Dick and Diana Hubbard Foundation — Education Charity in Queenstown

Dick and Diana Hubbard Foundation is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Queenstown, Queenstown. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B+ (82.5/100). Annual revenue: $1.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To support school aged children in life skills and self sufficiency. To support and encourage programmes to develop young peoples health, personal and social development. To support programmes which provide outdoor challenges and experiential learning. To support the community through Christian charities. To provide and encourage music and the dramatic arts. To support and promote medical research. To support conservation programmes.

Registration Number
CC45551
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2010-10-13
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B+ (82.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Queenstown, Queenstown
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.6M NZD
Total Assets
$3.2M NZD
Net Assets
$3.2M NZD
Reserve Months
63.7 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$1.2M$0.6M$3.2M
2024$2.4M$0.6M$2.7M
2023$0.0M$0.2M-
2022$1.1M$0.2M-
2021$0.1M$0.2M-
2020$0.2M$0.1M-
2019$0.1M$0.1M-
2018$0.1M$0.1M-
2017$0.1M$0.1M-
2016$0.0M$0.1M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B+
Overall Score
82.5/100
Financial Score
90
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Laurel HubbardTrustee2010-09-15
Diana HubbardTrustee2010-09-15
Richard HubbardTrustee2010-09-15

Former Officers (4)

  • Hamish Hubbard — Trustee
  • Richard Smith — Trustee
  • Catherine Atchison — Trustee (departed 2023-08-10)
  • Peter Chamberlain — Trustee (departed 2018-03-31)

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Dick and Diana Hubbard Foundation

CC45551Queenstown, QueenstownRegistered 13 Oct 2010
Data updated: 6 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

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

B+
83/100
Financial
90
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. 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

$1.2M

Expenses

$603.1K

Assets

$3.2M

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). 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
HealthEducationEnvironmentSocial ServicesArts & CultureReligionCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
ChildrenYouthElderlyGeneral Public
Geographic Focus
Otago

About

Mission

To support school aged children in life skills and self sufficiency. To support and encourage programmes to develop young peoples health, personal and social development. To support programmes which provide outdoor challenges and experiential learning. To support the community through Christian charities. To provide and encourage music and the dramatic arts. To support and promote medical research. To support conservation programmes.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOther charitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.2M
Total Expenses
$603.1K
Net Assets
$3.2M
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (14 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
63.7mo
Could operate 63.7 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

23
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,708
High Concentration: 87% of revenue from Donations
Donations86.8%
Investment Income13.2%

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
83
#10/38
Revenue
$1.2M
#33/38
Reserve Months
63.7
#1/38
Surplus
$557K
#7/38
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/38

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

Rating

B+
Score: 82.5/100
Financial
90
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 90 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 75 → B+.
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Contact Details

Address
Queenstown, Queenstown

Registration

Registration NumberCC45551
Entity TypeTrust
Registered13 Oct 2010
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Sponsors / undertakes research

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.