Te Pou Ō Mata-Au Charitable Trust — Community Development Charity in Balclutha

Te Pou Ō Mata-Au Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Balclutha, Balclutha. CharityData rates this charity C (60.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Provide a place for the members of the Clutha District community to plan, manage and participate in activities that promote, advance and encourage cultural, recreational and heritage interest within the local community. To foster goodwill, co-operation and a sense of community amongst the residents of Clutha District and encourage community spirit and activity.

Registration Number
CC56022
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2018-08-29
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (60.3/100)
Sector
Community Development
Location
Balclutha, Balclutha
Email
trust@tpoma.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.3M NZD
Total Assets
$24.3M NZD
Net Assets
$24.2M NZD
Reserve Months
1.1 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
8
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.5M$1.3M$24.2M
2024$2.5M$0.5M$25.0M
2023$8.5M$0.0M$22.9M
2022$8.5M$0.0M$14.4M
2021$6.0M$0.0M$6.0M
2020$0.4M$0.3M$0.0M
2019$0.1M$0.0M$0.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
60.3/100
Financial Score
72.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Zabeen LateefTrustee2024-04-16
Nicole EdwardsTreasurer2023-11-22
Dale AndersonChair2018-08-08
Natasha MunroSecretary2018-07-17

Former Officers (2)

  • Rodney Pearson — Trustee (departed 2024-02-13)
  • Kenneth Payne — Trustee (departed 2024-11-12)

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Te Pou Ō Mata-Au Charitable Trust

CC56022Balclutha, BalcluthaRegistered 29 Aug 2018
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating1mo ago

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

C
60/100
Financial
73
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Revenue

$476.5K

Expenses

$1.3M

Assets

$24.3M

Staff

8

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

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

Provide a place for the members of the Clutha District community to plan, manage and participate in activities that promote, advance and encourage cultural, recreational and heritage interest within the local community. To foster goodwill, co-operation and a sense of community amongst the residents of Clutha District and encourage community spirit and activity.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$476.5K
Total Expenses
$1.3M
Net Assets
$24.2M
Staff
8
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (7 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
1.1mo
Could operate 1.1 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

4
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,646
High Concentration: 98% of revenue from Other
Other98.2%
Investment Income1.7%
Donations0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 153 peers · Community Development · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
60
#37/154
Revenue
$477K
#24/154
Reserve Months
1.1
#1/154
Surplus
$-816K
#154/154
Staff Cost %
20%
#154/154

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

Rating

C
Score: 60.3/100
Financial
72.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 73 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 68 → 60 after red-flag penalties → C.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
5 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Balclutha, Balclutha

Registration

Registration NumberCC56022
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered29 Aug 2018
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated3 Aug 2018

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Community Development

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