Sir Peter Blake Marine Education And Recreation Board — Education Charity in Auckland
Sir Peter Blake Marine Education And Recreation Board is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $1.4M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: To provide safe, fun, high quality marine environmental education and recreation experiences for young New Zealanders. Kia Whakaongaonga Tangaroa i to whatumanawa
- Registration Number
- CC29903
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.merc.org.nz
- accounts@merc.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 22
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.6M |
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.7M |
| 2019 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.8M |
| 2018 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $1.9M |
| 2017 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.9M |
| 2016 | $0.8M | $0.9M | $2.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- Overall Score
- /100
- Financial Score
- 0
- Governance Score
- 10
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (30)
- Gregg Walden — Local Board Representative
- Kerry Tyack — Trustee
- Sarah Wakeford — Trustee
- Alexis Poppelbaum — Local Board Representative (departed 2025-10-11)
- Michael Brown — Chair (departed 2024-09-16)
- Glenn Wilcox — Trustee (departed 2025-03-31)
- Robert Gill — Trustee (departed 2023-12-04)
- Stephen Hathaway — Trustee (departed 2023-09-18)
- Denise Lee — Council Representative
- Anthony Peat — Treasurer
- Richard Rainey — Chair (departed 2020-11-03)
- Michael Goudie — Trustee (departed 2016-06-27)
- Bruce Nancekivell — Trustee (departed 2018-07-30)
- Anita Bilby — Trustee (departed 2015-04-20)
- David Gray — Trustee (departed 2015-04-20)
- Ian Bradley — Trustee (departed 2010-08-17)
- Joy Brett — Trustee (departed 2010-11-22)
- Michael Bridger — Trustee (departed 2009-08-18)
- Alick Wilson — Trustee
- Graeme Collett — Trustee (departed 2008-09-02)
Funding Sources
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $130,763.9
- Foundation North — $65,000
- Foundation North — $65,000
- Foundation North — $45,000
- Foundation North — $45,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $41,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $40,000
- Trillian Trust — $28,474
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $12,144
- Foundation North — $10,000
- The North and South Trust Limited — $9,902
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $6,399.48
- Blue Sky Community Trust — $5,012.9
- The Lion Foundation — $5,000
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EducationTrust
Sir Peter Blake Marine Education And Recreation Board
CC29903Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating4d ago
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade
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- Small board structure1 current officer listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
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Revenue
$1.4M
Expenses
$1.5M
Assets
$2.0M
Staff
22
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Funded By
Registered charities that have funded this organisation.
About
Mission
To provide safe, fun, high quality marine environmental education and recreation experiences for young New Zealanders. Kia Whakaongaonga Tangaroa i to whatumanawa
Key Statistics
Annual Revenue
$1.4M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Net Assets
$1.6M
Staff
22
employees
Volunteers
0
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (17 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Expense Breakdown
API DataBased 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
0mo
Could operate 0 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
21
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,920
High Concentration: 89% of revenue from Other
Other88.6%
Donations7.1%
Investment Income4.4%
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 38 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
Rating Score
0
Revenue
$1.4M
Reserve Months
0.0
Surplus
$-42K
Staff Cost %
78%
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Registration
Registration NumberCC29903
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered
Companies Office
StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated27 Mar 1981
Registered office
The Marine Education & Recreation Centre 1045 Beach Road Long Bay North Shore City 1310, Long Bay
Sector & Activities
Primary Sector
EducationData 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: 4 May 2026.
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