Te Whare Ruruhau O Meri Trust Board — Religion Charity in Auckland

Te Whare Ruruhau O Meri Trust Board is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B (79.5/100). Annual revenue: $5.9M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To work in conjuction with wahine, tamariki and whanau in establishing and promoting services and facilities within the community that will: a) advance the wellbeing of families b) prevent persons from suffering harm, ill treatment, abuse, neglect or deprivation c) relieve poverty and distress amongst families d) generally assist to provide a healthy and safe environment for persons suffering distress or deprivation To promote the advancement of education To promote the mission of the Church within Tikanga Maori To uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi To do all such things as are incidental to attain the above

Registration Number
CC34683
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (79.5/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$5.9M NZD
Total Expenses
$5.9M NZD
Total Assets
$6.0M NZD
Net Assets
$5.0M NZD
Reserve Months
5.5 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
46
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$5.9M$5.9M$5.0M
2024$5.4M$4.8M$5.1M
2023$6.2M$4.3M$4.5M
2022$3.7M$3.1M$1.8M
2021$3.7M$3.1M$1.8M
2020$3.0M$2.3M$1.2M
2019$2.2M$2.0M$0.5M
2018$1.8M$1.7M$0.3M
2017$1.8M$1.8M$0.3M
2016$1.6M$1.5M$0.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
79.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
85

Red Flags

  • 3 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Carmen TonksTrustee2026-03-08

Former Officers (34)

  • Matthew Mark — Trustee
  • Rachel Roberts — Trustee
  • Natalia Sexton — Trustee
  • Jennifer Collings — Trustee
  • Rannie Marsden — Trustee
  • Nicola Hurst — Trustee (departed 2024-11-03)
  • Natalie Vincent — Trustee
  • Katene Eruera — Trustee (departed 2025-02-14)
  • Elizabeth Walker — CEO
  • Joanna Strom — Trustee (departed 2023-04-12)
  • Janet O'Connor — Trustee (departed 2025-09-21)
  • Tina Kilmister-Blue — Trustee (departed 2023-02-17)
  • Te Kitohi Pikaahu — Trustee
  • David Tapene — Trustee
  • Carol Berghan — Trustee (departed 2021-11-22)
  • Te Karere Whitiao Scarborough — Trustee (departed 2021-03-22)
  • Adam Martin — Trustee (departed 2025-06-09)
  • Areta Koopu — Trustee (departed 2022-05-30)
  • Areta Koopu CBE — Trustee (departed 2022-05-30)
  • Lyndon Drake — Trustee / Chairperson (departed 2024-05-08)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)CEO, CFO, Senior Finance Manager, Regional Managers$656,6452024
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)CEO, CFO, Senior Finance Manager, Regional Managers$656,6452023
DDSecretary / Governance Consultant and Board Secretary$66,6022023
DDSecretary / Governance Consultant and Board Secretary$66,6022024
JCConsultant Trustee / Trustee$10,0702023
JCConsultant Trustee / Trustee$10,0702024

Service Providers

  • Silks Audit

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Te Whare Ruruhau O Meri Trust Board

CC34683Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating4d ago

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

B
80/100
Financial
100
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 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.

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

$5.9M

Expenses

$5.9M

Assets

$6.0M

Staff

46

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

To work in conjuction with wahine, tamariki and whanau in establishing and promoting services and facilities within the community that will: a) advance the wellbeing of families b) prevent persons from suffering harm, ill treatment, abuse, neglect or deprivation c) relieve poverty and distress amongst families d) generally assist to provide a healthy and safe environment for persons suffering distress or deprivation To promote the advancement of education To promote the mission of the Church within Tikanga Maori To uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi To do all such things as are incidental to attain the above

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesReligious groupsOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$5.9M
Total Expenses
$5.9M
Net Assets
$5.0M
Staff
46
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
5.5mo
Could operate 5.5 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

4
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,627
High Concentration: 98% of revenue from Other
Other98.1%
Investment Income1.9%

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

Peer Comparison

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

Rating Score
80
#6/35
Revenue
$5.9M
#5/35
Reserve Months
5.5
#1/35
Surplus
$-46K
#29/35
Staff Cost %
64%
#35/35

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

Rating History

B
2025
Score: 79.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 85
Current
F
2024
Score: 26.3
Financial: 43 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B
Score: 79.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → B.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Qualified
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC34683
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated15 Jul 1996

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides religious services / activitiesProvides 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: 30 September 2026.