Skills Active Aotearoa Limited — Social Services Charity in Wellington
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity B (77.3/100). Annual revenue: $7.5M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: to support people, organisations and communities with pathways to develop and strengthen their capabilities
- Registration Number
- CC23524
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-28
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (77.3/100)
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- accounts@skillsactive.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $7.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $7.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $7.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $6.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 4.6 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.5M | $7.0M | $6.2M |
| 2024 | $6.9M | $8.2M | $5.7M |
| 2023 | $8.0M | $7.8M | $6.6M |
| 2022 | $8.5M | $8.2M | $6.5M |
| 2021 | $8.9M | $7.3M | $6.2M |
| 2020 | $7.1M | $0.7M | $4.6M |
| 2019 | $7.0M | $0.7M | $5.1M |
| 2018 | $7.2M | $0.8M | $5.7M |
| 2017 | $7.4M | $7.1M | $5.6M |
| 2016 | $7.0M | $6.5M | $5.3M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 77.3/100
- Financial Score
- 92.5
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Little | Head of Finance, Operations and Performance | 2025-11-03 |
| Jordan Pomana | Director | 2022-06-21 |
| Kirsty Knowles | Director | 2022-06-21 |
| Hinemaua Rikirangi | Director | 2020-06-26 |
| Stephen Gacsall | Director | 2012-06-29 |
| Sam Napia | Chair | 2010-05-21 |
| Morris Bradley | Director | 2009-05-27 |
| Andrew Gunn | Director | 2008-04-29 |
Former Officers (11)
- Maren Frerichs — CEO (departed 2025-12-31)
- Anthony Cox — Chief Financial Officer (departed 2024-12-31)
- Stephanie Hadley — Director (departed 2022-06-21)
- Desma Ratima — Director (departed 2021-08-22)
- Richard Beddie — Director (departed 2012-06-30)
- Robert Hogg — Director (departed 2013-06-28)
- Matthew Cant — Director (departed 2011-09-13)
- Samuel Napia — Director (departed 2012-06-30)
- Grant Davidson — Director (departed 2010-03-31)
- John McEnteer — Director (departed 2009-05-27)
- Brendon Rope — Director (departed 2010-05-20)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Napia | Board Member (Chairperson) | $39,000 | 2024 |
| Sam Napia | Board Member (Chairperson) | $39,000 | - |
| Steve Ruru | Board Member | $30,000 | - |
| Steve Ruru | Board Member | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Andrew Gunn | Board Member | $15,980 | - |
| Stephen Gacsal | Board Member | $15,980 | 2024 |
| Stephen Gacsal | Board Member | $15,980 | - |
| Andrew Gunn | Board Member | $15,980 | 2024 |
| Hinemaua Rikirangi | Board Member | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Brandi Hudson | Board Member | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Kirsty Knowles | Board Member | $15,000 | - |
| Robyn Cockburn | Board Member | $15,000 | - |
| Brandi Hudson | Board Member | $15,000 | - |
| Stephanie Hadley | Board Member | $15,000 | - |
| Hinemaua Rikirangi | Board Member | $15,000 | - |
| Butch Bradley | Board Member | $15,000 | - |
| Stephanie Hadley | Board Member | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Butch Bradley | Board Member | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Robyn Cockburn | Board Member | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Kirsty Knowles | Board Member | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Jordan Pomana | Board Member | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Jordan Pomana | Board Member | $15,000 | - |
Service Providers
- BDO
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Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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.
- Government-funding concentration91% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
to support people, organisations and communities with pathways to develop and strengthen their capabilities
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Revenue Diversification
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 55 peers · Social Services · $1M – $10M
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