Takapuna Boating Club Incorporated — Sports & Recreation Charity in Auckland

Takapuna Boating Club Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Sports & Recreation sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B- (72/100). Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at May 2025.

Mission: The Takapuna Boating Club is committed to boating, sailing, paddling, and other aquatic activities both recreational and competitive; the teaching of sailing to adults and children with an emphasis on water safety and education.

Registration Number
CC42039
Charity Type
Incorporated Society
Registration Date
2009-08-31
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (72/100)
Sector
Sports & Recreation
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
accounts@takapunaboating.org.nz
Data as at
May 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.6M NZD
Total Assets
$6.3M NZD
Net Assets
$6.3M NZD
Reserve Months
1.4 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
8
Volunteers
1
Financial Year End
2025-05-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.5M$0.6M$6.3M
2024$0.5M$0.7M$3.1M
2023$0.8M$0.9M$3.1M
2022$0.8M$0.7M$3.3M
2021$0.6M$0.6M$3.2M
2020$0.4M$0.5M$3.1M
2019$0.5M$0.5M$3.2M
2018$0.4M$0.5M$3.2M
2017$0.4M$0.4M$3.4M
2016$0.5M$0.8M$3.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
72/100
Financial Score
75
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.4%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (10)

NameRoleAppointed
Sarah RatcliffeTrustee2025-08-17
Greg BolandTrustee2025-08-17
Darren MooreVice Commodore2024-08-18
Alasdair TarryTrustee2024-08-18
Charles SaundersTrustee2024-08-18
Danika MowlemTrustee2024-08-18
Wendy BakerCommodore2024-08-18
Mark WoosterFinance Director2019-07-26
Andrew SnellRear Commodore2016-08-31
Barry WardClub Captain2016-02-01

Former Officers (16)

  • Julia West — Trustee (departed 2025-06-23)
  • Sheryn Ambler — Trustee (departed 2024-08-18)
  • James Jordan — Commodore (departed 2024-08-18)
  • Antonio Cozzilino — Vice Commodore (departed 2020-05-31)
  • Emma Comrie-Thomson — Vice-Commodore (departed 2015-08-01)
  • Dave West — Rear-Commodore (departed 2015-06-01)
  • Peter Dallimore — Vice-Commodore (departed 2015-01-01)
  • Angela Maisey — Secretary (departed 2013-08-31)
  • Evelyn Johnson — Commodore (departed 2012-08-12)
  • Evelyn Wooster — Vice Commodore (departed 2011-08-13)
  • Ken Eglinton — Patron (departed 2018-11-07)
  • Janet Watkins — Rear Commodore (departed 2011-08-13)
  • Ian Maclaine — Vice Commodore (departed 2011-08-13)
  • Raymond Welson — Commodore (departed 2016-05-01)
  • Colin Thompson — Patron (departed 2010-10-06)
  • Ralph Roberts — President (departed 2023-06-30)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $21,036
  • Foundation North — $10,000
  • Trillian Trust — $9,115.79

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Sports & RecreationIncorporated Society

Takapuna Boating Club Incorporated

CC42039Auckland, AucklandRegistered 31 Aug 2009
Data updated: Today
Financials31 May 2025Rating5d ago

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

accounts@takapunaboating.org.nzCharities RegisterClaim this Charity
Tier 3
B-
72/100
Financial
75
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (2)

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 10. 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.
  • Reserves high for operating size
    Reserves cover ~136 months of expenses on $471K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size

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

$471.4K

Expenses

$550.4K

Assets

$6.3M

Staff

8

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.

Foundation North Grants Limited
FY 2023
$10,000

About

Mission

The Takapuna Boating Club is committed to boating, sailing, paddling, and other aquatic activities both recreational and competitive; the teaching of sailing to adults and children with an emphasis on water safety and education.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicVoluntary bodies other than charitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$471.4K
Total Expenses
$550.4K
Net Assets
$6.3M
Staff
8
employees
Volunteers
1

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
39c
For every $1 spent, 39c reaches programs
Needs attention
Sustainability
1.4mo
Could operate 1.4 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
$6.13
Costs $6.13 to raise each $1 in donations
High cost

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

Revenue Diversification

45
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,463
Other69.2%
Trading / Services25.4%
Donations5.4%
Investment Income0.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 160 peers · Sports & Recreation · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
72
#13/161
Revenue
$471K
#42/161
Reserve Months
1.4
#1/161
Surplus
$-79K
#150/161
Staff Cost %
33%
#161/161

Top Peers in Group

Tuapeka Aquatic Centre IncorporatedA
Waipukurau Golf Club (Incorporated)A-
Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service IncorporatedA-

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

Rating

B-
Score: 72/100
Financial
75
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 75 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 69 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
Auditor
Dellow Financial Services Limited
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland
accounts@takapunaboating.org.nz

Registration

Registration NumberCC42039
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Registered31 Aug 2009
StatusRegistered
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Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated31 Aug 1923
Registered office
39 The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, 0622

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Sports & Recreation
Activities
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: 1 October 2026.

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