The Leslie John and Lola June Struthers Trust Fund — Registered Charity in Lincoln

The Leslie John and Lola June Struthers Trust Fund is a Trust charity, based in Lincoln, Lincoln. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (72/100). Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: The purpose of the Trust is to benefit high country farm management in general and in the Central Otago area more specifically.

Registration Number
CC23976
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-05-06
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (72/100)
Location
Lincoln, Lincoln
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.6M NZD
Total Assets
$11.1M NZD
Net Assets
$11.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.6M$0.6M$11.1M
2024$0.9M$0.9M$11.0M
2023$1.9M$0.6M$11.0M
2022$2.2M$0.8M$9.7M
2021$0.7M$0.5M$8.2M
2020$0.2M$0.5M$8.0M
2019$1.4M$0.5M$8.3M
2018$0.9M$0.5M$7.4M
2017$0.6M$0.4M$7.0M
2016$0.3M$0.4M$6.9M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
72/100
Financial Score
75
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (57)

  • Zara Weissenstein — Trustee As Council Member of Lincoln University
  • Puamiria Parata-Goodall — Trustee As Council Member of Lincoln University
  • Demetrio Cooper — Student Appointment Lusa President (departed 2024-11-30)
  • Michelle Ash — Council Member of Lincoln University
  • Liz Hill-Taiaroa — Trustee As Council Member of Lincoln University
  • James Parsons — Council Member Lincoln University
  • Amy Wells — Student Appointment Lusa President (departed 2023-11-30)
  • Derrick Moot — Trustee As Council Member of Lincoln University
  • Grant Edwards — Trustee As Vice Chancellor of Lincoln University
  • David Jensen — Council Member of Lincoln University
  • Jeremy Kilgour — Council Member of Lincoln University (departed 2022-11-30)
  • Jaime Shone — Council Member of Lincoln University (departed 2023-03-27)
  • Marjan Van den Belt — Council Member Lincoln University
  • Robert Hewett — Council Member Lincoln University (departed 2023-03-01)
  • Gabrielle Thompson — Council Member of Lincoln University
  • Samuel Blackmore — Council Member Lincoln University (departed 2020-12-14)
  • Bruce McKenzie — Trustee-As-Council-Member-Lincoln-University (departed 2021-12-31)
  • Kirsty Havill — Trustee As Council Member of Lincoln University (departed 2019-12-20)
  • Bruce Gemmell — Trustee As Council Member of Lincoln University
  • James McWha — Council Member (departed 2018-10-31)

Similar Charities in Other

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The Leslie John and Lola June Struthers Trust Fund

CC23976Lincoln, LincolnRegistered 6 May 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating4d ago

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

B-
72/100
Financial
75
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 12. 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

$613.5K

Expenses

$576.6K

Assets

$11.1M

Staff

2

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
Otago

About

Mission

The purpose of the Trust is to benefit high country farm management in general and in the Central Otago area more specifically.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$613.5K
Total Expenses
$576.6K
Net Assets
$11.1M
Staff
2
employees

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
0mo
Could operate 0 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

33
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,659
Other78.8%
Investment Income21.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 118 peers · Other · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
72
#28/119
Revenue
$614K
#23/119
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/119
Surplus
$37K
#63/119
Staff Cost %
40%
#119/119

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

Rating

B-
Score: 72/100
Financial
75
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 75 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 69 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2023
Clean

Contact Details

Address
Lincoln, Lincoln

Registration

Registration NumberCC23976
Entity TypeTrust
Registered6 May 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Other
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsSponsors / undertakes research

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.