Mangere Cemetery Trust Board — Community Development Charity in Auckland

Mangere Cemetery Trust Board is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.1/100). Annual revenue: $2.7M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The Mangere Lawn Cemetery operates under the Burial, the Cremation Act 1964 (currently under review), Cremations Regulations' 1975, the By-Laws dated 1984 and the Mangere Lawn Cemetery Trustees Empowering Act 1981.

Registration Number
CC31982
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (89.1/100)
Sector
Community Development
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Website
http://www.mangerecemetery.co.nz
Email
chris@curlett.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.7M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.1M NZD
Total Assets
$10.1M NZD
Net Assets
$9.8M NZD
Reserve Months
9.1 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
9
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.7M$2.1M$9.8M
2024$2.5M$2.1M$9.2M
2023$2.4M$1.8M$8.8M
2022$2.1M$1.6M$8.2M
2021$1.8M$1.3M$7.9M
2020$1.6M$1.2M$7.4M
2019$1.7M$1.3M$7.0M
2018$1.6M$1.3M$6.6M
2017$1.5M$1.2M$6.3M
2016$1.5M$0.0M$6.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
89.1/100
Financial Score
99.4
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (11)

  • Louise Tregidga — Trustee
  • Paul Rennie — Trustee
  • Christopher Curlett — Trustee
  • Raewyn Griffiths — Trustee (departed 2021-07-23)
  • Graeme Cummins — Secretary (departed 2016-06-10)
  • Malcolm Ellis — Trustee (departed 2016-08-19)
  • Ian Denning — Trustee
  • John Rennie — Trustee
  • Janette Todd — Trustee (departed 2016-01-01)
  • Warren Knight — Trustee (departed 2015-11-25)
  • George Tregidga — Trustee

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Mangere Cemetery Trust Board

CC31982Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: Today
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating19h ago

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

A-
89/100
Financial
99
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. 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.

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Revenue

$2.7M

Expenses

$2.1M

Assets

$10.1M

Staff

9

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
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

The Mangere Lawn Cemetery operates under the Burial, the Cremation Act 1964 (currently under review), Cremations Regulations' 1975, the By-Laws dated 1984 and the Mangere Lawn Cemetery Trustees Empowering Act 1981.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.7M
Total Expenses
$2.1M
Net Assets
$9.8M
Staff
9
employees

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
9.1mo
Could operate 9.1 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

4
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,646
High Concentration: 98% of revenue from Other
Other98.2%
Investment Income1.8%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 52 peers · Community Development · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
89
#10/53
Revenue
$2.7M
#30/53
Reserve Months
9.1
#1/53
Surplus
$583K
#23/53
Staff Cost %
34%
#53/53

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

Rating History

A-
2025
Score: 89.1
Financial: 99 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
C+
2024
Score: 68.2
Financial: 98 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

A-
Score: 89.1/100
Financial
99.4
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 99 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → A-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC31982
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Community Development
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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