PA Edmiston Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland

PA Edmiston Trust is a Unincorporated Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B (79/100). Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To provide support to the Auckland Art Gallery, Maritime Museum, Auckland City Council and the Auckland War Memorial Museum by acquiring art for the enjoyment of the people of Auckland

Registration Number
CC36551
Charity Type
Unincorporated Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (79/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: General public, Other charities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$5.7M NZD
Net Assets
$5.7M NZD
Reserve Months
3.4 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.5M$0.2M$5.7M
2024$0.2M$0.1M$5.4M
2023$0.5M$0.1M$5.3M
2022$0.5M$0.6M$4.9M
2021$0.4M$0.4M$5.0M
2020$0.4M$0.1M$5.0M
2019$0.5M$0.2M$4.7M
2018$0.3M$0.3M$4.3M
2017$0.4M$0.2M$4.3M
2016$0.6M$0.1M$5.6M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
79/100
Financial Score
85
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (7)

  • Kerryn Downey — Trustee
  • Michael Reed — Trustee
  • Peter Buttle — Trustee
  • Dayle Mace — Trustee
  • Lyndy Sainsbury — Trustee
  • Christopher Darlow — Trustee
  • PA Edmiston Trust Board — Trustee (departed 2017-02-23)

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PA Edmiston Trust

CC36551Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: Today
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating21h ago

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

B
79/100
Financial
85
Governance
65
Transparency
65

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 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.

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

$507.1K

Expenses

$182.5K

Assets

$5.7M

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.

About

Mission

To provide support to the Auckland Art Gallery, Maritime Museum, Auckland City Council and the Auckland War Memorial Museum by acquiring art for the enjoyment of the people of Auckland

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOther charitiesReligious groupsVoluntary bodies other than charitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$507.1K
Total Expenses
$182.5K
Net Assets
$5.7M
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 102 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
79
#3/103
Revenue
$507K
#21/103
Reserve Months
3.4
#1/103
Surplus
$325K
#8/103
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/103

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

Rating

B
Score: 79/100
Financial
85
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 85 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 73 → B.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC36551
Entity TypeUnincorporated Trust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated28 Mar 1958
Registered office
Lev 7 / 48 Shortland Street, Auckland Central, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 1 October 2026.