New Zealand Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated — Education Charity in Porirua
New Zealand Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Porirua, Porirua. Annual revenue: $1.3M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Our purpose is to provide the following services to the 48 RDA Groups: 1) Setting relevant and appropriate standards for RDA Groups and RDA specific roles through issuing policy and procedure to ensure the safety and effectiveness of RDA programmes. 2) Providing training and resources for RDA Groups to meet the standards. 3) Certification of RDA people and RDA Groups against the standards, primarily coaching qualifications and the RDA Group Operational Certificate. 4) Support to RDA Groups to meet standards, maintain their affiliation status and run operations effectively. 5) Marketing and Fundraising to support local RDA Group efforts. National Office manage national brand standards and fundraise to heavily subsidise the cost of providing the above services to RDA Groups. The goals of NZRDA are focused on developing the standard of RDA Group service provision, enhancing the skills of RDA Group staff and volunteers, and raising brand awareness.
- Registration Number
- CC38921
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Porirua, Porirua
- admin@rda.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 9
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $2.2M |
| 2024 | $1.0M | $1.2M | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.0M |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.1M |
| 2019 | $1.6M | $1.7M | $0.9M |
| 2018 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $1.0M |
| 2017 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $0.9M |
| 2016 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $0.7M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jody Leicester | Trustee | 2025-05-23 |
| Ruth Roebuck | Trustee | 2024-11-22 |
| NIck Ruane | Trustee | 2023-05-26 |
| Ellen Cheyne | Trustee | 2023-05-26 |
| Kevin Nielsen | Trustee | 2023-05-26 |
| Jane Neale | Chair | 2015-05-22 |
Former Officers (20)
- Tim Lofts — Trustee (departed 2024-07-04)
- Elisha Olds — Trustee (departed 2025-05-23)
- Leanne Brockelbank — Trustee (departed 2023-05-26)
- Jill Reti — Trustee (departed 2023-05-26)
- Peter Johnston — Chair (departed 2023-05-26)
- Donna Kennedy — Trustee (departed 2019-06-24)
- Fiona Wilson — Trustee (departed 2020-05-23)
- Sally Wenley — Trustee (departed 2023-02-24)
- David Osborne — Director (departed 2013-10-09)
- Stephen James — Trustee (departed 2013-01-31)
- William Whiting — Trustee (departed 2019-03-29)
- Sarah Haydon — Trustee (departed 2020-05-23)
- Adrian van Dyk — Treasurer (departed 2010-05-23)
- Belinda Jackson — Trustee (departed 2016-09-26)
- Robert Moffat — Coopted Board Member (departed 2010-05-23)
- Jayne Findlay — Trustee (departed 2015-05-22)
- Joy Durrant — Treasurer (departed 2011-04-30)
- Tina French — Riders Representative (departed 2012-05-20)
- Priscilla Bell — Chairperson Board (departed 2014-05-24)
- Bronwyn Hussey — Trustee (departed 2009-06-19)
Funding Sources
- New Zealand Community Trust — $40,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $30,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $30,000
- Air Rescue Services Limited — $26,703.61
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $22,000
- Trillian Trust — $21,580.44
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $20,000
- Trust House Foundation — $20,000
- Pelorus Trust — $15,532
- The Lion Foundation — $15,000
- Dragon Community Trust — $11,800
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $10,000
- One Foundation — $8,000
- Blue Sky Community Trust — $7,500
- Milestone Foundation Limited — $2,257
- ILT Foundation — $1,500
Reporting Group Members
New Zealand Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 29 sibling charities:
- Tauranga District Group Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated
- Wellington Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Whakatu Group Riding for the Disabled Incorporated
- Christchurch Group N. Z. Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Riding for the Disabled Association Hutt Valley Group Incorporated
- West Auckland Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Marlborough Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- New Plymouth Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Napier Group Riding For Disabled Association Incorporated
- Dunedin Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated
- Whangarei Group Riding For The Disabled Incorporated
- Riding For Disabled - Cambridge Incorporated
- Gisborne Riding for Disabled Incorporated
- North Shore Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Motueka Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated
- Greenhithe Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated
- Kaitaia Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Totara Park Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Te Awamutu Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Otorohanga Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Timaru Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Southland Group NZ Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Bay of Islands Group Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- North Otago Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Golden Bay Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated
- Eastern Southland Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
- Auckland Central Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated
- Hawera Riding For Disabled Association Incorporated
- Central Taranaki Group Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
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New Zealand Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This charity is a member of a Charities Services reporting group — its parent charity files one consolidated annual return covering the whole group. Because the member's individual return is empty by design (the financial data lives at the parent level), there's nothing on the member's own books for the standard scorecard to measure. The relevant rating, financial figures, and red flags are on the parent charity's profile — follow the link above to see them. The member is part of an ACTIVE filing group; this is not the same as "stale" or "dormant".
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Part of a reporting group. New Zealand Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated files its annual return under the consolidated return filed by Tauranga District Group Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated. The financial figures and rating shown for this charity reflect the parent's consolidated filing — see the parent's profile for the underlying disclosure.
About
Our purpose is to provide the following services to the 48 RDA Groups: 1) Setting relevant and appropriate standards for RDA Groups and RDA specific roles through issuing policy and procedure to ensure the safety and effectiveness of RDA programmes. 2) Providing training and resources for RDA Groups to meet the standards. 3) Certification of RDA people and RDA Groups against the standards, primarily coaching qualifications and the RDA Group Operational Certificate. 4) Support to RDA Groups to meet standards, maintain their affiliation status and run operations effectively. 5) Marketing and Fundraising to support local RDA Group efforts. National Office manage national brand standards and fundraise to heavily subsidise the cost of providing the above services to RDA Groups. The goals of NZRDA are focused on developing the standard of RDA Group service provision, enhancing the skills of RDA Group staff and volunteers, and raising brand awareness.
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Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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New Zealand Riding For The Disabled Association Incorporated is one of 30 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.
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