Aspiring Beginnings Early Learning Centre Trust — Education Charity in Wanaka
Aspiring Beginnings Early Learning Centre Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wanaka, Wanaka. Annual revenue: $1.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Aspiring to be the centre of choice in our community of Aotearoa New Zealand by providing opportunities for all to become a highly effective community of learners - children, families/whanau, staff and governance committee. All families/whanau will receive quality early childhood care and education in a sustainable, small, family focused environment.
- Registration Number
- CC27220
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Wanaka, Wanaka
- admin@aspiringbeginnings.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 12
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $0.6M |
| 2024 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.5M |
| 2023 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.5M |
| 2022 | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.4M |
| 2021 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.4M |
| 2020 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.4M |
| 2019 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.4M |
| 2018 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.4M |
| 2017 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.3M |
| 2016 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.3M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Curran | Committee Member | 2026-05-19 |
| Ben Tutty | Committee Member | 2026-05-19 |
| Hannah Hughes | Chair | 2023-04-26 |
| Ben Kidston | Committee Member | 2019-04-30 |
Former Officers (49)
- Gemma Rutch — Staff Representative
- Cherin Spencer-Bower — Committee Member (departed 2025-05-20)
- Laura Tait — Committee Member
- Thomsa van Hees — Treasurer
- Maxine Frazer — Secretary/administrator
- Jacob Hoggard — Committee Member (departed 2026-03-18)
- Eilidh Boylson-Doyle — Committee Member (departed 2025-04-30)
- Nichola Greaves — Committee Member (departed 2025-04-30)
- Rebecca Hawkins — Committee Member (departed 2024-04-30)
- Anscilaine Bothma — Committee Member
- Sarah Johnston — Committee Member (departed 2024-05-21)
- Loz Ogle — Committee Member (departed 2023-12-31)
- Sarah Fahy — Secretary (departed 2023-11-03)
- Fletcher Cranfield — Committee Member (departed 2025-02-18)
- Iona Bentley — Treasurer (departed 2024-02-29)
- Sandra Tamblyn — Committee Member (departed 2023-01-31)
- Jen Rawson — Staff Rep (departed 2022-10-31)
- Perry Crockett — Treasurer (departed 2021-04-30)
- Anna Bright — Committee Member (departed 2019-04-30)
- Mandy Enoka — Hr (departed 2021-04-30)
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $10,000
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Aspiring Beginnings Early Learning Centre Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Aspiring to be the centre of choice in our community of Aotearoa New Zealand by providing opportunities for all to become a highly effective community of learners - children, families/whanau, staff and governance committee. All families/whanau will receive quality early childhood care and education in a sustainable, small, family focused environment.
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