Tui Spiritual and Educational Trust — Religion Charity in Takaka
Tui Spiritual and Educational Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Takaka, Takaka. CharityData rates this charity C+ (67.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The Trust is established exclusively for charitable objects and purposes in NZ : a) To promote education on the role and function of sustainable communities, by operating a living, working example of an intentional community. b) To promote a holistic approach to education through teaching the principles of community and co-operation. c) To promote and provide vocational training and research in the practice of permaculture, organic agriculture, horticulture, arts and music, cottage industries and manual trades. d) To promote and provide seminars on the design and function of intentional Community. e) To promote research on the development and production of environmentally appropriate technology. f) To promote spiritual well-being through the unification of religious, cultural and other differences g) To promote physical, mental and spiritual well-being h) To promote the creation of a holistic nurturing environment.
- Registration Number
- CC37761
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C+ (67.3/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Takaka, Takaka
- Website
- http://www.tuitrust.org.nz
- office@tuitrust.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 219.8 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $2.4M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.1M | - |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $2.1M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $2.0M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $2.0M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.9M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.9M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C+
- Overall Score
- 67.3/100
- Financial Score
- 72.5
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (43)
- Mark Simpson — Trustee
- Charles Bradley — Trustee
- Jason Horton — Trustee
- Renee Fisher — Trustee
- James Pyle — Trustee
- Rita Correia — Trustee (departed 2025-09-15)
- Levi Harrison — Trustee
- Morag Collings — Trustee (departed 2024-08-06)
- Lynne Doiron — Trustee
- Robert Blumstein — Trustee
- John Black — Trustee
- Richard Gall — Trustee (departed 2020-02-28)
- Emma Furness — Trustee
- Natasha Toon — Trustee
- Tyson Hammond — Trustee
- Jessica Trevino — Trustee
- Corinna Alex — Trustee
- Margaret Kwok — Trustee
- Cherrie Wainui — Trustee (departed 2016-02-01)
- Sybille Feint — Trustee
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Tui Spiritual and Educational Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 27. 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.
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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
The Trust is established exclusively for charitable objects and purposes in NZ : a) To promote education on the role and function of sustainable communities, by operating a living, working example of an intentional community. b) To promote a holistic approach to education through teaching the principles of community and co-operation. c) To promote and provide vocational training and research in the practice of permaculture, organic agriculture, horticulture, arts and music, cottage industries and manual trades. d) To promote and provide seminars on the design and function of intentional Community. e) To promote research on the development and production of environmentally appropriate technology. f) To promote spiritual well-being through the unification of religious, cultural and other differences g) To promote physical, mental and spiritual well-being h) To promote the creation of a holistic nurturing environment.
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Ranked against 199 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M
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