The Stewards' Trust of New Zealand IncorporatedReligion Charity in Tauranga

The Stewards' Trust of New Zealand Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Tauranga, Tauranga. CharityData rates this charity C- (56.8/100). Annual revenue: $1.6M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Providing a trusteeship service for Christian Brethren churches

Registration Number
CC10270
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2007-05-14
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C- (56.8/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Tauranga, Tauranga
Email
admin@stewards.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.1M NZD
Total Assets
$12.1M NZD
Net Assets
$12.1M NZD
Reserve Months
132.7 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
0
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$1.6M$1.1M$12.1M
2024$0.5M$1.0M$121.3M
2023$2.7M$1.6M$11.1M
2022$3.6M$3.6M$11.2M
2021$0.5M$1.5M$13.8M
2020$4.2M$0.3M$13.3M
2019$0.1M$0.3M$10.9M
2018$0.6M$0.1M$9.7M
2017$0.8M$0.4M$8.0M
2016$0.4M$0.0M$7.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C-
Overall Score
56.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
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 (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Lindsay RoweExecutive Member2025-11-08
Gregory EdenTreasurer2023-03-25
Stephen MunnChair2022-02-11
Murray FrostExecutive Member2017-11-24
Cameron BennettExecutive Member2015-11-27
John RobinsonExecutive Member2007-03-20
Malcolm Charles Robert DavieExecutive Member2007-03-20

Former Officers (12)

  • Hendrik SmithExecutive Member (departed 2022-10-12)
  • Andrew LintonTreasurer (departed 2022-02-11)
  • Phillip CaffynExecutive Member (departed 2023-02-24)
  • Stewart RoweExecutive Member (departed 2025-11-08)
  • Antony HarveySecretary (departed 2018-08-11)
  • Andrew ClemowExecutive Member (departed 2013-11-29)
  • Andrew DickExecutive Member (departed 2010-11-26)
  • Richard Warwick RopeExecutive Member (departed 2012-11-30)
  • Steven Leonard DuxfieldTreasurer (departed 2016-11-25)
  • Robert David Graham BurtSecretary (departed 2015-11-27)
  • Philip Ernest AishExecutive Member (departed 2019-11-29)
  • Graham Alfred WaltonExecutive Member (departed 2022-02-11)

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The Stewards' Trust of New Zealand Incorporated

CC10270Tauranga, TaurangaRegistered 14 May 2007
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating14h ago

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

C-
57/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
78
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$1.6M

Expenses

$1.1M

Assets

$12.1M

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

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.

About

Mission

Providing a trusteeship service for Christian Brethren churches

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.6M
Total Expenses
$1.1M
Net Assets
$12.1M
Staff
0
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (19 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

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

25
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,535
High Concentration: 86% of revenue from Donations
Donations85.6%
Other14.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 41 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
57
#7/42
Revenue
$1.6M
#22/42
Reserve Months
132.7
#1/42
Surplus
$501K
#13/42
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/42

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

Rating

C-
Score: 56.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 76 → 57 after red-flag penalties → C-.
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Contact Details

Address
Tauranga, Tauranga

Registration

Registration NumberCC10270
Entity TypeTrust
Registered14 May 2007
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated14 Oct 1919
Registered office
104 Knights Road, Rothesay Bay, Auckland, 0630
Differs from Charities Register address (7 Oak Lane, Te Puke 3119, Judea, Tauranga, 3110, Tauranga, Tauranga). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion

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: 11 September 2026.