Wellington Rotary Charitable Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Wellington
Wellington Rotary Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (75.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2026.
Mission: To provide funding to help our community through grants to individuals, or organisations working in the area of community improvement - it can be study grants to help develop individuals, grants to purchase equipment or funds to help seed a group or a specific activity.
- Registration Number
- CC29255
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (75.5/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- http://www.rcw.org.nz
- grayhughson@gmail.com
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- June 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 24.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2026-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.9M |
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.8M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.3M | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $1.3M |
| 2019 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $1.8M |
| 2018 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.6M |
| 2017 | $0.3M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 75.5/100
- Financial Score
- 80
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathon Beck | Trustee | 2024-06-12 |
| Brent Allcock | Trustee | 2023-07-21 |
| Gray Hughson | Trustee | 2018-05-22 |
| Joy Tracey | Trustee | 2018-01-23 |
| Joan Smith | Trustee | 2017-03-01 |
Former Officers (18)
- Rhys Barlow — Trustee (departed 2022-10-31)
- Alexandra Hare — Trustee (departed 2021-08-24)
- Andrew Austin — Trustee (departed 2026-01-16)
- Martin Lenart — Trustee (departed 2017-12-31)
- Kate Mitchell — Trustee (departed 2023-06-30)
- Helen Algar — Trustee (departed 2019-08-27)
- Peter Lawson — Trustee (departed 2016-11-30)
- Mary-Jane Rivers — Trustee (departed 2012-09-25)
- Peter Sherwin — Trustee (departed 2015-12-01)
- Wayne Morgan — Trustee (departed 2017-12-31)
- Denis Kirkcaldie — Chair (departed 2014-02-19)
- Stephen Brown — Trustee (departed 2011-06-30)
- Anthony Scott — Trustee (departed 2009-07-01)
- Carol Stigley — Trustee (departed 2011-08-23)
- Tricia Wallbridge — Trustee (departed 2017-03-01)
- Jennifer Button — Joint Chairman (departed 2010-04-01)
- Beverley Wakem — Trustee (departed 2012-02-28)
- Brian Steele — Joint Chairman (departed 2011-06-30)
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Wellington Rotary Charitable Trust
Financial data as at June 2026. 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 5. 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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$53.3K
$1.9M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). 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.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
To provide funding to help our community through grants to individuals, or organisations working in the area of community improvement - it can be study grants to help develop individuals, grants to purchase equipment or funds to help seed a group or a specific activity.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M
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