Best Care (Whakapai Hauora) Charitable Trust — Health Charity in Palmerston North

Best Care (Whakapai Hauora) Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (86.5/100). Annual revenue: $15.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The purposes of the trust are as follows: (a) The purchase of services that will improve the health status of Maori and others living in the rohe and beyond within New Zealand. (b) To provide services which are inclusive of te taha tinana, te taha wairua, te taha hinengaro, te taha whanau. (c) To provide a comprehensive range of health, disability, traditional and alternative practices . (d) To carry on any other charitable object which may seem to the Trustees capable of being conveniently carried on in connection with the above objectives or calculated directly or indirectly to advice the objectives and purposes of the Trust or any part thereof.

Registration Number
CC23113
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-04-16
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (86.5/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Palmerston North, Palmerston North
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$15.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$14.1M NZD
Total Assets
$14.2M NZD
Net Assets
$12.2M NZD
Reserve Months
10.4 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$15.0M$14.1M$12.2M
2024$13.8M$12.1M$11.4M
2023$10.9M$9.4M$9.6M
2022$12.2M$7.9M$8.1M
2021$7.0M$5.4M$3.8M
2020$4.8M$4.3M$2.2M
2019$3.9M$3.6M$1.7M
2018$3.6M$3.5M$1.5M
2017$3.7M$3.7M$1.3M
2016$3.5M$3.8M$1.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
86.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (7)

  • Janine Smith — Trustee
  • John Takarangi — Trustee (departed 2024-12-11)
  • Kararaina Oldridge — Trustee
  • Deborah Te Puni — Trustee (departed 2025-02-04)
  • Tokatu Te Rangi — Trustee (departed 2017-03-03)
  • Danielle Harris — Trustee
  • Kararaina Taite — Trustee (departed 2012-08-17)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Senior Executive & Chief Operating Officers$706,975-
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Senior Executive & Chief Operating Officers$706,9752025
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Members of the governing body$02025
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Members of the governing body$0-

Service Providers

  • BDO

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FunderHealthTrustCharitable Trust

Best Care (Whakapai Hauora) Charitable Trust

CC23113Palmerston North, Palmerston NorthRegistered 16 Apr 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating4d ago

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

A-
87/100
Financial
100
Governance
55
Transparency
85

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 3. 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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Revenue

$15.0M

Expenses

$14.1M

Assets

$14.2M

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
HealthEnvironmentArts & Culture
Beneficiaries
MāoriPeople with Disabilities
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

The purposes of the trust are as follows: (a) The purchase of services that will improve the health status of Maori and others living in the rohe and beyond within New Zealand. (b) To provide services which are inclusive of te taha tinana, te taha wairua, te taha hinengaro, te taha whanau. (c) To provide a comprehensive range of health, disability, traditional and alternative practices . (d) To carry on any other charitable object which may seem to the Trustees capable of being conveniently carried on in connection with the above objectives or calculated directly or indirectly to advice the objectives and purposes of the Trust or any part thereof.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$15.0M
Total Expenses
$14.1M
Net Assets
$12.2M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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

9
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,086
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Other
Other95.2%
Government Grants4.8%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 10 peers · Health · $10M – $50M

Rating Score
87
#5/11
Revenue
$15.0M
#6/11
Reserve Months
10.4
#1/11
Surplus
$825K
#5/11
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/11

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

Rating

A-
Score: 86.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
55
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 73 → A-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
Auditor
BDO
Fees
Audit: $22,000
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Palmerston North, Palmerston North

Registration

Registration NumberCC23113
Entity TypeTrust
Registered16 Apr 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated16 Nov 1999

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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: 30 September 2026.