Vanessa Lowndes Turanga Trust — Social Services Charity in Gisborne
Vanessa Lowndes Turanga Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Gisborne, Gisborne. CharityData rates this charity C (60.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2026.
Mission: To represent aspiration and achievement for individuals and their whanau with disabilities
- Registration Number
- CC23276
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-21
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C (60.3/100)
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Gisborne, Gisborne
- Website
- http://vlc.co.nz
- braxton.mchugh@turangahealth.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2026
Beneficiaries: People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.6M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 6
- Financial Year End
- 2026-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5M | $0.6M | $1.9M |
| 2025 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $1.9M |
| 2024 | $0.9M | $0.6M | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $1.7M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $1.7M |
| 2018 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.8M |
| 2017 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C
- Overall Score
- 60.3/100
- Financial Score
- 72.5
- 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 (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (9)
- Reweti Ropiha — Trustee
- Tony Scragg — Trustee
- Lisa Taylor — Trustee (departed 2020-06-30)
- Pehimana Brown — Chair
- John Bayne — Trustee (departed 2016-02-01)
- Esme Tombleson — Trustee (departed 2010-06-30)
- Stanley Pardoe — Chair (departed 2015-08-01)
- Antony Cornelius — Trustee (departed 2016-10-01)
- Erena Nepe — Trustee (departed 2016-09-01)
Funding Sources
- New Zealand Community Trust — $60,000
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Vanessa Lowndes Turanga Trust
Financial data as at June 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$527.3K
$572.9K
$1.9M
6
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). 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 represent aspiration and achievement for individuals and their whanau with disabilities
Who We Serve
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 169 peers · Social Services · $100K – $1M
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