Skylight Trust — Education Charity in Wellington
Skylight Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.5M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Supporting children, young people and their families, whanau and friends to navigate through times of grief, loss and trauma, by facilitating their access to expert information, education, professional services and support, and by education, training and support for professionals, agencies and others who assist with grief, loss and trauma.
- Registration Number
- CC27206
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (89.5/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- http://www.skylight.org.nz
- info@skylight.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (trust)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 3.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 40
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $1.0M |
| 2024 | $2.5M | $2.1M | $0.9M |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $0.6M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $0.4M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $0.2M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $0.3M |
| 2019 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $1.4M | $1.7M | $-0.1M |
| 2016 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $0.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 89.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Weekes | Trustee | 2025-08-14 |
| Amanda Perry | Trustee | 2025-08-14 |
| Katharine te Hau Bowden | Non Voting Board Member | 2024-06-26 |
| Tania Vincent | Trustee | 2024-06-26 |
| Maria Mitimeti-Clark | Trustee | 2024-06-26 |
| Akasha Rio | Trustee | 2024-06-26 |
| Brendon Oakley | Trustee | 2023-10-12 |
| Lesley Hoskin | Trustee | 2021-10-26 |
| Nicole Coupe | Trustee | 2020-10-27 |
Former Officers (32)
- Abdul Nishar — Trustee (departed 2024-01-29)
- Jodie Black — Trustee (departed 2025-01-23)
- Daniel Karamea — Trustee (departed 2023-08-08)
- Ken Whelan — Trustee (departed 2023-02-02)
- Marcus Porter — Trustee (departed 2023-08-01)
- Bruce McGregor — Trustee (departed 2020-12-12)
- Nikki Franklin — Trustee (departed 2026-04-09)
- Sarah Roberts — Trustee (departed 2023-12-07)
- Bernadine Grant — Trustee (departed 2018-10-31)
- Dr David Clark — Trustee (departed 2022-02-03)
- James McCulloch — Trustee (departed 2020-02-25)
- Prashanta Mukherjee — Trustee (departed 2020-01-01)
- James Donovan — Trustee (departed 2022-04-30)
- Lynette McMorran — Trustee (departed 2019-08-27)
- Martin Dalgleish — Trustee (departed 2015-08-26)
- Barry Brook — Trustee (departed 2012-02-28)
- Nicholas McKissack — Trustee (departed 2013-11-25)
- Carolina Gartner — Trustee (departed 2017-12-19)
- Elizabeth Koh — Trustee (departed 2013-11-25)
- Ruta Faiga — Trustee (departed 2010-10-26)
Funding Sources
- Trust Aoraki — $500
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- The Hato Paora Trust Board — Education
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- Hawksbury Community Living Trust — Education
- Far North Reap Society Incorporated — Education
- Victoria University of Wellington Students Association and Te Aka Tauira Incorporated — Education
Skylight Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (2)
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 9. 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.
- Government-funding concentration89% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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.
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Supporting children, young people and their families, whanau and friends to navigate through times of grief, loss and trauma, by facilitating their access to expert information, education, professional services and support, and by education, training and support for professionals, agencies and others who assist with grief, loss and trauma.
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Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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