New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby Association Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Lower Hutt
New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby Association Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. CharityData rates this charity A- (85.9/100). Annual revenue: $2.5M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: NZ Wheelchair Rugby is the national sporting organisation for wheelchair rugby in NZ, supporting affiliate regions, development and competition nationwide.
- Registration Number
- CC39437
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-04-22
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (85.9/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
- admin@wheelchairrugby.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 4
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5M | $2.8M | $1.3M |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $0.9M | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.0M | $0.8M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.3M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.3M |
| 2017 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.4M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.3M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 85.9/100
- Financial Score
- 90.6
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Carroll | Committee Member | 2024-08-31 |
| Christopher Moore | Committee Member | 2023-09-02 |
| Cameron Leslie | Committee Member | 2022-05-14 |
| Gareth Lynch | Committee Member | 2022-05-14 |
| Cherie Harris | Chair | 2022-05-14 |
| Jessica Parkin | Treasurer | 2021-03-27 |
Former Officers (36)
- Sacha Wright — Committee Member (departed 2023-12-18)
- Yvonne Mackie — Committee (departed 2023-06-17)
- Kelsey Howlett — Committee Member (departed 2026-06-17)
- Peter Klinkhamer — Committee Member (departed 2022-05-14)
- Brad Hayward — Committee Member (departed 2023-09-01)
- Adam Wakeford — Committee Member (departed 2021-03-27)
- Adam Horne — Treasurer (departed 2021-03-27)
- Veronica Ng Lam — Committee Member (departed 2019-08-17)
- Danielle Schofield — Committee Member (departed 2021-03-27)
- Anne Piot — Secretary (departed 2018-05-31)
- Marinda Jones — Committee Member (departed 2017-08-12)
- Nicholas Heyworth — President (departed 2022-05-14)
- Binnie O'Dwyer — Committee Member (departed 2016-10-17)
- Gary McMurray — President (departed 2016-08-20)
- Jane Cotter — Treasurer (departed 2018-09-30)
- Mike Todd — Committee Member (departed 2017-01-25)
- Roly Blakeway — Committee Member (departed 2017-08-12)
- Ben Sturmfels — Committee Member (departed 2015-03-05)
- Daniel Buckingham — Committee Member (departed 2016-08-20)
- Steve Nimmo — Committee Member (departed 2015-08-24)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $364,618.42
- New Zealand Community Trust — $15,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $6,000
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $5,000
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New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby Association Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$2.5M
$2.8M
$1.3M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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NZ Wheelchair Rugby is the national sporting organisation for wheelchair rugby in NZ, supporting affiliate regions, development and competition nationwide.
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