Carncot Private School Trust — Education Charity in Palmerston North
Carncot Private School Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. CharityData rates this charity B (76/100). Annual revenue: $2.4M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Carncot Private School Trust provides an environment where students are encouraged to think creatively,celebrate diversity, develop responsible decision making skills and develop qualities of self discipline and self motivation
- Registration Number
- CC22545
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-03
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (76/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Palmerston North, Palmerston North
- finance@carncot.school.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $8.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $7.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.7 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 23
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $7.1M |
| 2024 | $2.7M | $2.4M | $7.5M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.6M | $6.8M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $7.0M |
| 2021 | $2.0M | $2.0M | $7.0M |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $2.0M | $4.4M |
| 2019 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $4.5M |
| 2018 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $4.3M |
| 2017 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $2.3M |
| 2016 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $2.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 76/100
- Financial Score
- 85
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Buckley | Trustee | 2025-02-26 |
| Bradley Pearpoint | Trustee | 2025-02-26 |
| Christopher Gallavin | Trustee | 2024-11-05 |
| Christopher Tombleson | Trustee | 2024-03-18 |
Former Officers (29)
- Francine Whittfield — Trustee (departed 2026-02-23)
- Debalina Dutta — Trustee (departed 2025-02-26)
- Olivia Kendrick — Trustee (departed 2024-06-27)
- Andrew Scrase — Trustee (departed 2025-02-26)
- Bruce McGechan — Trustee (departed 2023-10-15)
- Prabhpreet Kaur — Trustee (departed 2023-12-28)
- Craig Beaven — Trustee (departed 2023-08-28)
- Alistair Maguire — Trustee (departed 2022-08-31)
- Manisha Bothra — Trustee (departed 2021-11-23)
- Wayne Macpherson — Trustee (departed 2023-12-28)
- Karim Mahawish — Trustee (departed 2021-11-23)
- *Jason Driscole — Trustee (departed 2021-12-15)
- Dr Rebecca Murphy — Trustee (departed 2023-06-12)
- Marlon Reis — Trustee (departed 2020-07-01)
- Jonathan Roygard — Trustee (departed 2020-07-01)
- Katrina Gore — Trustee (departed 2020-07-01)
- Mark Davey — Truistee (departed 2017-09-29)
- Phillip Bedford — Trustee (departed 2016-12-31)
- Rhys McKinlay — Trustee (departed 2020-07-01)
- Christine Prasitdamrong — Individual (departed 2016-03-23)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $41,509
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $10,555
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Carncot Private School Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Carncot Private School Trust provides an environment where students are encouraged to think creatively,celebrate diversity, develop responsible decision making skills and develop qualities of self discipline and self motivation
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