Radio Lollipop (New Zealand) Limited — Health Charity in Auckland

Radio Lollipop (New Zealand) Limited is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity D (45.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: We are an International children's charity providing care, comfort, play and entertainment to children in hospital.

Registration Number
CC34997
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
D (45.5/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
richard@rebiz.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$0.8M NZD
Net Assets
$0.7M NZD
Reserve Months
22.6 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
2
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.3M$0.1M$0.7M
2024$0.2M$0.1M$0.6M
2023$0.2M$0.1M$0.6M
2022$0.1M$0.2M$0.6M
2021$0.2M$0.1M$0.6M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$0.5M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.5M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$0.5M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$0.4M
2016$0.1M$0.1M$0.4M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
D
Overall Score
45.5/100
Financial Score
54.2
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.3%

Red Flags

  • Only 26.5% of expenses go to programs, well below acceptable standards

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Angela MackieDirector2018-09-03
Richard MooreDirector2013-05-23
Lorraine AndrewesDirector2008-02-21
Hedley FinnDirector1992-12-08

Former Officers (13)

  • Andrew MULLIGAN — Director (departed 2024-11-18)
  • Bilton HAWLEY — Director (departed 2020-11-16)
  • Marcus BEKKER — Director (departed 2017-12-11)
  • Anthony Ujdur — Director (departed 2016-11-12)
  • John Humphrey — Director (departed 2015-11-27)
  • Susan Bell — Trustee (departed 2015-01-30)
  • Roberta Maxwell — Trustee (departed 2013-03-14)
  • Christine Rankin — Director (departed 2010-04-01)
  • Nettie Knetsch — Other (departed 2016-02-16)
  • Gregory Moyle — Director (departed 2015-02-02)
  • Barrie Cooper — Trustee (departed 2022-01-18)
  • Peter Sargent — Other (departed 2017-12-07)
  • Deirdre Neville - White — Director (departed 2016-11-12)

Funding Sources

  • Simplicity Foundation — $1,000

Similar Charities in Health

HealthTrust

Radio Lollipop (New Zealand) Limited

CC34997Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating4d ago

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

D
46/100
Financial
54
Governance
55
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (2)

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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. 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.
  • Reserves high for operating size
    Reserves cover ~61 months of expenses on $256K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size

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.

Revenue

$255.5K

Expenses

$145.6K

Assets

$761.1K

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

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.

Funded By

Registered charities that have funded this organisation.

About

Mission

We are an International children's charity providing care, comfort, play and entertainment to children in hospital.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$255.5K
Total Expenses
$145.6K
Net Assets
$744.0K
Volunteers
2

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
26c
For every $1 spent, 26c reaches programs
Needs attention
Sustainability
22.6mo
Could operate 22.6 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
$0.02
Costs $0.02 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient

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

Revenue Diversification

59
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,128
Donations46.5%
Other43.1%
Investment Income10.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 157 peers · Health · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
46
#39/158
Revenue
$256K
#88/158
Reserve Months
22.6
#1/158
Surplus
$110K
#20/158
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/158

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

Rating

D
Score: 45.5/100
Financial
54.2
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 54 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 55 → 46 after red-flag penalties → D.
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Latest Audit

FY2018
Clean
2 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC34997
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeNZ Limited Company
Incorporated8 Dec 1992
Company #570441
Registered office
6 Oratau Place, Greenhithe, Auckland, 0632

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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