Queen Margaret College Incorporated — Education Charity in Wellington

Queen Margaret College Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity C (64.3/100). Annual revenue: $22.4M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Independent, Presbyterian girls' school for Years 1-13 and preschool for girls and boys 3-5 years. Founders' stated ideals to provide girls' with a sound intellectual and moral education, and to build up a strong Christian character on a broad religious basis, and thus to produce the best type of girlhood and womanhood.

Registration Number
CC25336
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-04
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (64.3/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
bursar@qmc.school.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$22.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$22.1M NZD
Total Assets
$28.9M NZD
Net Assets
$15.5M NZD
Reserve Months
1.2 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
140
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$22.4M$22.1M$15.5M
2024$20.4M$20.1M$15.2M
2023$17.3M$17.3M$14.9M
2022$16.9M$16.1M$14.9M
2021$15.9M$15.6M$14.1M
2020$15.6M$15.1M$13.8M
2019$14.0M$13.8M$13.2M
2018$12.5M$12.8M$13.0M
2017$11.8M$11.5M$13.3M
2016$11.9M$11.3M$13.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
64.3/100
Financial Score
64
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (53)

  • Ursula Featherston — Trustee
  • Richard Li — Trustee
  • Feiloaiga Taulealeausumai — Trustee
  • Samuel Cottier — Trustee
  • Jennifer Wademan — Trustee
  • Paul Sherris — Director Finance and Operations (departed 2025-07-10)
  • Kathryn Sutherland — Trustee (departed 2025-03-31)
  • Christopher Thurston-Redpath — Trustee
  • Claire Carruthers — Trustee
  • Anna Lillis — Trustee
  • Thu Phuong Truong — Trustee
  • Andrew Knight — Trustee (departed 2022-12-01)
  • Odette Frost-Kruse — Trustee
  • Sarah Taylor — Trustee (departed 2024-03-23)
  • Nicola Nicol — Trustee (departed 2022-12-01)
  • Rebecca Mannion — Board Secretary (departed 2021-08-20)
  • Guergana Guermanoff — Trustee (departed 2019-05-01)
  • John Young — Trustee (departed 2022-03-31)
  • Sarah Burke — Trustee
  • Simon Law — Trustee (departed 2022-12-01)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Key Management Personnel$1,484,848-
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Key Management Personnel$1,484,8482024
Anna LillisBoard of Governors Chair-2023
Jayne-Ann YoungPrincipal-2023
Peter KతlsChair-2021
Chris RedpathFinance Committee Chair-2023
Lynne DoveyBoard of Governors Chair-2022
Chris RedpathFinance Committee Chair-2022
Lynne DoveyBoard of Governors-2021
John GillespieBoard Member-2021
Rose LeahyBoard Member-2021
Sarah DunnBoard Member-2021
Jenny FergussonBoard Member-2021
Catherine YoungPrincipal-2021
Jayne-Ann YoungPrincipal-2024
Anna LillisBoard of Governors Chair-2024
Chris RedpathBoard of Governors member-2024
Richard LevinBoard Member-2021
Karen WhitbyBoard Member-2021
Andrew KnightBoard of Governors-2021
Jayne-Ann YoungPrincipal-2022

Major Funders and Contracts (FY2021)

As disclosed in Queen Margaret College Incorporated's annual report.

  • Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education — $1,509,665 (9.5% of revenue) — Government grants

Service Providers

  • Hamish Anton
  • Westpac Bank
  • ANZ Bank
  • ANZ Bank
  • Westpac
  • Westpac
  • ANZ
  • ANZ
  • Westpac
  • AXA

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Queen Margaret College Incorporated

CC25336Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 4 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating4d ago

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

C
64/100
Financial
64
Governance
65
Transparency
85

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 13. 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

$22.4M

Expenses

$22.1M

Assets

$28.9M

Staff

140

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

About

Mission

Independent, Presbyterian girls' school for Years 1-13 and preschool for girls and boys 3-5 years. Founders' stated ideals to provide girls' with a sound intellectual and moral education, and to build up a strong Christian character on a broad religious basis, and thus to produce the best type of girlhood and womanhood.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOther charitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$22.4M
Total Expenses
$22.1M
Net Assets
$15.5M
Staff
140
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
1.2mo
Could operate 1.2 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
$0.08
Costs $0.08 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

15
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,549
High Concentration: 92% of revenue from Other
Other92.2%
Government Grants6.9%
Donations0.9%

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
64
#116/501
Revenue
$22.4M
#1/501
Reserve Months
1.2
#1/501
Surplus
$262K
#24/501
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

C
2025
Score: 64.3
Financial: 64 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 85
Current
A-
2024
Score: 89.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

C
Score: 64.3/100
Financial
64
Governance
65
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 64 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 65 → C.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC25336
Entity TypeTrust
Registered4 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated13 Mar 1935
Registered office
53 Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington, 6012

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides religious services / activitiesOther - Acts an Umbrella body

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