The Waidale Missionary Trust — Community Development Charity in Gore
The Waidale Missionary Trust is a Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Gore, Gore. CharityData rates this charity B- (74.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at May 2025.
Mission: To make donations to religious groups and organisations
- Registration Number
- CC29232
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (74.3/100)
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Gore, Gore
- jrfw44@gmail.com
- Data as at
- May 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other charities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.6M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $6.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $6.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 4.4 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-05-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.6M | $0.4M | $6.5M |
| 2024 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $6.3M |
| 2023 | $0.5M | $0.3M | $6.2M |
| 2022 | $0.5M | $0.3M | $5.8M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $5.6M |
| 2020 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $5.5M |
| 2019 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $5.6M |
| 2018 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $5.5M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $5.0M |
| 2016 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $4.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 74.3/100
- Financial Score
- 82.5
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (17)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| simon Bradfield | Trustee | 2022-11-07 |
| Hamish Elder | Trustee | 2019-08-12 |
| Karen Nicholson | Trustee | 2019-07-01 |
| Nigel Moore | Trustee | 2018-07-01 |
| Alexander Watt | Trustee | 2018-07-01 |
| Johnathon Gardyne | Trustee | 2017-08-28 |
| Miriam McKay | Trustee | 2017-08-28 |
| Peter Gardyne | Trustee | 2013-05-31 |
| Philip McCallum | Trustee | 2013-05-31 |
| David Smith | Trustee | 2008-06-30 |
| James Weir | Trustee | 2008-06-30 |
| Hamish Mackay | Trustee | 2008-06-30 |
| John White | Trustee Treasurer | 2008-06-30 |
| John Gardyne | Trustee | 2008-06-30 |
| Jeremy McPhail | Trustee | 2004-08-07 |
| John Dodds | Trustee | 1998-08-31 |
| Andrew Tripp | Trustee | 1996-08-03 |
Former Officers (21)
- Elspeth Gardyne — Trustee (departed 2026-07-27)
- Quintin Miller — Trustee (departed 2023-08-31)
- James Roy — Trustee (departed 2023-08-31)
- Robert Erskine — Trustee (departed 2020-07-01)
- Diane Cook — Trustee Secretary (departed 2020-06-01)
- Graham Gardyne — Trustee Chairman (departed 2026-07-27)
- Bazil Paterson — Trustee (departed 2009-07-31)
- Gordan Collins — Trustee (departed 2015-05-31)
- Keith Halliday — Trustee (departed 2016-05-31)
- Elinor Collins — Trustee (departed 2018-06-30)
- Bruce Roy — Trustee (departed 2023-08-31)
- John Wilson — Trustee (departed 2017-07-31)
- Bruce Heslip — Trustee (departed 2013-05-31)
- John Kerse — Trustee (departed 2010-08-07)
- Gorge Cook — Trustee (departed 2019-07-31)
- Paul Heslip — Trustee (departed 2009-07-31)
- Betty Smith — Trustee (departed 2020-07-01)
- William Simpson — Trustee (departed 2014-05-31)
- Clarence Gardyne — Trustee (departed 2014-05-31)
- Margery White — Trustee (departed 2013-05-31)
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The Waidale Missionary Trust
Financial data as at May 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 17. 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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$6.9M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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.
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
To make donations to religious groups and organisations
Who We Serve
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Revenue Diversification
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 135 peers · Community Development · $100K – $1M
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