Life Education Trust West Coast — Education Charity in Greymouth

Life Education Trust West Coast is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Greymouth, Greymouth. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Life Education is a children's charity which visits schools and early childhood education facilities. Our purpose is to inspire tamariki and rangatahi to make positive choices to lead heathy and happy lives.

Registration Number
CC22112
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-03-25
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Greymouth, Greymouth
Email
westcoast@lifeedtrust.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.2M NZD
Net Assets
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

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

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Kimberley CostelloeTreasurer2025-03-01
Charlotte PerkinsDeputy Chairperson2022-10-11
Reilly BurdenChair2016-02-17

Former Officers (21)

  • Kimberley Hines — Trustee
  • Peter Bayliss — Trustee
  • Kayla Hibbs — Trustee (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Craig Adams — Trustee
  • Tania Gibson — Trustee
  • Philip Dittmer — Treasurer (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Fergal O'Gara — Chair (departed 2025-12-31)
  • David Reid — Trustee (departed 2011-05-24)
  • Mandy O'sullivan — Trustee
  • Derek Blight — Trustee (departed 2015-12-31)
  • Nigel Ogilvie — Chair (departed 2018-04-19)
  • Helen Osborne — Trustee (departed 2023-12-31)
  • Carolyn Brennan — Trustee (departed 2009-05-26)
  • Raewyn Sutherland — Trustee (departed 2019-01-01)
  • Gaylene Liddell — Trustee (departed 2009-05-01)
  • Robert Maskill — Trustee (departed 2009-02-24)
  • Tania Washer — Trustee (departed 2009-02-24)
  • Anthony Kokshoorn — Trustee (departed 2020-11-01)
  • Tony Copping — Trustee (departed 2009-12-01)
  • Anthony Sullivan — Trustee (departed 2023-12-31)

Funding Sources

  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $36,500
  • Lion Foundation — $29,903
  • The Lion Foundation — $20,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $10,000
  • Youthtown Incorporated — $5,000

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Life Education Trust West Coast

CC22112Greymouth, GreymouthRegistered 25 Mar 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

How ratings work →
Revenue

$190.7K

Expenses

$212.7K

Assets

$167.6K

Staff

2

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Education
Beneficiaries
ChildrenYouth
Geographic Focus
West Coast

About

Mission

Life Education is a children's charity which visits schools and early childhood education facilities. Our purpose is to inspire tamariki and rangatahi to make positive choices to lead heathy and happy lives.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$190.7K
Total Expenses
$212.7K
Net Assets
$155.3K
Staff
2
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
4.6mo
Could operate 4.6 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

3
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,724
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Donations
Donations98.6%
Other1.3%
Investment Income0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

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

Rating Score
0
#38/133
Revenue
$191K
#90/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$-22K
#113/133
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
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 30 | Transparency: 65
Current
B-
2024
Score: 72.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 75 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Greymouth, Greymouth

Registration

Registration NumberCC22112
Entity TypeTrust
Registered25 Mar 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated6 May 2005
Registered office
C/-Marshall And Heaphy Limited 64 High Street Greymouth, Greymouth

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)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.