Trust Board of the Cistercian Order in New Zealand is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Takapau, Takapau. CharityData rates this charity F (30/100). Annual revenue: $1.7M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The Trust shall continue to carry out every charitable purpose in New Zealand whether relating to the advancement of religion, the relief of poverty, the advancement of education, or any other purpose beneficial to the community, and; (a) in all its activities shall provide a public benefit. The charitable purposes shall be interpreted having regard to the charitable objects of the Trust reflected in a Trust Deed dated 23 May 1955, namely "enabling the Cistercian Order to promote the Roman Catholic religion in New Zealand and to assist in the relief of poverty and to conduct.... research in and the teaching of theology, philosophy, pastoral and agricultural pursuits in addition to the other activities of the said Order....., " so long as that interpretation does not conflict with the provisions of the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 and the Charities Act 2005.
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $16.9M |
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.3M | $16.6M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $14.4M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $13.5M |
| 2021 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $13.5M |
| 2020 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $13.4M |
| 2019 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $13.5M |
| 2018 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $12.8M |
| 2017 | $1.0M | $0.9M | $12.9M |
| 2016 | $0.7M | $1.0M | $8.0M |
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$1.7M
$1.4M
$17.8M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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This charity's grade of Fis based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
The Trust shall continue to carry out every charitable purpose in New Zealand whether relating to the advancement of religion, the relief of poverty, the advancement of education, or any other purpose beneficial to the community, and; (a) in all its activities shall provide a public benefit. The charitable purposes shall be interpreted having regard to the charitable objects of the Trust reflected in a Trust Deed dated 23 May 1955, namely "enabling the Cistercian Order to promote the Roman Catholic religion in New Zealand and to assist in the relief of poverty and to conduct.... research in and the teaching of theology, philosophy, pastoral and agricultural pursuits in addition to the other activities of the said Order....., " so long as that interpretation does not conflict with the provisions of the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 and the Charities Act 2005.
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Ranked against 44 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M
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