J A Macpherson Charitable Trust — Environment Charity in Auckland

J A Macpherson Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (71.4/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: To provide income to specific beneficiaries listed in the founding documentation.

Registration Number
CC52924
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2016-02-15
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (71.4/100)
Sector
Environment
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Other charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$1.5M NZD
Net Assets
$1.5M NZD
Reserve Months
12.9 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M$1.5M
2024$0.0M$0.0M$1.4M
2023$0.0M$0.1M$1.3M
2022$0.0M$0.1M$1.2M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$1.3M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$1.3M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$1.3M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$1.1M
2017$0.0M$0.0M$1.1M
2016$0.0M$0.0M$1.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
71.4/100
Financial Score
78.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Perpetual Trust LimitedTrustee2012-04-04

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J A Macpherson Charitable Trust

CC52924Auckland, AucklandRegistered 15 Feb 2016
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

B-
71/100
Financial
79
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.

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

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

$51.4K

Expenses

$51.1K

Assets

$1.5M

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
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

To provide income to specific beneficiaries listed in the founding documentation.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$51.4K
Total Expenses
$51.1K
Net Assets
$1.5M

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
12.9mo
Could operate 12.9 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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 289 peers · Environment · Under $100K

Rating Score
71
#10/290
Revenue
$51K
#45/290
Reserve Months
12.9
#1/290
Surplus
$309
#161/290
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/290

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

Rating History

B-
2025
Score: 71.4
Financial: 79 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Current
C+
2024
Score: 69.7
Financial: 76 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B-
Score: 71.4/100
Financial
78.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 79 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 64 → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC52924
Entity TypeTrust
Registered15 Feb 2016
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

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.