The Warren Architects' Education Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Christchurch

The Warren Architects' Education Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (72.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The Trust works to provide education for New Zealand architects and to build public awareness of and public access to the art of architecture.

Registration Number
CC23127
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-04-16
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (72.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Website
http://warrentrust.org.nz
Email
garth@garthmoore.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.6M NZD
Total Assets
$3.5M NZD
Net Assets
$3.5M NZD
Reserve Months
0.4 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.4M$0.6M$3.5M
2024$0.4M$0.4M$3.7M
2023$0.4M$0.4M$3.7M
2022$0.4M$0.3M$3.7M
2021$0.4M$0.3M$3.6M
2020$0.3M$0.3M$3.5M
2019$0.4M$0.4M$3.4M
2018$0.4M$0.4M$3.4M
2017$0.4M$0.4M$3.3M
2016$0.4M$0.4M$3.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
72.5/100
Financial Score
80
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (8)

  • Garth Moore — Trustee (departed 2026-05-31)
  • Patrick Clifford — Trustee
  • Barry Dacombe — Trustee
  • Ross Jewell — Trustee (departed 2018-12-12)
  • Sarah Smith — Trustee
  • Frederick Warren — Trustee (departed 2021-02-10)
  • Richard Mcgowan — Trustee
  • Ian Athfield — Trustee (departed 2015-02-01)

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The Warren Architects' Education Charitable Trust

CC23127Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 16 Apr 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

B-
73/100
Financial
80
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 4. 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

$391.5K

Expenses

$629.8K

Assets

$3.5M

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
EducationArts & Culture
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

The Trust works to provide education for New Zealand architects and to build public awareness of and public access to the art of architecture.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$391.5K
Total Expenses
$629.8K
Net Assets
$3.5M
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0.4mo
Could operate 0.4 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

2
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,782
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Other
Other98.9%
Investment Income1.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
73
#23/133
Revenue
$391K
#47/133
Reserve Months
0.4
#1/133
Surplus
$-238K
#131/133
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/133

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

Rating

B-
Score: 72.5/100
Financial
80
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 80 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 65 → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC23127
Entity TypeTrust
Registered16 Apr 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated9 May 2006
Registered office
119 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

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.