The Keir Trust — Education Charity in Auckland

The Keir Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C+ (69/100). Annual revenue: $2.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: To provide awards for excellence and support by way of scholarships for students of Auckland University of Technology

Registration Number
CC28708
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (69/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
andrea.vujnovich@aut.ac.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$7.3M NZD
Net Assets
$7.3M NZD
Reserve Months
249.9 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.0M$0.0M$7.3M
2025$0.2M$0.2M$5.3M
2024$0.2M$0.1M$5.3M
2023$0.2M$0.2M$5.2M
2022$0.4M$0.2M$5.1M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$4.9M
2020$0.4M$0.2M$4.8M
2019$0.4M$0.1M$4.6M
2018$1.0M$0.2M$4.3M
2017$0.3M$0.2M$3.5M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
69/100
Financial Score
85
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 (8)

NameRoleAppointed
Robert CampbellTrustee2025-02-19
Rob CampbellTrustee2025-02-19
Damon SalesaTrustee2025-02-19
AUT FoundationTrustee2025-02-19
Marama RoyaITrustee2025-02-19
Alastair CarruthersTrustee2025-02-19
James SchofieldTrustee2025-02-19
Ranjna PatelTrustee2025-02-19

Former Officers (5)

  • Craig Le Quesne — Trustee /board Member
  • Peter Sargent — Trustee / Board Member
  • Andrew Picot — Trustee / Board Member
  • Ronald Korn — Trustee / Board Member
  • Alison Hoskin — Trustee / Chair

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The Keir Trust

CC28708Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating4d ago

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

C+
69/100
Financial
85
Governance
65
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 7. 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

$2.0M

Expenses

$18.5K

Assets

$7.3M

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.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Education
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

To provide awards for excellence and support by way of scholarships for students of Auckland University of Technology

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.0M
Total Expenses
$18.5K
Net Assets
$7.3M

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
249.9mo
Could operate 249.9 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
69
#17/38
Revenue
$2.0M
#24/38
Reserve Months
249.9
#1/38
Surplus
$2.0M
#2/38
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/38

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

Rating History

C+
2025
Score: 69.0
Financial: 85 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
F
2025
Score: 15.0
Financial: 0 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

C+
Score: 69/100
Financial
85
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 85 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 73 → 69 after red-flag penalties → C+.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC28708
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated26 Feb 2002
Registered office
Level 5, Tower 2, 55-65 Shortland St, Auckland Central, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individuals

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: 30 September 2026.