Waikato Graduate Women Educational Trust — Education Charity in Hamilton
Waikato Graduate Women Educational Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. CharityData rates this charity D+ (52.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To oversee the professional delivery of academic regalia services in order to generate income to provide educational and charitable grants for women.
- Registration Number
- CC20171
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-12-03
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (52.3/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Hamilton, Hamilton
- academic.dress@waikato.ac.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 21.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 4
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.1M |
| 2024 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.0M |
| 2023 | $0.6M | $0.4M | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.3M | $0.8M |
| 2021 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $1.0M |
| 2020 | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.8M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $1.0M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.9M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.8M |
| 2016 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.7M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 52.3/100
- Financial Score
- 54
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- Holding 21.0 months of expenses in reserves ($1.1M) — above the 18-month threshold (within 12 months of threshold)
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kayla Charteris | Trustee | 2024-09-16 |
| Tanya Shorter | Trustee | 2023-06-12 |
| Laura Hawksworth | Trustee | 2020-11-16 |
| Sarah Treble | Trustee | 2019-09-16 |
| Catherine Lang | Trustee | 2017-11-20 |
| Janis Swan | Trustee | 2016-03-07 |
| Anne McKim | Trustee | 2012-10-10 |
Former Officers (19)
- Leen Al-Hadban — Trustee (departed 2024-06-02)
- Tracey Hooker — Trustee (departed 2023-02-20)
- Sharyn Bell — Trustee (departed 2018-02-26)
- Jo Bailey — Trustee (departed 2017-11-20)
- Arna Litchfield — Trustee (departed 2015-11-30)
- Karen Van Peursem — Trustee (departed 2012-01-18)
- Jan Martin — Trustee (departed 2019-09-16)
- Carol Gunn — Trustee (departed 2011-11-29)
- Sheryl Morgan — Trustee (departed 2015-11-30)
- Noeline Alcorn — Trustee (departed 2022-02-21)
- Rosemary Whyte — Trustee (departed 2012-10-10)
- Catherine Bailey — Trustee (departed 2010-09-21)
- Marylyn Joan Hills — Chair (departed 2010-09-21)
- Katherine Blaikie — Trust Treasurer (departed 2011-09-27)
- Joanne Michele Bailey — Trustee (departed 2009-11-03)
- Noeline Elizabeth Alcorn — Awards Convener (departed 2010-09-21)
- Kay Kerr — Trustee (departed 2009-06-30)
- Rosemary Ann Mackay — Academic Dress Hire Convener (departed 2011-09-27)
- Jocelyn Fish — Trustee (departed 2009-09-26)
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Waikato Graduate Women Educational Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- No chair designatedBoard of 14 with no chair designated on the register
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D+ is 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.
About
To oversee the professional delivery of academic regalia services in order to generate income to provide educational and charitable grants for women.
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Ranked against 111 peers · Education · $100K – $1M
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