Observatory Village Care Limited — Health Charity in Oamaru

Observatory Village Care Limited is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Oamaru, Oamaru. CharityData rates this charity C- (59/100). Annual revenue: $7.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Aged care provider

Registration Number
CC52558
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2015-11-04
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C- (59/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Oamaru, Oamaru
Website
https://www.observatoryvillage.nz
Email
admin@observatoryvillage.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Older people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$7.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$6.5M NZD
Total Assets
$4.3M NZD
Net Assets
$3.2M NZD
Reserve Months
1.4 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
93
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$7.1M$6.5M$3.2M
2024$7.1M$6.5M$2.6M
2023$6.5M$6.0M$2.0M
2022$6.3M$5.8M$1.5M
2021$5.6M$5.3M$1.1M
2020$5.2M$4.8M$0.8M
2019$3.9M$3.6M$0.4M
2018$2.3M$2.2M$0.1M
2017---
2016---

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C-
Overall Score
59/100
Financial Score
60.7
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Clare KearneyDirector2021-09-23
Michelle SintmaartensdykDirector2017-10-26
Peter RobinsonDirector2017-06-22
Katrina HolywellLifecare Manager2015-10-20

Former Officers (3)

  • Dennis Hunt — Director (departed 2022-02-01)
  • Ian Hurst — Director (departed 2021-09-22)
  • George Berry — Trustee (departed 2015-11-05)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Clinical ManagerClinical Manager$136,9902025
Village ManagerVillage Manager$125,8992025
Lifecare ManagerLifecare Manager$118,2962025
Care ManagerCare Manager$108,7262025
Michelle SintmaartensdykDirector-2024
Clare KearneyDirector-2024
Peter RobinsonDirector-2024
Clare KearneyDirector-2025
Michelle SintmaartensdykDirector-2025
Peter RobinsonDirector-2025

Major Funders and Contracts (FY2025)

As disclosed in Observatory Village Care Limited's annual report.

  • Observatory Village Lifecare Limited — $447,233 — Operating lease for Village premises expiring 31 July 2037

Service Providers

  • Rodgers & Co Ltd
  • ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited
  • ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited
  • Rodgers & Co Ltd
  • Berry & Co
  • Berry & Co

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Observatory Village Care Limited

CC52558Oamaru, OamaruRegistered 4 Nov 2015
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

C-
59/100
Financial
61
Governance
55
Transparency
85

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 4. 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

$7.1M

Expenses

$6.5M

Assets

$4.3M

Staff

93

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

About

Mission

Aged care provider

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Older people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$7.1M
Total Expenses
$6.5M
Net Assets
$3.2M
Staff
93
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 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
1.4mo
Could operate 1.4 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,960
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other99.8%
Investment Income0.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
59
#36/68
Revenue
$7.1M
#7/68
Reserve Months
1.4
#1/68
Surplus
$608K
#23/68
Staff Cost %
72%
#68/68

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

Rating

C-
Score: 59/100
Financial
60.7
Governance
55
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 61 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 57 → C-.
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC52558
Entity TypeTrust
Registered4 Nov 2015
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeNZ Limited Company
Incorporated8 Oct 2015
Company #5827607
Registered office
21 Stoke Street, Oamaru, Oamaru, 9400

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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.