Wellington Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten Trust — Education Charity in Lower Hutt

Wellington Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. Annual revenue: $1.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: The Trust's purpose is to provide early childhood education based on the education principles developed by Rudolf Steiner

Registration Number
CC11022
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2007-09-04
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
Email
centremanager@steinercottage.co.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.8M NZD
Net Assets
$0.4M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
14
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$1.1M$1.0M$0.4M
2024$1.0M$0.9M$0.3M
2023$0.8M$0.7M$0.2M
2022$0.3M$0.3M$0.1M
2021$0.3M$0.2M$0.0M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2019$0.3M$0.2M$0.0M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$-0.0M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2016$0.2M$0.3M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Conrad SmithTrustee2026-04-08
Molly Heppleston-TaitTrustee2025-05-07
Karyn GrayTrustee2023-01-24
Katie SmithTrustee2022-09-20

Former Officers (8)

  • Christina Curtis — Trustee (departed 2022-12-31)
  • Andrew Bowley — Trustee (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Nina Macadam — Trustee (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Sophie Jenkins — Trustee (departed 2019-04-10)
  • Gwen Isaac — Trustee (departed 2017-03-31)
  • Monica Ann Brice — Trustee (departed 2014-12-08)
  • Tessa Roma Hope-Williams — Trustee (departed 2017-03-31)
  • Marie Annette Gilbert — Trustee (departed 2012-12-08)

Funding Sources

  • Pelorus Trust — $6,502.72
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $5,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $4,172
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $479

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Wellington Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten Trust

CC11022Lower Hutt, Lower HuttRegistered 4 Sept 2007
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials9mo agoRatingyesterday

Financial data as at December 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

$1.1M

Expenses

$952.0K

Assets

$813.0K

Staff

14

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

About

Mission

The Trust's purpose is to provide early childhood education based on the education principles developed by Rudolf Steiner

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.1M
Total Expenses
$952.0K
Net Assets
$421.1K
Staff
14
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
4.6mo
Could operate 4.6 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

40
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,990
Government Grants75.4%
Donations15.5%
Trading / Services8.0%
Other1.0%
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 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#24/38
Revenue
$1.1M
#34/38
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/38
Surplus
$140K
#17/38
Staff Cost %
87%
#38/38

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: 10 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2024
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt

Registration

Registration NumberCC11022
Entity TypeTrust
Registered4 Sept 2007
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated2 Dec 1994
Registered office
13 Laery Street, Melling, Lower Hutt

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 27 September 2026.