Bodmin Charitable Trust Board — Social Services Charity in New Zealand

Bodmin Charitable Trust Board is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Tauranga. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C+ (69/100). Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: The Trust was established by Syd Ernest Bodmin, inventor of both the Bodmin Pulsator Units of Milking Machines and the Bodmin Milk Yield Indicator and Sampling Device, and Georgiana White Bodmin, his wife, to support charitable purposes within New Zealand.

Registration Number
CC25670
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-11
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (69/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Tauranga
Email
johng@grayandco.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$5.0M NZD
Net Assets
$5.0M NZD
Reserve Months
2.9 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.5M$0.2M$5.0M
2025$0.2M$0.1M$4.7M
2024$0.2M$0.1M$4.6M
2023$0.2M$0.1M$4.5M
2022$0.3M$0.1M$4.4M
2021$0.2M$0.1M$4.3M
2020$0.3M$0.1M$4.2M
2019$0.2M$0.1M$4.0M
2018$0.2M$0.1M$3.9M
2017$0.2M$0.1M$3.9M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
69/100
Financial Score
75
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.6%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Alan DuncanTrustee2026-07-08
Douglas LeederTrustee2026-07-08
John GrayTrustee2016-11-22

Former Officers (2)

  • Wayne Boyd — Trustee (departed 2026-07-08)
  • Marcus Wilkins — Trustee (departed 2026-07-08)

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Bodmin Charitable Trust Board

CC25670TaurangaRegistered 11 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating3d ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

C+
69/100
Financial
75
Governance
55
Transparency
65

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 recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 3. 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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Revenue

$482.4K

Expenses

$153.9K

Assets

$5.0M

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This 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.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

The Trust was established by Syd Ernest Bodmin, inventor of both the Bodmin Pulsator Units of Milking Machines and the Bodmin Milk Yield Indicator and Sampling Device, and Georgiana White Bodmin, his wife, to support charitable purposes within New Zealand.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$482.4K
Total Expenses
$153.9K
Net Assets
$5.0M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 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
2.8mo
Could operate 2.8 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 140 peers · Social Services · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
69
#25/141
Revenue
$482K
#45/141
Reserve Months
2.9
#1/141
Surplus
$329K
#11/141
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/141

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

C+
Score: 69/100
Financial
75
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 75 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 63 → C+.
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Contact Details

Address
Tauranga

Registration

Registration NumberCC25670
Entity TypeTrust
Registered11 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated15 Mar 1983
Registered office
281 Devonport Road Tauranga 3110, Tauranga

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

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: 29 September 2026.