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
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net 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)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
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)
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The Leslie John and Lola June Struthers Trust Fund
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo 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.
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Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
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About
The purpose of the Trust is to benefit high country farm management in general and in the Central Otago area more specifically.
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