specialist palliative care services by cranford. (b) To establish a fund that will support the general objectives set out in Clause 3.1 (a) herein, and to provide funds to Cranford hospice for capital needs, research, development and training the area of hospice services. (c) To establish an investment fund so that the income thereform will gradually reduce the annual fundraising burden required to provide all the palliative care services by Cranford hospice throughout its region. (d) To support Cranford hospice in anyway whatsoever to further the objects of Cranford hospice including making grants of capital and income to Cranford Hospice and receiving or holding land and or buildings for the benefit of Cranford Hospice. (e) To do any other thing toward the achievement of the objects in Clause3.1

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.6M
Total Expenses
$508.6K
Net Assets
$19.4M
Staff
3
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (11 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
117.7mo
Could operate 117.7 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

64
Score /100
Moderate
HHI: 3,627
Other44.8%
Donations34.7%
Investment Income20.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 111 peers · Health · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
73
#52/112
Revenue
$2.6M
#67/112
Reserve Months
117.7
#1/112
Surplus
$2.1M
#15/112
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/112

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

Rating

B-
Score: 72.7/100
Financial
76
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 76 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 69 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Hastings, Hastings

Registration

Registration NumberCC51431
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered4 Feb 2015
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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