Marlborough Sustainable Housing Trust — Health Charity in Blenheim
Marlborough Sustainable Housing Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Blenheim, Blenheim. CharityData rates this charity A- (86/100). Annual revenue: $2.5M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: 4.1 The purpose of the Trust is as follows: To undertake actions, initiatives and programmes to promote and provide affordable housing to benefit people in charitable need with significant housing needs in Marlborough, particularly those in housing need associated with age, health problems or disability. 4.2 The purpose referred to in 4.1 is supported by and may include without limitation: (a) To carry out land development and/or residential building in Marlborough. (b) To work with organisations and parties interested in the development of affordable, accessible housing. (c) To assist those referred to in 4.1 through education and advisory services to access appropriate, adequate and affordable housing. (d) To acquire assets as are necessary to achieve the charitable purposes of the Trust. (e) To generally do or perform all such acts, matters or things as may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the foregoing purposes.
- Registration Number
- CC20968
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-02-06
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (86/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Blenheim, Blenheim
- Website
- https://www.housingtrust.org.nz
- anne.p@xtra.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $9.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $5.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5M | $0.3M | $5.3M |
| 2024 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.4M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.9M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 86/100
- Financial Score
- 95
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Heidi Cuttle | Trustee | 2025-03-18 |
| Anthony Hawke | Trustee | 2025-03-18 |
| Emma Deason | Trustee | 2025-02-14 |
| Nichola Strong | Trustee | 2025-02-04 |
| michael hardy-jones | Trustee | 2024-03-04 |
| Petra Hajnal | Trustee | 2023-12-04 |
| Brendon Burns | Trustee | 2022-10-10 |
| Oliver Clark | Trustee Treasurer | 2022-02-14 |
Former Officers (19)
- Jonathan McMillan — Trustee (departed 2024-11-18)
- Corey Hebberd — Trustee (departed 2021-12-22)
- Vance Kerslake — Trustee (departed 2022-06-13)
- Alexander Coull — Trustee (departed 2018-04-06)
- David Taylor — Trustee (departed 2025-03-23)
- Russell Hopkins — Trustee (departed 2024-11-11)
- Peter Wilson — Trustee (departed 2015-03-31)
- David Tattersfield — Treasurer (departed 2015-03-31)
- Janet Steggle — Trustee (departed 2023-12-04)
- Peter Yeoman — Trustee (departed 2023-02-13)
- Helen Magyar — Trustee (departed 2014-01-27)
- Katherine Julie Saville-Smith — Trustee (departed 2020-03-23)
- Anne Patricia Griffiths — Trustee (departed 2008-06-06)
- Gary William Smith — Trustee (departed 2011-11-07)
- John Bond — Trustee (departed 2008-03-31)
- Beverley Lorraine James — Trustee (departed 2024-02-16)
- Juliet Wiseman — Trustee (departed 2008-06-06)
- John Craighead — Trustee (departed 2015-08-31)
- Martin Ridgway — Treasurer (departed 2013-07-31)
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Marlborough Sustainable Housing Trust
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 8. 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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$2.5M
$251.6K
$9.1M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
4.1 The purpose of the Trust is as follows: To undertake actions, initiatives and programmes to promote and provide affordable housing to benefit people in charitable need with significant housing needs in Marlborough, particularly those in housing need associated with age, health problems or disability. 4.2 The purpose referred to in 4.1 is supported by and may include without limitation: (a) To carry out land development and/or residential building in Marlborough. (b) To work with organisations and parties interested in the development of affordable, accessible housing. (c) To assist those referred to in 4.1 through education and advisory services to access appropriate, adequate and affordable housing. (d) To acquire assets as are necessary to achieve the charitable purposes of the Trust. (e) To generally do or perform all such acts, matters or things as may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the foregoing purposes.
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