Taranaki Retreat Trust — Religion Charity in New Plymouth

Taranaki Retreat Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in New Plymouth, New Plymouth. Annual revenue: $1.5M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Taranaki Retreat is a peer-led collaborative community Mental Health & Addictions Suicide Prevention Support NGO. It is accredited by Te Kāhui Kāhu as a Social Service providing Information, advice, advocacy, sector support and development, and employment and training services. The service was formed and developed in 2014 through a community-wide co-design process, informed at every stage by Lived Experience and shaped in consultation with the Ministry of Health / Te Whatu Ora and many similar services. Taranaki Retreat responds to tāngata whai ora and whānau through self, whānau, iwi/hapū, workplace or other agency referral. Our service includes Outreach Support, Support Groups, Workshops, a Residential Support Base and a Drop-In Support Hub including Whānau Support Rooms, Creative Hub and Koha Cafe supporting whānau and individuals experiencing distress and/or hardship.

Registration Number
CC50829
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2014-07-14
Status
Active
Sector
Religion
Location
New Plymouth, New Plymouth
Website
https://taranakiretreat.org.nz
Email
info@taranakiretreat.org.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.3M NZD
Total Assets
$1.9M NZD
Net Assets
$0.9M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
24
Volunteers
2
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$1.5M$1.3M$0.9M
2024$1.2M$1.3M$0.8M
2023$1.0M$1.0M$0.8M
2022$0.8M$0.7M$0.9M
2021$0.6M$0.5M$0.7M
2020$0.4M$0.4M$0.6M
2019$0.4M$0.3M$0.6M
2018$0.2M$0.1M$0.5M
2017$0.2M$0.0M$0.4M
2016$0.2M$0.1M$2.3M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (21)

  • Lindie Meintjes — Board Chair
  • Richard Williams — Trustee
  • Brad Craig — Trustee
  • Alison Hemara-Wahanui — Trustee
  • Brendon Rei — Trustee (departed 2024-12-11)
  • Te Hira Rain — Board-Adviser-Lived-Experience (departed 2024-04-15)
  • Laura Thomas — Trustee (departed 2024-05-11)
  • Leanne Blakelock — Board Adviser
  • Jonathan Young — Trustee (departed 2024-06-19)
  • Caroline Silk — Board Adviser (departed 2024-04-19)
  • Damon Ritai — Board Chair (departed 2024-06-19)
  • Ruth Smithers — Chair (departed 2021-01-23)
  • Grace Wesolowska — Board Adviser (departed 2024-04-12)
  • Paul Morris — Trustee (departed 2018-03-18)
  • Mary Hurley — Trustee
  • Fiona Parkinson — Trustee (departed 2023-03-29)
  • Susan Allen — Trustee
  • Gary McIvey — Trustee (departed 2017-02-28)
  • Denise Duncan — Trustee (departed 2017-01-31)
  • Lynda Matthews — Trustees (departed 2016-05-31)

Funding Sources

  • New Zealand Community Trust — $40,000
  • Lion Foundation — $10,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $9,790

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Taranaki Retreat Trust

CC50829New Plymouth, New PlymouthRegistered 14 Jul 2014
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

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Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

How ratings work →
Revenue

$1.5M

Expenses

$1.3M

Assets

$1.9M

Staff

24

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

About

Mission

Taranaki Retreat is a peer-led collaborative community Mental Health & Addictions Suicide Prevention Support NGO. It is accredited by Te Kāhui Kāhu as a Social Service providing Information, advice, advocacy, sector support and development, and employment and training services. The service was formed and developed in 2014 through a community-wide co-design process, informed at every stage by Lived Experience and shaped in consultation with the Ministry of Health / Te Whatu Ora and many similar services. Taranaki Retreat responds to tāngata whai ora and whānau through self, whānau, iwi/hapū, workplace or other agency referral. Our service includes Outreach Support, Support Groups, Workshops, a Residential Support Base and a Drop-In Support Hub including Whānau Support Rooms, Creative Hub and Koha Cafe supporting whānau and individuals experiencing distress and/or hardship.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.5M
Total Expenses
$1.3M
Net Assets
$907.2K
Staff
24
employees
Volunteers
2

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (11 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
4.3mo
Could operate 4.3 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

52
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,756
Other54.0%
Donations42.8%
Government Grants2.9%
Investment Income0.3%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#16/35
Revenue
$1.5M
#23/35
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/35
Surplus
$133K
#20/35
Staff Cost %
79%
#35/35

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
New Plymouth, New Plymouth

Registration

Registration NumberCC50829
Entity TypeTrust
Registered14 Jul 2014
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated30 Sept 2014

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides 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: 28 September 2026.