Cure Kids — Health Charity in Auckland
Cure Kids is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $9.3M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To improve the health of children through research and its outcomes
- Registration Number
- CC25350
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-04
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (89.5/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- admin@curekids.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (other)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $9.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $7.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $38.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $31.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 5.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 15
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9.3M | $7.4M | $31.2M |
| 2024 | $11.2M | $8.5M | $30.1M |
| 2023 | $8.3M | $9.5M | $27.3M |
| 2022 | $7.9M | $12.0M | $29.0M |
| 2021 | $13.3M | $14.4M | $33.9M |
| 2020 | $10.0M | $11.8M | $34.8M |
| 2019 | $8.7M | $7.1M | $36.5M |
| 2018 | $7.7M | $8.1M | $34.8M |
| 2017 | $7.1M | $9.6M | $34.9M |
| 2016 | $5.2M | $7.9M | $31.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 89.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (19)
- Reuben Tucker — Trustee
- Sally Merry — Trustee (departed 2026-06-10)
- Dee-Ann Wolferstan — Trustee
- Franceska Banga — Trustee
- Russell Hewitt — Trustee
- Stephen Robertson — Trustee
- Joan Baker — Trustee (departed 2019-07-31)
- Bruce Scoggins — Trustee (departed 2022-03-18)
- Frances Soutter — CEO (departed 2026-05-08)
- Vicki Lee — CEO (departed 2015-05-15)
- Alaister Wall — Board Director
- Kaye Parker — Trustee (departed 2009-04-02)
- Don Robertson — Trustee (departed 2011-04-07)
- Geoff Fletcher — Trustee (departed 2019-04-10)
- Bob Elliott — Trustee (departed 2020-07-08)
- Barrie Campbell — Trustee (departed 2023-06-14)
- Linda Holloway — Trustee (departed 2009-02-01)
- Don Jaine — Trustee (departed 2020-04-03)
- Roy Austin — Trustee (departed 2021-12-08)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Management | Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | $1,024,341 | - |
| Senior Management | Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | $1,024,341 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees - Chair | Chairperson | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Franceska Banga | Chair | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees - Chair | Chairperson | $50,000 | - |
| Franceska Banga | Chair | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Board of Trustees - Other members | Trustee | $0 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees - Other members | Trustee | $0 | - |
| Dee-Ann Wolferstan | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Professor Sally Merry | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Professor Te Kani Kingi | Mātauranga Māori expert peer review group member | - | 2024 |
| Russell Hewitt | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Dee-Ann Wolferstan | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Professor Sally Merry | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Reuben Tucker | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Reuben Tucker | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Professor Stephen Robertson | Cure Kids Chair of Paediatric Genetics | - | 2024 |
| Russell Hewitt | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Frances Soutter | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2024 |
| Professor Andrew Day | Cure Kids Chair of Paediatric Research | - | 2024 |
| Alaister Wall | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Professor Terryann Clark | Cure Kids Chair in Youth and Adolescent Mental Health | - | 2024 |
| Dr Reuben Collier | Mātauranga Māori expert peer review group member | - | 2024 |
| Dr Lorraine Eade | Mātauranga Māori expert peer review group member | - | 2024 |
| Dr Shonelle Wana | Mātauranga Māori expert peer review group member | - | 2024 |
| Professor Stephen Robertson | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Barrie Campbell | Trustee | - | 2023 |
| Assoc Prof Pania Te Maro | Mātauranga Māori expert peer review group member | - | 2024 |
| Howard Moore | Director (Cure Kids Ventures Limited and Cure Kids Ventures Management Limited) | - | 2023 |
| Professor Stuart Dalziel | Cure Kids Chair of Child Health Research | - | 2024 |
| Alaister Wall | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Frances Soutter | CEO | - | 2023 |
| Dr Felicity Ware | Mātauranga Māori expert peer review group member | - | 2024 |
| Maxine Simmons | Executive Director (Cure Kids Ventures Limited) | - | 2023 |
Funding Sources
- The North and South Trust Limited — $63,997
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $61,700
- Rano Community Trust — $53,168.83
- Dragon Community Trust — $38,933.33
- The Lion Foundation — $35,000
- Milestone Foundation Limited — $30,659.86
- Lion Foundation — $25,000
- Blue Sky Community Trust — $22,784.8
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $19,728.48
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $16,328.8
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $14,063.04
- Dragon Community Trust — $8,100
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $7,413.24
- The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $6,700
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $6,262.04
- Simplicity Foundation — $5,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $4,004.35
- Hugh Green Foundation — $200
- Hugh Green Foundation — $200
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2023)
As disclosed in Cure Kids's annual report.
- Ministry of Health / Government — Fiji RHD Project
- Government — Fiji Oxygen Project
Service Providers
- Matthew Coulter
- Walker Wayland Auckland
- Walker Wayland Auckland
- JB Were
- JB Were
- Craigs Investment Partners
- Russell McVeagh
- AJ Park
- Andrew Lewis Law
- Munro Leys (Fiji)
- Russell McVeagh
- Andrew Lewis Law
- AJ Park
- Munro Leys (Fiji)
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Cure Kids
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
To improve the health of children through research and its outcomes
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Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M
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