Hamilton Returned and Services Association Poppy Charitable Trust — Registered Charity in Hamilton

Hamilton Returned and Services Association Poppy Charitable Trust is a registered charity, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. CharityData rates this charity B+ (82.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The principle objective of the Trust is to receive monies donations and gifts from any source provided in the connection with the Poppy designated by the national Executive Council of the Royal NZ Returned and Services Association.

Registration Number
CC52653
Registration Date
2015-11-26
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B+ (82.3/100)
Location
Hamilton, Hamilton
Email
rsahamilton@xtra.co.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Older people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.3M NZD
Net Assets
$0.3M NZD
Reserve Months
1.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
15
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.0M$0.3M
2024$0.1M$0.0M$0.3M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.2M
2021$0.0M$0.0M-
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.2M
2019$0.1M$0.0M$0.2M
2018$0.1M$0.0M$0.2M
2017$0.1M$0.0M$0.1M
2016$0.1M$0.0M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B+
Overall Score
82.3/100
Financial Score
94
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Ross BredesenTrustee2019-07-08
Murray DeedTrustee2018-08-21
Sydney WorsterTrustee2018-08-21
Andrew FletcherTrustee2018-08-20

Former Officers (3)

  • Leonard Knapp — Trustee (departed 2019-07-08)
  • Brian Sherborne — Trustee (departed 2018-08-20)
  • Patrick Mccarthy — Trustee (departed 2018-08-20)

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Hamilton Returned and Services Association Poppy Charitable Trust

CC52653Hamilton, HamiltonRegistered 26 Nov 2015
Data updated: Today
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating5d ago

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

B+
82/100
Financial
94
Governance
55
Transparency
65

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 4. 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

$63.0K

Expenses

$46.1K

Assets

$294.7K

Staff

1

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.

About

Mission

The principle objective of the Trust is to receive monies donations and gifts from any source provided in the connection with the Poppy designated by the national Executive Council of the Royal NZ Returned and Services Association.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Older people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$63.0K
Total Expenses
$46.1K
Net Assets
$294.6K
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
15

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 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
1mo
Could operate 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

42
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,824
Other70.3%
Investment Income29.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 121 peers · Other · Under $100K

Rating Score
82
#1/122
Revenue
$63K
#14/122
Reserve Months
1.0
#1/122
Surplus
$17K
#15/122
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/122

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

Rating

B+
Score: 82.3/100
Financial
94
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 94 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 71 → B+.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Hamilton, Hamilton

Registration

Registration NumberCC52653
Registered26 Nov 2015
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated20 Oct 2014
Registered office
50 Rostrevor Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Other
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsProvides advice / information / advocacy

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