Christian Education Trust — Religion Charity in Tauranga
Christian Education Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Tauranga, Tauranga. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity D+ (53.8/100). Annual revenue: $20.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To provide biblically-based, Christ-centred education for students of all ages.
- Registration Number
- CC25288
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-03
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (53.8/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Tauranga, Tauranga
- Website
- http://www.christianeducationtrust.org.nz
- cetsecretary@cet.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (trust)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $20.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $16.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $62.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $56.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 26
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20.3M | $16.0M | $56.2M |
| 2024 | $19.4M | $15.4M | $52.0M |
| 2023 | $17.1M | $14.5M | $47.9M |
| 2022 | $15.5M | $13.7M | $45.4M |
| 2021 | $15.3M | $12.7M | $43.6M |
| 2020 | $14.6M | $12.5M | $41.0M |
| 2019 | $14.3M | $12.9M | $38.8M |
| 2018 | $14.6M | $12.4M | $37.1M |
| 2017 | $14.1M | $12.4M | $34.9M |
| 2016 | $13.7M | $12.2M | $33.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 53.8/100
- Financial Score
- 77.5
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- Average staff compensation of $309,430 per FTE, significantly above sector average of $75,000
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Hayden Keam | Trustee | 2026-05-04 |
| Jacqueline Burne | Trustee | 2023-11-06 |
| Peter Haywood | Trustee | 2023-09-12 |
| Jonathan Parker | Trustee | 2022-12-05 |
| John McDougall | Trustee | 2022-08-29 |
| Joanna Wallis | Trustee | 2022-05-02 |
| Jonathan Boom | Trustee | 2020-09-07 |
| Helen Gregory | Trustee | 2019-07-26 |
Former Officers (20)
- Graham Preston — Trustee (departed 2023-12-04)
- Simon McLeay — Trustee (departed 2022-02-14)
- Bernadette King — Trustee (departed 2022-10-05)
- Kevin FOX — Trustee (departed 2025-05-23)
- Logan Niederer — Trustee (departed 2019-03-30)
- Margaret Canter — Trustee (departed 2022-08-26)
- David Tweed — Trustee (departed 2022-06-01)
- Alan Hood — Trustee (departed 2021-05-28)
- Martin Knudsen — Director (departed 2013-07-22)
- Tony Hawkins — Director (departed 2013-03-31)
- Grace Johnston — Trustee (departed 2012-03-26)
- Timothy Lee — Trustee (departed 2018-05-07)
- Colleen Fryett — Trustee (departed 2012-03-01)
- Keith Relf — Trustee (departed 2009-08-10)
- Margaret Relf — Trustee (departed 2009-08-10)
- Marcus Wilkins — Trustee (departed 2010-04-19)
- Alan Withy — Trustee (departed 2013-06-24)
- Elinor Elder — Trustee (departed 2011-02-22)
- Sharon Hanna — Trustee (departed 2016-03-31)
- Peter Ewart — Trustee (departed 2008-12-31)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Executive Management Group | $640,228 | - |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Executive Management Group | $640,228 | 2024 |
| Bernadette Lampp | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Bernadette Lampp | Director of WLMS Limited (related party) | - | 2019 |
| Helen Gregory | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Graham Preston | Director of ITT (related party) | - | 2019 |
| Alan Hood | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Graham Preston | Resident | - | 2024 |
| Helen Gregory | Trustee (director of related entities) | - | 2022 |
| Helen Gregory | Director | - | 2024 |
| Bernadette Lampp | Trustee (director of related entities) | - | 2022 |
| Alan Hood | Director of Hood Business Services (related party) | - | 2019 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)
As disclosed in Christian Education Trust's annual report.
- Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education — $8,341,128 (42.98% of revenue) — Government grants including maintenance, property maintenance package, early childhood education bulk funding, tertiary EFTS funding
- Crown (via Proprietor) — Integration Agreement dated 16 September 1999; Maintenance Agreement; property occupancy document
Service Providers
- KPMG
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Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (2)
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 9. 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.
- Same audit firm for many yearsSame audit firm (KPMG) for 10 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
$20.3M
$16.0M
$62.5M
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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.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis 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
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
To provide biblically-based, Christ-centred education for students of all ages.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 5 peers · Religion · $10M – $50M
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