MotiVate Charitable Trust — Religion Charity in Auckland
MotiVate Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B- (74.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: MotiVate works in partnership with individuals, Christian churches and organisations in New Zealand to support national leaders, projects, raise relief funds, send out short-term mission teams and mobilise longer-term workers into the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
- Registration Number
- CC24887
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-25
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (74.3/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- info@motivate.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.3 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 74.3/100
- Financial Score
- 82.5
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mei Kuin Lai | Trustee | 2026-02-03 |
Former Officers (15)
- Paul Sims — Trustee
- Sateki Naiteitei — Trustee (departed 2026-05-09)
- Dianne Bruce — Trustee
- Norbeneth Salinas — Trustee (departed 2026-05-09)
- Willam Snell — Trustee (departed 2024-06-06)
- Jonathan Horne — Trustee/secretary
- Patrick French — Trustee/treasurer (departed 2025-05-28)
- David Goold — Trustee/chairman (departed 2026-05-09)
- Murray Tracey — Trustee (departed 2016-04-07)
- Glen Dubois — Trustee (departed 2017-12-06)
- Malcolm Barrow — Trustee (departed 2015-04-02)
- Ashley Crampton — Trustee (departed 2011-03-30)
- Steven Beam — Trustee (departed 2009-03-18)
- Kimberly Smith — Trustee (departed 2016-04-07)
- Walter McGrail — Trustee/chairman (departed 2017-12-06)
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MotiVate Charitable Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. 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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$162.0K
$17.3K
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Grant-Making Trust
Special Entity TypeThis trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.
About
MotiVate works in partnership with individuals, Christian churches and organisations in New Zealand to support national leaders, projects, raise relief funds, send out short-term mission teams and mobilise longer-term workers into the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
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Key Statistics
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (18 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Financial Health Dashboard
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Revenue Diversification
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 181 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M
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