Creators Educational Trust — Education Charity in Hamilton

Creators Educational Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. CharityData rates this charity C- (58/100). Annual revenue: $2.6M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Valuing children for their contribution to society, walking hand-in-hand with tamariki and their whanau to enable children to reach their full potential.

Registration Number
CC25839
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-12
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C- (58/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Hamilton, Hamilton
Email
info@creators.org.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.7M NZD
Total Assets
$1.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.6M NZD
Reserve Months
1.9 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
35
Volunteers
1
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.6M$2.7M$0.6M
2024$2.6M-$0.7M
2023$2.2M-$0.7M
2022$7.3M$8.2M$1.3M
2021$11.0M$9.8M$3.1M
2020$10.1M$10.1M$1.9M
2019$9.2M$9.2M$1.9M
2018$4.0M$4.1M$2.0M
2017$4.2M$3.6M$1.2M
2016$4.1M$4.0M$0.5M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C-
Overall Score
58/100
Financial Score
55
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Kym GibsonTrustee2022-12-31
Raymond PickettChair2022-08-01
Veronica WanlessTrustee2022-04-01

Former Officers (8)

  • Veronica Whitehouse — Trustee
  • Craig Blackmore — Trustee (departed 2022-03-31)
  • Craig Mcfarlane — Chair (departed 2021-03-10)
  • David Gibson — Trustee (departed 2022-12-31)
  • Rachel Laugesen — Trustee (departed 2012-04-01)
  • Emma Fourie — Trustee (departed 2016-09-30)
  • Toby Collins — Trustee (departed 2018-04-16)
  • Riekert Fourie — Trustee (departed 2018-02-19)

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Creators Educational Trust

CC25839Hamilton, HamiltonRegistered 12 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

C-
58/100
Financial
55
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Revenue

$2.6M

Expenses

$2.7M

Assets

$1.1M

Staff

35

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

About

Mission

Valuing children for their contribution to society, walking hand-in-hand with tamariki and their whanau to enable children to reach their full potential.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.6M
Total Expenses
$2.7M
Net Assets
$595.7K
Staff
35
employees
Volunteers
1

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
1.9mo
Could operate 1.9 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

3
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,743
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Other
Other98.7%
Investment Income1.3%

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
58
#23/38
Revenue
$2.6M
#19/38
Reserve Months
1.9
#1/38
Surplus
$-83K
#32/38
Staff Cost %
59%
#38/38

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

Rating

C-
Score: 58/100
Financial
55
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 55 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 61 → 58 after red-flag penalties → C-.
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Contact Details

Address
Hamilton, Hamilton

Registration

Registration NumberCC25839
Entity TypeTrust
Registered12 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated2 Sept 1996
Registered office
678 Victoria Street Hamilton, Hamilton

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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: 28 September 2026.