Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust — Environment Charity in Auckland

Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A (90.4/100). Annual revenue: $2.8M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Pet Refuge NZ was established to provide a free, safe, temporary shelter for pets of families escaping domestic violence. Pet Refuge seeks to remove one of the significant barriers to leaving domestic violence of serious concerns about the threat of violence and cruelty towards the victim’s pets, by providing them with a safe haven.

Registration Number
CC53408
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2016-06-07
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (90.4/100)
Sector
Environment
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
julie@petrefuge.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.8M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.2M NZD
Total Assets
$4.3M NZD
Net Assets
$3.7M NZD
Reserve Months
6.2 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
21
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.8M$2.2M$3.7M
2024$2.1M$2.1M$3.1M
2023$1.9M$1.8M$3.1M
2022$1.6M$1.5M$3.0M
2021$1.9M$0.4M$2.8M
2020$1.6M$0.4M$1.3M
2019$0.2M$0.1M$0.2M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2017---

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A
Overall Score
90.4/100
Financial Score
97
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Andrew HiggotTrustee2021-12-14
John ElstobTreasurer2019-12-11
Glenda HughesChair2016-05-16
Blair EdwardsSecretary2016-05-06
Julie ChapmanTrustee2016-05-06

Former Officers (2)

  • William Birnie — Trustee (departed 2019-09-19)
  • Dean Agnew — Treasurer (departed 2024-06-25)

Funding Sources

  • Trillian Trust — $568,217.5
  • Trillian Trust Limited — $71,922
  • Simplicity Foundation — $43,250
  • Simplicity Foundation — $32,750
  • Pub Charity Limited — $30,000
  • We Care Community Trust — $25,200
  • Foundation North — $25,000
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $15,000
  • Foundation North — $10,000
  • Blue Sky Community Trust — $10,000
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $8,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $8,000
  • Dragon Community Trust — $4,940

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FunderEnvironmentTrustCharitable Trust

Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust

CC53408Auckland, AucklandRegistered 7 Jun 2016
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

A
90/100
Financial
97
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$2.8M

Expenses

$2.2M

Assets

$4.3M

Staff

21

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

Pet Refuge NZ was established to provide a free, safe, temporary shelter for pets of families escaping domestic violence. Pet Refuge seeks to remove one of the significant barriers to leaving domestic violence of serious concerns about the threat of violence and cruelty towards the victim’s pets, by providing them with a safe haven.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
AnimalsChildren / young peopleFamily / whanauOlder people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.8M
Total Expenses
$2.2M
Net Assets
$3.7M
Staff
21
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (9 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
83c
For every $1 spent, 83c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
6.2mo
Could operate 6.2 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
$0.16
Costs $0.16 to raise each $1 in donations
Moderate

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

26
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,396
High Concentration: 85% of revenue from Donations
Donations84.7%
Other14.9%
Investment Income0.4%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 48 peers · Environment · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
90
#6/49
Revenue
$2.8M
#20/49
Reserve Months
6.2
#1/49
Surplus
$578K
#13/49
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/49

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

A
Score: 90.4/100
Financial
97
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 97 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 84 → A.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC53408
Entity TypeTrust
Registered7 Jun 2016
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated15 Aug 2019
Registered office
Level 4, 2 Chancery Street, Auckland Central, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 28 September 2026.