Sport Manawatu Charitable Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Palmerston North

Sport Manawatu Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (86.6/100). Annual revenue: $3.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Developing play, active recreation, and sport in the wider Manawatu region.

Registration Number
CC29800
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (86.6/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Palmerston North, Palmerston North
Website
http://www.sportmanawatu.org.nz
Email
info@sportmanawatu.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$3.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$3.0M NZD
Total Assets
$1.9M NZD
Net Assets
$1.4M NZD
Reserve Months
0.4 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
30
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$3.0M$3.0M$1.4M
2024$2.8M$2.8M$1.4M
2023$2.8M$2.8M$1.3M
2022$2.4M$2.4M$1.3M
2021$2.2M$2.2M$1.3M
2020$2.1M$2.0M$1.3M
2019$2.2M$2.2M$1.2M
2018$2.2M$2.6M$1.1M
2017$2.3M$2.3M$1.5M
2016$2.3M$2.2M$1.5M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
86.6/100
Financial Score
91.5
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (29)

  • Carl Netzler — Trustee
  • Shane Telfer — Trustee
  • Renee Schalkwijk — Trustee
  • Lynley Montgomery — Chair
  • Natasha Gattsche — Trustee
  • Dean Taipana — Trustee (departed 2024-10-21)
  • Suzanne Charles — Trustee (departed 2023-12-11)
  • Natasha Bailey — Trustee (departed 2024-10-12)
  • Kayla Whitelock — Trustee (departed 2024-10-21)
  • Jeremy Hapeta — Trustee
  • Rafea Naffa — Trustee (departed 2023-11-06)
  • Sandra Lynch — Trustee
  • Danielle Balmer — Trustee (departed 2023-11-06)
  • Barbara Cameron — Trustee (departed 2022-04-04)
  • Colleen Sheldon — Trustee (departed 2019-05-01)
  • Tristine Emery — Trustee (departed 2020-06-24)
  • Nathan Hopcroft — Trustee
  • Yvette McCausland-Durie — Trustee (departed 2016-06-30)
  • Bryan Goldsack — Trustee (departed 2016-06-30)
  • Fenella Devlin — Trustee (departed 2021-07-27)

Funding Sources

  • New Zealand Community Trust — $520,000
  • Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $7,000

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Sport Manawatu Charitable Trust

CC29800Palmerston North, Palmerston NorthRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

A-
87/100
Financial
92
Governance
75
Transparency
65

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 concentration
    90% 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.

Revenue

$3.0M

Expenses

$3.0M

Assets

$1.9M

Staff

30

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
Sports & Recreation
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Manawatū-Whanganui

About

Mission

Developing play, active recreation, and sport in the wider Manawatu region.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.0M
Total Expenses
$3.0M
Net Assets
$1.4M
Staff
30
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
0.4mo
Could operate 0.4 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

19
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,142
High Concentration: 90% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants89.9%
Other7.2%
Investment Income2.9%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 22 peers · Arts & Culture · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
87
#5/23
Revenue
$3.0M
#9/23
Reserve Months
0.4
#1/23
Surplus
$3K
#17/23
Staff Cost %
79%
#23/23

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

Rating

A-
Score: 86.6/100
Financial
91.5
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 92 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 82 → A-.
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Contact Details

Address
Palmerston North, Palmerston North

Registration

Registration NumberCC29800
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated25 May 1999
Registered office
56-62 Queen St Palmerston North, Palmerston North

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

Data 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: 29 September 2026.