Te Wakahuia Manawatu Trust — Health Charity in Palmerston North

Te Wakahuia Manawatu Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. CharityData rates this charity C (60.1/100). Annual revenue: $5.5M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Health Service Provider

Registration Number
CC35337
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (60.1/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Palmerston North, Palmerston North
Email
del@tewakahuia.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

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

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$5.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$5.6M NZD
Total Assets
$2.5M NZD
Net Assets
$2.1M NZD
Reserve Months
1.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
51
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$5.5M$5.6M$2.1M
2024$5.0M$4.6M$2.2M
2023$4.6M$4.1M$1.8M
2022$4.4M$3.8M$1.3M
2021$3.4M$3.1M$0.7M
2020$2.9M$2.7M$0.4M
2019$2.6M$2.6M$0.2M
2018$2.6M$2.5M$0.2M
2017$2.6M$2.6M$0.1M
2016$2.3M$2.3M$0.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
60.1/100
Financial Score
58
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (14)

  • Deborah Te Puni — Trustee
  • Kararaina Oldridge — Trustee
  • Paora Hei Hei — Trustee
  • Daniel Emery — Board-Member-Kaumatua
  • Christopher Whaiapu — Manawhenua-Representative-Board-Member
  • LENA KINGI — Administrator (departed 2018-06-30)
  • Del Te Oka — Board Secretary (departed 2018-06-30)
  • Mooney Ngatuere — Trustee (departed 2019-05-30)
  • Matau Baker — Trustee (departed 2016-06-30)
  • Rocky Hudson — Trustee (departed 2016-12-20)
  • Ellen MARSH — Trustee (departed 2020-01-11)
  • Lorene Fitzgerald-ngatuere — Member (departed 2015-09-01)
  • Te Manawa Museums Trust — Member (departed 2016-10-01)
  • Te Wakahuia Manawatu Trust — Member (departed 2016-10-01)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Manager$839,6012025
Chris WhaiapuChair$60,0972025
Board Members (aggregate)Board Member$7,6252025

Service Providers

  • BDO

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Te Wakahuia Manawatu Trust

CC35337Palmerston North, Palmerston NorthRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating4d ago

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

C
60/100
Financial
58
Governance
65
Transparency
85

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 5. 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

$5.5M

Expenses

$5.6M

Assets

$2.5M

Staff

51

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

About

Mission

Health Service Provider

Who We Serve

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

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$5.5M
Total Expenses
$5.6M
Net Assets
$2.1M
Staff
51
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
1mo
Could operate 1 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

2
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,802
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Other
Other99.0%
Investment Income1.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
60
#32/68
Revenue
$5.5M
#10/68
Reserve Months
1.0
#1/68
Surplus
$-63K
#59/68
Staff Cost %
81%
#68/68

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

Rating

C
Score: 60.1/100
Financial
58
Governance
65
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 58 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 62 → 60 after red-flag penalties → C.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Palmerston North, Palmerston North

Registration

Registration NumberCC35337
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated25 Sept 1998
Registered office
56 Pembroke Street, Highbury, Palmerston North

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
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: 30 September 2026.