The Ravenscar Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Christchurch
The Ravenscar Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. CharityData rates this charity C+ (65.5/100). 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: To provide works of art for public benefit. Make grants / loans to individuals. Make grants to organisations (including schools or other charities). Provide buildings / facilities / open space to support the above objectives.
- Registration Number
- CC24578
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-19
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C+ (65.5/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- steve@wakefieldservices.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other charities
Financial Summary
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $7.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $6.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 4.8 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | - | $0.0M | $6.3M |
| 2024 | - | $0.0M | $6.3M |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.4M | $6.3M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.2M | $5.8M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $21.6M |
| 2020 | $0.4M | $0.2M | $21.7M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.2M | $18.5M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.2M | $18.3M |
| 2017 | $0.5M | $0.1M | $18.1M |
| 2016 | $0.6M | $0.3M | $17.7M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C+
- Overall Score
- 65.5/100
- Financial Score
- 80
- Governance Score
- 65
- 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 (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Wakefield | Trustee | 2017-09-01 |
| Peter Wakefield | Trustee | 2017-09-01 |
| Wendy Wakefield | Trustee | 2017-09-01 |
| Jennifer May | Trustee | 2015-06-23 |
| Justin Busbridge | Trustee | 2013-12-09 |
| Steven Wakefield | Trustee | 2009-10-20 |
Former Officers (5)
- Frances Lojkine — Trustee (departed 2017-05-26)
- Hugh Lindo — Trustee (departed 2016-08-03)
- Susan Mary Wakefield — Trustee (departed 2017-09-01)
- Graham Richard Wood — Trustee (departed 2014-06-30)
- Alfred James Wakefield — Trustee (departed 2020-11-27)
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The Ravenscar Trust
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. 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.
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$7.2M
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.
About
To provide works of art for public benefit. Make grants / loans to individuals. Make grants to organisations (including schools or other charities). Provide buildings / facilities / open space to support the above objectives.
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