The Free Store Charitable Trust — Registered Charity in Palmerston North
The Free Store Charitable Trust is a Trust charity, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The Free Store Charitable Trust rescues surplus food and redistributes it to those in need
- Registration Number
- CC49193
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2013-05-19
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Palmerston North, Palmerston North
- Website
- www.justzilch.org.nz
- rebecca@justzilch.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.7M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 7
- Volunteers
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.6M |
| 2024 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.6M |
| 2023 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.5M |
| 2022 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.4M |
| 2021 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- Overall Score
- /100
- Financial Score
- 0
- Governance Score
- 0
- Transparency Score
- 50
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (18)
- Penny Pearson — Treasurer
- Ellieda Komene — Trustee
- Penelope Pearson — Treasurer (departed 2022-11-17)
- Hannah White — Trustee
- Amos Palfreyman — Trustee
- Melissa Bourke — Trustee (departed 2020-02-17)
- Angela Rowan — Chair
- Du Randt Potgieter — Treasurer (departed 2018-10-18)
- Mark Pearce — Trustee (departed 2017-11-30)
- Phillip Brock — Trustee (departed 2017-11-30)
- Nolan King — on Leave (departed 2020-09-24)
- Gail Marquet — Board (departed 2015-07-23)
- Mark Ward — Chair (departed 2016-12-21)
- Timothy Petterson — Trustee (departed 2013-04-01)
- Brook Turner — Trustee (departed 2013-04-01)
- Benjamin Johnson — Trustee (departed 2013-04-01)
- James Allen — Trustee (departed 2020-08-18)
- Rebecca Culver — Trustee
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $6,680.41
- The Lion Foundation — $5,250
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The Free Store Charitable Trust
CC49193Palmerston North, Palmerston NorthRegistered 19 May 2013
Data updated: Today
Financials9mo agoRating15h ago
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade
Charities Services Tier 3/4 reporting allows smaller charities to file a summary annual-return form rather than separately audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $1M threshold at which audited accounts are expected. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above.
How ratings work →Revenue
$443.2K
Expenses
$404.4K
Assets
$655.1K
Staff
7
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
Funding Sectors
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Manawatū-Whanganui
About
Mission
The Free Store Charitable Trust rescues surplus food and redistributes it to those in need
Key Statistics
Annual Revenue
$443.2K
Total Expenses
$404.4K
Net Assets
$593.5K
Staff
7
employees
Volunteers
2
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (13 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Expense Breakdown
API DataBased 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
0mo
Could operate 0 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
49
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,063
Other62.7%
Donations33.4%
Investment Income4.0%
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 127 peers · Other · $100K – $1M
Rating Score
0
Revenue
$443K
Reserve Months
0.0
Surplus
$39K
Staff Cost %
74%
Top Peers in Group
Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.
Rating History
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 0 | Transparency: 50
CurrentC-
2024
Score: 56.0
Financial: 65 | Governance: 50 | Transparency: 50
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Registration
Registration NumberCC49193
Entity TypeTrust
Registered19 May 2013
StatusRegistered
Sector & Activities
Primary Sector
OtherData 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: 22 April 2026.
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