New Zealand National Committee For Unicef Trust Board — International Aid Charity in Wellington
New Zealand National Committee For Unicef Trust Board is a Trust charity in the International Aid sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity D (46.4/100). Annual revenue: $10.9M NZD. 2 red flags detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
New Zealand National Committee For Unicef Trust Board is part of the same organisation as Unicef Childrens Foundation (CC27773). Each registration files its own accounts.
Mission: The Trust maximises the generation of revenue for the work of UNICEF and also undertakes advocacy, communication, fundraising and public mobilisation activities in support of the goals and aims of UNICEF. The Trust also promotes the rights of children as outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- Registration Number
- CC35979
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D (46.4/100)
- Sector
- International Aid
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- http://www.unicef.org.nz
- 2helpkids@unicef.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $10.9M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $11.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $5.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $3.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.8 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 30
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10.9M | $11.2M | $3.4M |
| 2024 | $15.3M | $15.8M | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $16.4M | $16.4M | $4.2M |
| 2022 | $19.5M | $19.4M | $4.1M |
| 2021 | $14.7M | $13.7M | $4.1M |
| 2020 | $14.5M | $14.2M | $3.1M |
| 2019 | $13.9M | $13.6M | $2.7M |
| 2018 | $12.3M | $12.5M | $2.4M |
| 2017 | $12.5M | $12.3M | $2.6M |
| 2016 | $11.6M | $11.6M | $2.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D
- Overall Score
- 46.4/100
- Financial Score
- 81.3
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- Average staff compensation of $179,547 per FTE, significantly above sector average of $75,000
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Suphachet Wongsunopparat | Treasurer | 2026-05-12 |
| Susan Glasgow | Secretary | 2026-03-23 |
| Paul Mersi | Trustee | 2025-05-23 |
| Ian Olan | Trustee | 2025-05-23 |
| Makerita Poutasi | Trustee | 2025-05-23 |
| Tim Sutton | Trustee | 2025-05-23 |
| Heather Hayden | Trustee | 2025-05-23 |
| Jo Fair | Trustee | 2025-05-23 |
| Nicholas Wells | Trustee | 2024-04-01 |
Former Officers (37)
- Richard Stone — Trustee (departed 2009-06-03)
- Anita Killeen — Trustee (departed 2026-05-22)
- Rebecca Kiddle — Trustee (departed 2025-10-30)
- Supachet Wongsunopparat — Treasurer (departed 2026-05-12)
- Jon Ramage — Trustee (departed 2025-02-03)
- Susan Chisnall — Treasurer (departed 2025-05-23)
- Michelle Sharp — Secretary (departed 2025-10-15)
- Amanda Ellis — Trustee (departed 2024-05-30)
- Carmen Vicelich — Trustee (departed 2026-05-15)
- Rachel Petero — Trustee (departed 2025-05-23)
- Mavis Mullins — Trustee (departed 2025-05-23)
- Linda Jenkinson — Trustee (departed 2023-01-24)
- Simon Wi Rutene — Trustee (departed 2026-05-22)
- Mark Oldershaw — Trustee (departed 2020-05-22)
- Gopika Gnanakumar — Trustee (departed 2019-02-15)
- Jenny Chu — Trustee (departed 2019-10-16)
- Chris Allen — Trustee (departed 2019-05-10)
- Annah Stretton — Trustee (departed 2020-04-20)
- Arish Naresh — Trustee (departed 2019-02-15)
- Matthew Silwood — Trustee (departed 2015-05-20)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | $1,425,449 | - |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | $1,425,449 | 2024 |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Trustee | $0 | - |
| Board/Trustees (unpaid) | Trustee | $0 | 2024 |
Service Providers
- BDO
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New Zealand National Committee For Unicef Trust Board
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 11. 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.
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
$10.9M
$11.2M
$5.3M
30
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
About
The Trust maximises the generation of revenue for the work of UNICEF and also undertakes advocacy, communication, fundraising and public mobilisation activities in support of the goals and aims of UNICEF. The Trust also promotes the rights of children as outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Ranked against 4 peers · International Aid · $10M – $50M
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