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
- 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
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net 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)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Higgot | Trustee | 2021-12-14 |
| John Elstob | Treasurer | 2019-12-11 |
| Glenda Hughes | Chair | 2016-05-16 |
| Blair Edwards | Secretary | 2016-05-06 |
| Julie Chapman | Trustee | 2016-05-06 |
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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Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$2.8M
$2.2M
$4.3M
21
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
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.
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Ranked against 48 peers · Environment · $1M – $10M
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