Rutherford Street Kindergarten Incorporated — Education Charity in Nelson
Rutherford Street Kindergarten Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Nelson, Nelson. Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at January 2026.
Mission: To deliver high quality early childhood education and care that meets the needs of the community. Rutherford Street Kindergarten is committed to children and their right to quality early childhood education and care by acknowledging the following aspiration statement for children in Te Whariki, the early childhood curriculum of Aotearoa New Zealand: To grow up as competent and confident learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body and spirit, secure in their sense of belonging and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society. (MOE, 1996,p.9)
- Registration Number
- CC39570
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Nelson, Nelson
- Website
- http://www.rutherfordstkinder.co.nz
- info@rutherfordstkinder.co.nz
- Data as at
- January 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 7
- Financial Year End
- 2026-01-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.3M |
| 2025 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.3M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.3M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.3M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Bradley | Vice Chairperson | 2026-04-29 |
| Megan Scott | Chair | 2025-05-21 |
| Claire Houston | Trustee | 2022-04-04 |
Former Officers (62)
- Jessica Gilbertson — Secretary
- Christopher Dunell — Trustee (departed 2026-09-17)
- Nicki Rae — Trustee
- Rhys Eddy — Trustee
- Claire Dwyer — Trustee (departed 2023-07-26)
- Olivia McCorkindale — Trustee (departed 2022-08-28)
- William McCoy — Chair (departed 2026-04-29)
- Tim Grubb — Trustee (departed 2022-01-21)
- Nienke Horn — Trustee (departed 2021-11-01)
- Wendy Logan — Treasurer
- Marissa Drummond — Trustee (departed 2022-01-21)
- Patrick Avery — Chair (departed 2022-12-13)
- Jason Wright — Treasurer (departed 2021-05-04)
- Bianca Rutene — Trustee (departed 2021-07-29)
- Madeleine Kenworth-Gough — Chair (departed 2021-09-20)
- Josie Savage — Committee Member (departed 2020-03-01)
- William Morrison — Committee Member (departed 2019-08-13)
- Gerrard Wilson — Vice Chairperson (departed 2019-02-26)
- Anabelle Clark — Grants Officer & Committee Member (departed 2020-08-25)
- Becky Webster — Committee Member (departed 2019-03-31)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $2,000
- Lion Foundation — $1,419
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Rutherford Street Kindergarten Incorporated
Financial data as at January 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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- Government-funding concentration88% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To deliver high quality early childhood education and care that meets the needs of the community. Rutherford Street Kindergarten is committed to children and their right to quality early childhood education and care by acknowledging the following aspiration statement for children in Te Whariki, the early childhood curriculum of Aotearoa New Zealand: To grow up as competent and confident learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body and spirit, secure in their sense of belonging and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society. (MOE, 1996,p.9)
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