The Holt Forest Trust — Environment Charity in Napier

The Holt Forest Trust is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Napier, Napier. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (71.4/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To apply funds to the charitable purpose set out in, and in accordance with, the founding documentation and the Charities Act 2005

Registration Number
CC36443
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (71.4/100)
Sector
Environment
Location
Napier, Napier
Email
mailbox@oldershaw.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$2.0M NZD
Net Assets
$1.9M NZD
Reserve Months
3.7 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M$1.9M
2024$0.2M$0.1M$1.9M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$1.8M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$1.9M
2021$0.4M$0.0M$1.9M
2020$0.1M$0.2M$1.5M
2019$0.1M$0.1M$1.7M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$1.6M
2017$0.1M$0.1M$1.6M
2016$0.1M$0.0M$1.6M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
71.4/100
Financial Score
78.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.9%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (6)

  • Peter Reid — Co-Trusteee
  • Brien Mahoney — Co-Trustee
  • Shaun Brown — Secretary
  • Gordon Hampton — Co-Trustee (departed 2022-08-29)
  • Holt Forest Trust — Trustee (departed 2017-01-27)
  • The New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Limited — Trustee (departed 2017-03-20)

Similar Charities in Environment

FunderEnvironmentTrustTrust

The Holt Forest Trust

CC36443Napier, NapierRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

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

B-
71/100
Financial
79
Governance
55
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 3. 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

$129.7K

Expenses

$89.4K

Assets

$2.0M

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.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Hawke's Bay

About

Mission

To apply funds to the charitable purpose set out in, and in accordance with, the founding documentation and the Charities Act 2005

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$129.7K
Total Expenses
$89.4K
Net Assets
$1.9M
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
89c
For every $1 spent, 89c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
3.7mo
Could operate 3.7 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

44
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,616
Investment Income72.3%
Donations15.4%
Other12.3%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 156 peers · Environment · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
71
#18/157
Revenue
$130K
#132/157
Reserve Months
3.7
#1/157
Surplus
$40K
#59/157
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/157

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

Rating

B-
Score: 71.4/100
Financial
78.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 79 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 64 → B-.
View Full Score Breakdown

Is this your charity?

Claim your profile to view analytics, submit corrections, and improve your rating.

Claim This Profile

Contact Details

Address
Napier, Napier

Registration

Registration NumberCC36443
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceOther - 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: 29 September 2026.