Dilworth Trust — Education Charity in Auckland

Dilworth Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity C- (58.5/100). Annual revenue: $67.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.

Dilworth Trust is part of the same organisation as The Dilworth Foundation (CC53690). Each registration files its own accounts.

Mission: The Dilworth Trust Board was established under the will of James Dilworth who died on 23 December 1894. Under the terms of the Will the Trustees are directed to maintain and educate boys from families of good character in "straitened circumstances" to enable them to become "good and useful members of society".

Registration Number
CC32171
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C- (58.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$67.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$68.8M NZD
Total Assets
$1044.7M NZD
Net Assets
$989.8M NZD
Reserve Months
1.1 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
215
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$67.3M$68.8M$989.8M
2024$53.0M$104.0M$991.3M
2024$59.2M$144.0M$1042.3M
2023$42.0M$105.4M$1127.1M
2022$260.9M$86.5M$1190.4M
2021$95.8M$37.0M$1016.1M
2020$84.6M$35.5M$957.3M
2019$87.0M$29.8M$908.2M
2018$112.8M$33.0M$851.0M
2017$94.3M$28.6M$771.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C-
Overall Score
58.5/100
Financial Score
70
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
85

Red Flags

  • 3 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Matanuku MahuikaTrustee2026-03-01

Former Officers (16)

  • Ngaire Ashmore — Trustee
  • Aaron Hockly-Holdich — Trustee
  • John Morris — Trustee
  • Leopino Foliaki — Trustee
  • Frances Valintine — Trustee (departed 2022-02-28)
  • Jonathan Mason — Trustee
  • Peter Alexander — Trustee
  • Simon Curran — Trustee (departed 2023-03-31)
  • Aaron Snodgrass — Trustee (departed 2025-04-30)
  • George France — Trustee (departed 2016-10-01)
  • Hugh Fletcher — Trustee (departed 2019-07-31)
  • Jonathan Wain — Trustee (departed 2018-04-28)
  • Peter Hunter — Trustee (departed 2013-04-30)
  • John Potter — Trustee (departed 2008-06-30)
  • Brian Maltby — Trustee (departed 2021-12-27)
  • Derek Firth — Trustee (departed 2015-02-23)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Senior Management Group$2,566,0002024
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Senior Management Group$2,566,0002024
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Senior Management Group$2,566,000-
Board/Trustees (aggregate)Trustee$534,000-
Board/Trustees (aggregate)Trustee$534,0002024
Board/Trustees (aggregate)Trustee$534,0002024
Emma ZiganDirector of Advancement-2023
Aaron P SnodgrassChairman-2021
Dan ReddiexHeadmaster-2024
Ewen McLeodChief Executive Officer-2021
Ant StrachanAthlete Development Programme Lead-2023
Aaron Peter SnodgrassTrustee-2024
Peter John AlexanderTrustee-2024
Dan ReddiexHeadmaster-2024
Leo FoliakiTrustee-2024
Peter AlexanderDeputy Chairman-2024
Ewen MacphersonChief Executive Officer-2021
Jonathan MasonTrustee-2022
Jonathan MasonTrustee-2021
HeadmasterHeadmaster-2022
Brian MaltbyTrustee-2021
Peter AlexanderTrustee-2021
Leopino Sosefo FoliakiTrustee-2024
Jonathan Parker MasonTrustee-2024
Aaron SnodgrassChairman-2024
Peter AlexanderTrustee-2022
Frances ValintineTrustee-2021
Chief Financial OfficerChief Financial Officer-2022
Ewen AndersonChief Executive Officer-2024
Simon CurranTrustee-2021
Chief Executive OfficerChief Executive Officer-2022
Acting General Manager PropertyActing General Manager Property-2022
Neil RitchieAlumni Officer-2023
John MorrisTrustee-2024
Jonathan MasonTrustee-2024
John MorrisTrustee, Chair of Education Committee-2024
Simon CurranTrustee-2022
Dan ReddiexHeadmaster-2021

Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)

As disclosed in Dilworth Trust's annual report.

  • Dilworth School operations — Primary education and residential provision

Service Providers

  • KPMG
  • BDO Auckland
  • PwC
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (New Zealand) Limited (ICBC)
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (New Zealand) Limited
  • Strategic Pay

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Dilworth Trust

CC32171Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

C-
59/100
Financial
70
Governance
65
Transparency
85

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 6. 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.

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.

Revenue

$67.3M

Expenses

$68.8M

Assets

$1.0B

Staff

215

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

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.

Relationship: related_entity

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.

About

Mission

The Dilworth Trust Board was established under the will of James Dilworth who died on 23 December 1894. Under the terms of the Will the Trustees are directed to maintain and educate boys from families of good character in "straitened circumstances" to enable them to become "good and useful members of society".

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$67.3M
Total Expenses
$68.8M
Net Assets
$989.8M
Staff
215
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
1.1mo
Could operate 1.1 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

6
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,374
High Concentration: 97% of revenue from Other
Other96.8%
Investment Income1.7%
Government Grants1.1%
Donations0.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 500 peers · Education (all sizes)

Rating Score
59
#120/501
Revenue
$67.3M
#1/501
Reserve Months
1.1
#1/501
Surplus
$-1.5M
#499/501
Staff Cost %
34%
#501/501

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

Rating History

C-
2025
Score: 58.5
Financial: 70 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 85
Current
C+
2024
Score: 65.5
Financial: 70 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

C-
Score: 58.5/100
Financial
70
Governance
65
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 70 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 67 → 59 after red-flag penalties → C-.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC32171
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated28 Mar 1903
Registered office
2 Erin Street, Epsom, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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.