Waipa Christian Education Trust — Education Charity in Te Awamutu

Waipa Christian Education Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Te Awamutu, Te Awamutu. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Waipa Christian Education Trust is part of the same organisation as Waipa Christian School Limited (CC27644). Each registration files its own accounts.

Mission: To foster and develop the goals of Waipa Christian School as envisioned in their mission statement.

Registration Number
CC25342
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-04
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (70.8/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Te Awamutu, Te Awamutu
Email
phil@wcet.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
10.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.1M-
2024$0.1M$0.0M-
2023$0.1M$0.0M$1.4M
2022$0.1M$0.0M$1.4M
2021$0.1M$0.0M$1.3M
2020$0.1M$0.0M$1.2M
2019$0.1M$0.0M$1.1M
2018$0.1M$0.0M$1.0M
2017$0.1M$0.0M$0.6M
2016$0.1M$0.0M$0.5M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
70.8/100
Financial Score
77.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
BRUCE FORSYTHTrustee2026-03-30
Erica GadsbyTrustee2026-03-30
Bradd TrebilcoTrustee2024-12-01
Jake WilmothTrustee2022-04-13

Former Officers (10)

  • Selepa Sasalu — Trustee (departed 2026-03-30)
  • Philip Strong — Trustee (departed 2026-07-31)
  • Frank Berkers — Trustee (departed 2024-03-26)
  • Jenny Scott — Trustee (departed 2010-02-01)
  • Pam Carlisle — Trustee (departed 2024-05-01)
  • Colin Jackson — Trustee (departed 2024-12-01)
  • Graham Preston — Trustee (departed 2010-06-30)
  • Neville Kemp — Trustee (departed 2021-12-31)
  • John McDougall — Trustee (departed 2010-02-01)
  • Peter Wyatt — Trustee (departed 2012-02-01)

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Waipa Christian Education Trust

CC25342Te Awamutu, Te AwamutuRegistered 4 Jun 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating3d ago

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

B-
71/100
Financial
78
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

$193.2K

Expenses

$84.2K

Staff

1

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.

Relationship: related_entity

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

Mission

To foster and develop the goals of Waipa Christian School as envisioned in their mission statement.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanau

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$193.2K
Total Expenses
$84.2K
Net Assets
-
Staff
1
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
10mo
Could operate 10 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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 Other
Other100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

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

Rating Score
71
#26/133
Revenue
$193K
#90/133
Reserve Months
10.0
#1/133
Surplus
$109K
#28/133
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 History

B-
2025
Score: 70.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Current
D+
2024
Score: 50.3
Financial: 73 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B-
Score: 70.8/100
Financial
77.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 78 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 64 → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Te Awamutu, Te Awamutu

Registration

Registration NumberCC25342
Entity TypeTrust
Registered4 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated23 Apr 2008
Registered office
182 Teasdale Street, Te Awamutu, Te Awamutu

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

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.