Lions Club of Hastings (Host) Charitable Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Hastings

Lions Club of Hastings (Host) Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Hastings, Hastings. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (74.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To assist the community of Hastings and it's environs with a range of services based on the humanitarian principles outlined in the International Lions Clubs Charter.

Registration Number
CC24698
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-05-21
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (74.3/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Hastings, Hastings
Website
WWW.Lionsclub.org.nz/hastings Host
Email
david@mcdonaldbrummer.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
4.4 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

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

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
74.3/100
Financial Score
82.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Patrick DewesTrustee2017-07-01
Robin NairnTrustee2012-07-13
David McDonaldTrustee2008-02-25

Former Officers (6)

  • Jennifer Kearns — Trustee (departed 2025-06-30)
  • Kenneth Baxendine — Officer (departed 2017-06-30)
  • Peter Mcnab — Officer (departed 2017-06-30)
  • Colleen Harvey — Trustee (departed 2012-07-13)
  • Dougal French — Trustee (departed 2011-07-08)
  • Philip Allport — Trustee (departed 2011-07-08)

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Lions Club of Hastings (Host) Charitable Trust

CC24698Hastings, HastingsRegistered 21 May 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

B-
74/100
Balance sheet from 2024 used (not reported this year)
Financial
83
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 3. 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

$112.0K

Expenses

$124.5K

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

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

This trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Arts & CultureInternational AidCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Hawke's BayNationwide

About

Mission

To assist the community of Hastings and it's environs with a range of services based on the humanitarian principles outlined in the International Lions Clubs Charter.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$112.0K
Total Expenses
$124.5K
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
87c
For every $1 spent, 87c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
2.6mo
Could operate 2.6 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
$0.18
Costs $0.18 to raise each $1 in donations
Moderate

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

32
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,845
High Concentration: 81% of revenue from Donations
Donations80.5%
Other19.1%
Investment Income0.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
74
#13/118
Revenue
$112K
#112/118
Reserve Months
4.4
#1/118
Surplus
$-12K
#88/118
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/118

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

Rating

B-
Score: 74.3/100
Financial
82.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 83 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 66 → B-.
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Registration

Registration NumberCC24698
Entity TypeTrust
Registered21 May 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

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: 29 September 2026.