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
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net 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)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Carmen Tonks | Trustee | 2026-03-08 |
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
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | CEO, CFO, Senior Finance Manager, Regional Managers | $656,645 | 2024 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | CEO, CFO, Senior Finance Manager, Regional Managers | $656,645 | 2023 |
| DD | Secretary / Governance Consultant and Board Secretary | $66,602 | 2023 |
| DD | Secretary / Governance Consultant and Board Secretary | $66,602 | 2024 |
| JC | Consultant Trustee / Trustee | $10,070 | 2023 |
| JC | Consultant Trustee / Trustee | $10,070 | 2024 |
Service Providers
- Silks Audit
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Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 registerNo 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.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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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
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M
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