HOPENZ Charitable Trust — Health Charity in Palmerston North

HOPENZ Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (76.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The mission and vision of HOPENZ Charitable Trust is to “transform the lives of the poor, creating sustainable communities where people want to live, and where they can have access to healthy water, enough good food, education, and environmental responsibility to allow them to sustain and continually improve their quality of life.

Registration Number
CC24326
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-05-13
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (76.8/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Palmerston North, Palmerston North
Email
info@hopenz.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
121.6 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

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

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
76.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (15)

  • Anna Woolston — Director
  • Campbell Brown — Director
  • Jasmine McCracken — Director (departed 2024-03-31)
  • Antony Mackereth — Director
  • Anthony MacKereth — Director (departed 2021-03-28)
  • Richard Tankersley — Director-Chairman
  • Andrew Brown — Director (departed 2024-05-13)
  • Gordon Mcivor — Director
  • Richard Burne — Trustee (departed 2016-09-20)
  • Angela Yule — Trustee (departed 2017-04-01)
  • Barbara Stuckey — Chair (departed 2020-01-01)
  • Richard Brown — Director (departed 2021-04-21)
  • Patricia Horne — Treasurer (departed 2015-04-01)
  • Heugh Drummond — Trustee (departed 2008-04-21)
  • Kurt Boyle — Trustee (departed 2015-04-01)

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HOPENZ Charitable Trust

CC24326Palmerston North, Palmerston NorthRegistered 13 May 2008
Data updated: 6 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating4d ago

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

B
77/100
Financial
78
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$38.3K

Expenses

$12.9K

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
HealthEducationEnvironment
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Manawatū-Whanganui

About

Mission

The mission and vision of HOPENZ Charitable Trust is to “transform the lives of the poor, creating sustainable communities where people want to live, and where they can have access to healthy water, enough good food, education, and environmental responsibility to allow them to sustain and continually improve their quality of life.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauOlder peopleOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$38.3K
Total Expenses
$12.9K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

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
121.6mo
Could operate 121.6 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

20
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,026
High Concentration: 89% of revenue from Donations
Donations88.9%
Investment Income11.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 265 peers · Health · Under $100K

Rating Score
77
#6/266
Revenue
$38K
#84/266
Reserve Months
121.6
#1/266
Surplus
$25K
#16/266
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/266

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

Rating

B
Score: 76.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 76 → B.
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Latest Audit

FY2018
Clean
3 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Palmerston North, Palmerston North

Registration

Registration NumberCC24326
Entity TypeTrust
Registered13 May 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated19 Jun 2007
Registered office
10 Valley View Road, Glenfield, Auckland
Differs from Charities Register address (141 Harrisons Line, RD 10, Ashhurst, Palmerston North, 4470, Palmerston North, Palmerston North). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)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: 30 September 2026.