George Powell Trust — Education Charity in Wellington

George Powell Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: Initial terms of the Will are invalid due to Whanganui Orphanage no longer existing. Court approved scheme under the Charitable Trust Act to hold the Trust Fund for the assistance, development and undertaking of agricultural education in New Zealand, with preference given to disadvantaged youth from the Wider Whanganui Region, for education in farming, agriculture or horticulture through theory and/or practical experience.

Registration Number
CC50680
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-05-08
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
funding@publictrust.co.nz
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.1M$0.1M-
2025$0.1M$0.1M-
2024$0.1M$0.1M-
2023$0.1M$0.1M-
2022$0.1M$0.1M-
2021$0.1M$0.1M-
2020$0.1M$0.1M-
2019$0.1M$0.0M-
2018$0.1M$0.0M-
2017$0.1M$0.0M-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (1)

  • Public Trust — Trustee

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George Powell Trust

CC50680Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 8 May 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating4d ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.

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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.

  • Small board structure
    1 current officer listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties

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Revenue

$124.1K

Expenses

$103.9K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

Initial terms of the Will are invalid due to Whanganui Orphanage no longer existing. Court approved scheme under the Charitable Trust Act to hold the Trust Fund for the assistance, development and undertaking of agricultural education in New Zealand, with preference given to disadvantaged youth from the Wider Whanganui Region, for education in farming, agriculture or horticulture through theory and/or practical experience.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOther charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$124.1K
Total Expenses
$103.9K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (12 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
3.1mo
Could operate 3.1 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#38/133
Revenue
$124K
#120/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$20K
#71/133
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/133

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

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC50680
Entity TypeTrust
Registered8 May 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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