Medbury School Trust Board — Education Charity in Christchurch

Medbury School Trust Board is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $10.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: The Board operates a school

Registration Number
CC36789
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (89.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
office@medbury.school.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$10.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$9.6M NZD
Total Assets
$47.1M NZD
Net Assets
$41.6M NZD
Reserve Months
0.3 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
73
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$10.1M$9.6M$41.6M
2025$10.1M$10.0M$41.0M
2024$9.9M$10.5M$43.3M
2023$9.2M$9.5M$43.9M
2022$8.5M$8.9M$41.8M
2021$7.8M$7.9M$34.3M
2020$7.4M$7.9M$33.1M
2019$7.3M$7.3M$32.0M
2018$6.9M$7.0M$29.9M
2017$6.2M$6.2M$28.6M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
89.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Aaron PickettTrustee2025-07-21

Former Officers (38)

  • Benjamin Bateman — Trustee (departed 2026-05-25)
  • Samuel Summerton — Trustee
  • Gretchen McFadden — Trustee
  • Simon Tu — Trustee
  • Hilary Walton — Trustee
  • Gavin Bell — Trustee
  • Sam Wheelans — Trustee
  • James Hill — Trustee
  • Richard Austin — Trustee
  • Arthur Dorset — Trustee (departed 2023-03-06)
  • Jonathan Laird — Trustee (departed 2025-05-31)
  • Andrew Leete — Trustee (departed 2025-05-31)
  • Gillian Smith — Trustee (departed 2024-07-21)
  • Andrew Wylie — Trustee (departed 2025-11-25)
  • Michelle Cathcart — Trustee (departed 2024-11-25)
  • Nicholas Harvey — Trustee (departed 2023-11-01)
  • Michael Flatman — Trustee (departed 2023-10-30)
  • Nicholas Fogarty — Trustee (departed 2024-11-25)
  • Anthea Herron — Trustee (departed 2021-06-21)
  • Jillian Evans — Trustee (departed 2020-08-10)

Funding Sources

  • New Zealand Community Trust — $8,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $1,000

Service Providers

  • BDO
  • BDO Christchurch Audit Limited

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Medbury School Trust Board

CC36789Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials9mo agoRatingyesterday

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

A-
90/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (2)

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 9. 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.
  • Government-funding concentration
    88% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency

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

$10.1M

Expenses

$9.6M

Assets

$47.1M

Staff

73

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

About

Mission

The Board operates a school

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanau

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$10.1M
Total Expenses
$9.6M
Net Assets
$41.6M
Staff
73
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
0.3mo
Could operate 0.3 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
$0.01
Costs $0.01 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient

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

Revenue Diversification

22
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,820
High Concentration: 88% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants87.9%
Other9.4%
Donations2.1%
Investment Income0.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 500 peers · Education (all sizes)

Rating Score
90
#8/501
Revenue
$10.1M
#2/501
Reserve Months
0.3
#1/501
Surplus
$539K
#11/501
Staff Cost %
62%
#501/501

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

Rating History

A-
2025
Score: 89.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
C+
2025
Score: 69.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

A-
Score: 89.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → A-.
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC36789
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated9 Nov 1955
Registered office
JAMESON SON & ANDERSON 176 HEREFORD ST BOX 696 CHRISTCHURCH, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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