Arthritis New Zealand (Mateponapona Aotearoa) — Health Charity in Wellington

Arthritis New Zealand (Mateponapona Aotearoa) is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A (92.5/100). Annual revenue: $4.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The objects of the Trust are to: (a) facilitate the provision of a range of quality services and programmes that benefit people in NZ affected by arthritis by way of, without limitation, education, direct support, collaborative ventures and the funding of research; (b) promote the interests of people in NZ with arthritis by way of, without limitation, raising public awareness of arthritis; and (c) do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of these objects.

Registration Number
CC55546
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2018-07-01
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (92.5/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
info@arthritis.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (other)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$4.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$3.1M NZD
Total Assets
$12.8M NZD
Net Assets
$12.4M NZD
Reserve Months
48.1 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$4.0M$3.1M$12.4M
2024$3.2M$2.6M$11.0M
2023$2.1M$2.6M$10.8M
2022$2.5M$2.5M$11.0M
2021$5.7M$2.6M$12.4M
2020$3.9M$2.9M$8.5M
2019$2.9M$2.9M$7.9M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A
Overall Score
92.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (12)

NameRoleAppointed
Tessa OrangeTrustee2025-03-05
Nicola TugnetTrustee2024-11-27
Mitchell KnightTrustee2024-11-27
Leanne BlinkhorneTrustee2024-11-27
William HamiltonTrustee2023-09-20
Sasha KljakovicTrustee2023-09-20
William (Bill) HamiltonTrustee2023-09-20
Susan McGlashanTrustee2021-11-26
Benjamin SutherlandTrustee2020-11-28
Peggy LockyerTrustee2019-11-30
Richard EdgeTrustee2019-02-01
Rebecca RobertsChair2018-11-21

Former Officers (17)

  • Simon Stebbings — Trustee (departed 2024-11-27)
  • Paula Te Kahika — Chief Financial Officer
  • Raewyn Bhana — Trustee (departed 2022-03-11)
  • Peter Jones — Trustee (departed 2022-11-30)
  • Jacob Pollock — Trustee (departed 2024-09-25)
  • Ben Blinkhorne — Trustee (departed 2024-11-27)
  • Digna Toresen — Trustee (departed 2020-11-28)
  • Martin Lenart — Trustee (departed 2020-03-06)
  • Els Dutton — Trustee (departed 2021-11-26)
  • Catherine Grace — Trustee (departed 2021-11-26)
  • Lauretta Breadmore — Trustee (departed 2019-11-30)
  • Douglas White — Trustee (departed 2020-03-05)
  • Steven Renata — Trustee (departed 2019-02-07)
  • Roy Tiffin — Trustee (departed 2019-11-30)
  • Joseph Stanton — Trustee (departed 2020-11-28)
  • Peter Larmer — Chair (departed 2021-11-26)
  • Philip Kearney — Chief Executive

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Senior Managers$518,8082025

Funding Sources

  • Rano Community Trust — $23,001.5
  • Milestone Foundation Limited — $18,387.58
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $17,824.81
  • Blue Sky Community Trust — $16,502.45
  • Akarana Community Trust — $5,000
  • Dragon Community Trust — $2,800
  • Pelorus Trust — $1,514.56
  • Air Rescue Services Limited — $480

Service Providers

  • KPMG

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Arthritis New Zealand (Mateponapona Aotearoa)

CC55546Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 1 Jul 2018
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

A
93/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Revenue

$4.0M

Expenses

$3.1M

Assets

$12.8M

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
EducationArts & Culture
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Wellington

About

Mission

The objects of the Trust are to: (a) facilitate the provision of a range of quality services and programmes that benefit people in NZ affected by arthritis by way of, without limitation, education, direct support, collaborative ventures and the funding of research; (b) promote the interests of people in NZ with arthritis by way of, without limitation, raising public awareness of arthritis; and (c) do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of these objects.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$4.0M
Total Expenses
$3.1M
Net Assets
$12.4M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (7 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0mo
Could operate 0 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

24
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,578
High Concentration: 86% of revenue from Other
Other85.9%
Government Grants14.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
93
#1/68
Revenue
$4.0M
#15/68
Reserve Months
48.1
#1/68
Surplus
$855K
#18/68
Staff Cost %
19%
#68/68

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

Rating

A
Score: 92.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 85 → A.
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Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC55546
Entity TypeTrust
Registered1 Jul 2018
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated15 Aug 2018
Registered office
L2, 120 Featherston Street, Wellington Central, Wellington

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes research

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.