Olive Hutchins Charitable Trust — Registered Charity in Invercargill

Olive Hutchins Charitable Trust is a Trust charity, based in Invercargill, Invercargill. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (85.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The Trust fund both capital and income from time to time arising at the Trustees absolute discretion shall be used for the furtherance of charitable purposes and objects within New Zealand.

Registration Number
CC35693
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (85.3/100)
Location
Invercargill, Invercargill
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2025

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

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$2.3M NZD
Net Assets
$1.2M NZD
Reserve Months
3.4 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M$1.2M
2024$0.2M$0.1M$1.2M
2023$0.1M$0.3M$1.1M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$1.3M
2021$0.4M$0.1M$1.2M
2020$0.1M$0.2M$0.9M
2019$0.4M$0.1M$1.0M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.6M
2017$0.1M$0.1M$0.5M
2016$0.1M$0.1M$0.5M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
85.3/100
Financial Score
94
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Olive HutchinsTrustee2005-01-31
Shona MaslinTrustee2005-01-31
Robynne PeacockTrustee2005-01-31
Graeme HutchinsTrustee2005-01-31
Jocelyn HodgesTrustee2005-01-31
Bryan HutchinsTrustee2005-01-31

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Olive Hutchins Charitable Trust

CC35693Invercargill, InvercargillRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

A-
85/100
Financial
94
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

$82.9K

Expenses

$97.4K

Assets

$2.3M

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

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

The Trust fund both capital and income from time to time arising at the Trustees absolute discretion shall be used for the furtherance of charitable purposes and objects within New Zealand.

Who We Serve

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

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$82.9K
Total Expenses
$97.4K
Net Assets
$1.2M
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
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
3.4mo
Could operate 3.4 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 322 peers · Other · Under $100K

Rating Score
85
#2/323
Revenue
$83K
#14/323
Reserve Months
3.4
#1/323
Surplus
$-14K
#283/323
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/323

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

Rating

A-
Score: 85.3/100
Financial
94
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 94 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 77 → A-.
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Contact Details

Address
Invercargill, Invercargill

Registration

Registration NumberCC35693
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated3 Feb 2005
Registered office
C/O WARD WILSON LTD Corner Of Spey Streets & Deveron Streets Invercargill, Invercargill

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Other
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

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: 28 September 2026.