The James R. Gaynor Charitable Trust — Registered Charity in Lower Hutt

The James R. Gaynor Charitable Trust is a Trust charity, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (72/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

The James R. Gaynor Charitable Trust is part of the same organisation as Gaynor Charitable Nominees Limited (CC30023). Each registration files its own accounts.

Mission: The Trust owns the shares in Gaynor Charitable Nominees Limited which is a company formed for charitable purposes

Registration Number
CC23661
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-04-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (72/100)
Location
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
Email
pat.sheehan@pkfkendons.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$1.3M NZD
Net Assets
$1.3M NZD
Reserve Months
1.8 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M$1.3M
2024$0.2M$0.1M$1.3M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$1.3M
2022$0.1M$0.2M$1.2M
2021$0.1M$0.2M$1.3M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$1.5M
2019$0.1M$0.1M$1.3M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$1.4M
2017--$0.2M
2016--$0.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
72/100
Financial Score
75
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (7)

  • Michael Smith — Trustee
  • Brendan Clegg — Trustee
  • Patrick Sheehan — Trustee
  • Patrick Clegg — Trustee (departed 2017-08-07)
  • James Young — Trustee
  • Don Lockyer — Trustee
  • John Donovan — Trustee (departed 2021-03-31)

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The James R. Gaynor Charitable Trust

CC23661Lower Hutt, Lower HuttRegistered 30 Apr 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

B-
72/100
Financial
75
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 5. 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

$45.1K

Expenses

$49.5K

Assets

$1.3M

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.

Relationship: related_entity

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
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Wellington

About

Mission

The Trust owns the shares in Gaynor Charitable Nominees Limited which is a company formed for charitable purposes

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$45.1K
Total Expenses
$49.5K
Net Assets
$1.3M
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
1.8mo
Could operate 1.8 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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,980
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other99.9%
Investment Income0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 322 peers · Other · Under $100K

Rating Score
72
#30/323
Revenue
$45K
#66/323
Reserve Months
1.8
#1/323
Surplus
$-4K
#251/323
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/323

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

Rating

B-
Score: 72/100
Financial
75
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 75 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 69 → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt

Registration

Registration NumberCC23661
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Apr 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

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

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.