The Otautahi Education Development Trust — Community Development Charity in Christchurch
The Otautahi Education Development Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C (63.3/100). Annual revenue: $2.6M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Refer financial statements Page 3
- Registration Number
- CC36071
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C (63.3/100)
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- gavin@millergale.co.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (trust)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.6M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $46.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $37.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 38.9 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.6M | $1.7M | $37.2M |
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.1M | $35.0M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.1M | $29.4M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $1.7M | $29.9M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $1.6M | $26.3M |
| 2020 | $2.0M | $1.7M | $25.1M |
| 2019 | $2.3M | $1.7M | $20.0M |
| 2018 | $2.2M | $1.8M | $19.4M |
| 2017 | $3.5M | $2.8M | $18.9M |
| 2016 | $1.0M | $0.5M | $18.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C
- Overall Score
- 63.3/100
- Financial Score
- 72.5
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Grant McPhail | Trustee | 2025-04-07 |
| Brendon Hill | Trustee | 1964-05-26 |
Former Officers (19)
- Murray Weakley — Chair
- Nettles Lamont — Trustee (departed 2022-10-31)
- Graeme Donaldson — Trustee
- Stewart Harrison — Trustee
- Bryn Thompson — Trustee (departed 2022-10-31)
- Stephen Collins — Trustee (departed 2019-06-27)
- Tony Gray — Trustee (departed 2021-04-12)
- Jeremy Boys — Trustee (departed 2018-01-30)
- Kay Giles — Trustee (departed 2017-06-12)
- Darren Mitchell — Trustee
- Michael Dore — Trustee (departed 2024-12-31)
- Linda Telfer — Trustee (departed 2010-05-27)
- David Halstead — Trustee (departed 2015-12-09)
- Dean Snelling — Trustee (departed 2008-10-13)
- Neil Barns — Trustee (departed 2010-02-04)
- Heather Carter — Trustee (departed 2008-10-13)
- Michael Newcombe — Trustee (departed 2022-12-31)
- William Anderson — Trustee (departed 2021-11-04)
- John Shipston — Trustee (departed 2021-11-04)
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The Otautahi Education Development Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$2.6M
$1.7M
$46.3M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis 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
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 52 peers · Community Development · $1M – $10M
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