The Waikato Equestrian Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Hamilton

The Waikato Equestrian Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at May 2025.

Mission: The Waikato Combined Equestrian Group Inc, in developing the Pukete Farm Park in association with the Hamilton City Council, seeks to establish an equestrian facility for the community that promotes equestrian excellence. To develop and efficiently manage an Equestrian Centre providing services and facilities for a wide range of equestrian interests. To provide a place of equestrian learning. To promote recognised equestrian interests within the region. To provide a place where people can experience equestrian activities.

Registration Number
CC21592
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-03-05
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Hamilton, Hamilton
Website
http://www.horses.net.nz
Email
admin@horses.net.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
May 2025

Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.5M NZD
Total Assets
$0.3M NZD
Net Assets
$0.3M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
6
Financial Year End
2025-05-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.5M$0.5M$0.3M
2024$0.6M$0.6M$0.2M
2023$0.5M$0.5M$0.2M
2022$0.4M$0.4M$0.3M
2021$0.4M$0.4M$0.3M
2020$0.3M$0.3M$0.3M
2019$0.4M$0.4M$0.3M
2018$0.3M$0.3M$0.3M
2017$0.4M$0.3M$0.4M
2016$0.3M$0.3M$0.2M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Tracey NolanTrustee2024-05-01
Lisa MarcroftTrustee2022-10-19
Dave YoungTrustee2016-09-26
Debra CowenTrustee2014-10-31
Mark InnesTrustee2014-10-01

Former Officers (27)

  • Nicole Hammond — Committee (departed 2023-09-25)
  • Juliet Chevalier-Watts — Co-Opted-Committee-Member (departed 2021-09-23)
  • Paul Gibbs — Secretary (departed 2024-01-03)
  • Rachael Hunt — Committee Member (departed 2020-09-29)
  • Wendy Bragger — Committee Memeber (departed 2023-10-16)
  • Selena Robinson — Committee Member (departed 2016-08-24)
  • Barbara Jeffries — Committee Member (departed 2024-01-03)
  • Marlene Williams — President (departed 2016-05-30)
  • Michelle Paterson — Treasurer (departed 2020-08-10)
  • Christine Hartstone — Secretary (departed 2020-09-29)
  • Allanah Kidd — Secretary (departed 2015-09-29)
  • Judy Williams — Committee Member (departed 2015-09-29)
  • Natalie Guitry — Committee Member (departed 2014-07-01)
  • Toni Mills — Committee Member (departed 2014-07-01)
  • Marc Wright — Committee Member (departed 2012-05-21)
  • Glenn Forster — Committee Member (departed 2012-09-26)
  • Tessa Grant — Committee Member (departed 2011-09-28)
  • Margaret Bradding — Committee Member (departed 2013-07-01)
  • Kara Lockhart — Committee Member (departed 2010-03-20)
  • Timothy Hale — Treasurer`31/7/6 (departed 2012-11-30)

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The Waikato Equestrian Charitable Trust

CC21592Hamilton, HamiltonRegistered 5 Mar 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 May 2025Rating3d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than 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 $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. 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, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
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Revenue

$475.8K

Expenses

$514.7K

Assets

$288.3K

Staff

6

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
EducationCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Waikato

About

Mission

The Waikato Combined Equestrian Group Inc, in developing the Pukete Farm Park in association with the Hamilton City Council, seeks to establish an equestrian facility for the community that promotes equestrian excellence. To develop and efficiently manage an Equestrian Centre providing services and facilities for a wide range of equestrian interests. To provide a place of equestrian learning. To promote recognised equestrian interests within the region. To provide a place where people can experience equestrian activities.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
AnimalsChildren / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$475.8K
Total Expenses
$514.7K
Net Assets
$257.1K
Staff
6
employees

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
1.7mo
Could operate 1.7 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

6
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,361
High Concentration: 97% of revenue from Donations
Donations96.7%
Trading / Services3.2%
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 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#38/133
Revenue
$476K
#34/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$-39K
#118/133
Staff Cost %
43%
#133/133

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: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2023
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Hamilton, Hamilton

Registration

Registration NumberCC21592
Entity TypeTrust
Registered5 Mar 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated30 Aug 2023
Registered office
1340 Pukete Road, Pukete, Hamilton

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

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