Sport Waikato — Arts & Culture Charity in Hamilton

Sport Waikato is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Hamilton, Hamilton. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (88.9/100). Annual revenue: $5.3M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To inspire and enable the people of the Waikato Community to be active and healthy for life.

Registration Number
CC21193
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-02-16
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (88.9/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Hamilton, Hamilton
Website
http://www.sportwaikato.org.nz
Email
heidif@sportwaikato.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (other)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$5.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$4.7M NZD
Total Assets
$10.4M NZD
Net Assets
$9.7M NZD
Reserve Months
3.2 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
35
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$5.3M$4.7M$9.7M
2024$5.5M$4.7M$1.5M
2023$5.7M$4.9M$8.8M
2022$5.1M$4.8M$8.1M
2021$6.2M$5.6M$7.8M
2020$8.2M$7.5M$7.2M
2019$7.8M$7.3M$6.4M
2018$7.7M$7.0M$6.0M
2017$7.1M$6.9M$5.3M
2016$7.3M$7.4M$5.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
88.9/100
Financial Score
99.2
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (11)

NameRoleAppointed
Dameion AdamsTrustee2026-02-23
Natasha AlleyTrustee2025-12-09
Candra PullonTrustee2025-06-30
Matthew CooperCEO2025-02-24
Rob WadmoreGm Organisational Performance2025-02-24
Regan WebbTrustee2024-02-26
Taylah Hodson-TomokinoTrustee2020-09-30
Taylah JohnsonTrustee2020-09-30
Jennifer PalmerTrustee2020-09-30
Sharleen NathanTrustee2020-09-30
Brian HannaTrustee2014-04-09

Former Officers (23)

  • Wayne Hofer — Trustee (departed 2025-09-24)
  • Susan O'Regan — Trustee (departed 2025-12-09)
  • Jacquelyn Gage-Brown — Trustee (departed 2024-12-10)
  • Margaret Forsyth — Trustee (departed 2019-10-23)
  • Ian Handcock — Trustee (departed 2021-03-22)
  • Megan Campbell — Trustee (departed 2020-07-17)
  • Parekawhia McLean — Trustee (departed 2025-12-09)
  • John Latimer — Trustee (departed 2023-12-05)
  • Chris Milne — Trustee (departed 2023-12-05)
  • Phil Taylor — Trustee (departed 2024-12-10)
  • Rachael Dean — Trustee (departed 2018-08-29)
  • Mark McCabe — Trustee (departed 2021-12-07)
  • Margaret McGill — Trustee (departed 2012-12-12)
  • Margaret Comer — Trustee (departed 2010-10-13)
  • Bevan Grant — Trustee (departed 2015-05-15)
  • Dianne Rodger — Trustee (departed 2011-02-09)
  • John Ferguson Weir — Chairman and Trustee (departed 2012-12-12)
  • Alan David Livingston — Trustee (departed 2020-08-27)
  • Anthony Gordon Steel — Trustee (departed 2008-02-01)
  • Hemimatenga Warena Rau — Trustee (departed 2014-03-03)

Funding Sources

  • Lion Foundation — $240,000
  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $177,500
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $150,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $110,000

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Sport Waikato

CC21193Hamilton, HamiltonRegistered 16 Feb 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

A-
89/100
Financial
99
Governance
65
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.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 11. 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.

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

$5.3M

Expenses

$4.7M

Assets

$10.4M

Staff

35

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
HealthCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Waikato

About

Mission

To inspire and enable the people of the Waikato Community to be active and healthy for life.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$5.3M
Total Expenses
$4.7M
Net Assets
$9.7M
Staff
35
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
3.2mo
Could operate 3.2 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

58
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,152
Donations53.3%
Other33.8%
Investment Income13.0%

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
89
#5/23
Revenue
$5.3M
#2/23
Reserve Months
3.2
#1/23
Surplus
$575K
#5/23
Staff Cost %
67%
#23/23

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

Rating

A-
Score: 88.9/100
Financial
99.2
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 99 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → A-.
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC21193
Entity TypeTrust
Registered16 Feb 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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.