Salt Community Trust — Community Development Charity in Orewa

Salt Community Trust is a Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Orewa, Orewa. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $1.2M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: To provide programmes and services to empower and strengthen famillies, equipping our community with the skills and resources to function positively as individuals and families.

Registration Number
CC44413
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2010-06-15
Status
Active
Sector
Community Development
Location
Orewa, Orewa
Email
finance@salttrust.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (community_trust)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.3M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
19
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$1.2M$1.2M$0.1M
2024$1.1M$1.2M$0.0M
2023$0.8M$0.8M$0.2M
2022$0.5M$0.5M$0.1M
2021$0.5M$0.5M$0.2M
2020$0.4M$0.4M$0.2M
2019$0.3M$0.3M$0.2M
2018$0.3M$0.2M$0.2M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2016$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Grant SargentTrustee2026-06-29
Niels MollerTrustee2026-06-29
Joseph LongTrustee2024-08-20
David WhiteheadTrustee2022-10-18
Nigel DebenhamGeneral Manager2022-07-18
Richard WoodTrustee2010-03-22

Former Officers (13)

  • Joshua Sanford — Trustee (departed 2025-12-16)
  • Charene Van Loggerenberg — Trustee (departed 2025-08-19)
  • Noeline Tane — Trustee (departed 2026-01-15)
  • Lindsay McPherson — General Manager (departed 2022-04-01)
  • David Maurice — Trustee (departed 2023-11-21)
  • Leighton Browan — Trustee (departed 2020-05-25)
  • Jacinta Pooley — Trustee (departed 2017-06-01)
  • Ian Lamont — Trustee (departed 2021-04-15)
  • Simon Fletcher — Trustee (departed 2014-06-23)
  • Caroline Borger — Trustee (departed 2012-05-22)
  • Karen O'reilly — Trustee (departed 2024-12-17)
  • Lleon Downes — Trustee (departed 2012-05-22)
  • Kristine Keogh — Trustee (departed 2013-08-12)

Funding Sources

  • Foundation North — $15,000
  • Dragon Community Trust — $3,000
  • Dragon Community Trust — $3,000
  • Rano Community Trust — $2,000

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Salt Community Trust

CC44413Orewa, OrewaRegistered 15 Jun 2010
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. 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.

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Revenue

$1.2M

Expenses

$1.2M

Assets

$262.4K

Staff

19

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
Community Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

Funded By

Registered charities that have funded this organisation.

About

Mission

To provide programmes and services to empower and strengthen famillies, equipping our community with the skills and resources to function positively as individuals and families.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicPeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.2M
Total Expenses
$1.2M
Net Assets
$70.9K
Staff
19
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 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
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0.7mo
Could operate 0.7 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

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

Revenue Diversification

30
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,034
High Concentration: 83% of revenue from Other
Other82.5%
Donations14.9%
Government Grants2.4%
Investment Income0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 54 peers · Community Development · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#36/55
Revenue
$1.2M
#44/55
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/55
Surplus
$82
#38/55
Staff Cost %
48%
#55/55

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

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2024
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Orewa, Orewa

Registration

Registration NumberCC44413
Entity TypeTrust
Registered15 Jun 2010
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated29 Mar 2010
Registered office
41 Florence Avenue, Orewa

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Community Development
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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