Trust Directory
Date
New Zealand United World College Trust was formed by a deed of trust dated 25 October 2006, prepared by Chapman Tripp, our solicitors.
Registration
The trust is registered at the:
- Companies Office – Certificate Number 1898203
- Inland Revenue Department – IRD number 96-162-121
- Charities Commission – CC10493
Purpose
The trust’s purpose under the trust deed is:
Firstly, to investigate, plan and provide for the establishment and ongoing operation of a United World College in New Zealand (or a college of similar nature) to enable the provision of education to students situated in New Zealand at a pre-university level regardless of their ability to pay; and
Secondly, for any other similar purposes within New Zealand relating to the advancement of education which are charitable according to the law of New Zealand.
Founder patron
Our Founder Patron is the Rt Hon Jim Bolger, ONZ. For further biographical details, click here.
Trustees
The trust has three trustees, Grant McCulloch, John Hilhorst, and Tony Baldwin.
Board of directors
With effect from 30 May 2007, the trustees established a board of directors to make decisions on how best to achieve the purposes of the trust, and to advise the trustees.
The board for stage two of the project is Tony Baldwin (chair), Stuart Chrisp, John Hilhorst, Suzanne Janissen, Grant McCulloch, Craig Stobo. For biography details of each director, click here.
Advisory groups
The trust has also formed advisory groups to assist on various workstreams, including property development, school programme development, marketing and fundraising, and alumni relations. We are pleased to have the services of many highly talented experts and advisers. Further information on our advisory groups will be published shortly.
Accountants, auditors and lawyers
Our accountants are McCulloch & Partners.
Our auditors are Ernst and Young.
Our solicitors are Chapman Tripp
Organisational Structure
For an outline of the Trust's organisational structure, click here.
Governance policies and procedures
Our Trust actively pursues best practice governance in all our activities. For example:
- Our Board of Directors meets monthly, working from formal reports prepared by our Project Director and Trust Secretary.
- Meetings are convened, and decisions are made by formal board resolutions, following the procedural requirements set out in our Trust Deed.
- Minutes are kept and approved by our board.
- A conflict of interest register is maintained and confirmed at each board meeting.
- Rigorous arms-length protocols are in place to ensure correct access to, and use of, Trust funds.
- Any delegations of authority from the Trustees or Directors are formally recorded.
- Our solicitors provide advice on any important contractual, constitutional or other legal issues.
- The role and conditions of our Project Director position are set out in a formal contract, which also includes a performance evaluation provision.
- Performance of workflows and action-points by all directors is tracked on a monthly basis by our Trust Secretary.
- Our Trust Secretary also maintains accurate and up to date records of key documents, and tracks key dates for the Trust.
- Our financial position is reported each month to our board.
- Formal financial statements for our Trust are prepared by our accountants every six months.
- Our annual accounts are audited by Ernst & Young.
Contact
The trust’s contact details are:
New Zealand United World College Trust
PO Box 64, Queenstown
Phone: 64-3-4422-306
Email: office@uwc.org.nz
Web: www.uwc.org.nz
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