Te Whare Tu Whanau (Gisborne Womens Refuge) Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Gisborne
Te Whare Tu Whanau (Gisborne Womens Refuge) Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Social Services sector, based in Gisborne, Gisborne. Annual revenue: $1.5M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Entity's Purpose or Mission: * Main Activity: Our vision is to be: Leaders in the prevention and elimination of family/whanau violence and Homelessness. Our purpose is to Liberate families/whanau from violence and homelessness through the provision of quality services and social commentary. Our refuge provides Safe housing for Wahine and Tamariki as well as Safe and Respite housing for Tane. We are also providers of Transitional Housing for homeless. Activities: We provide Crisis, Intervention and prevention services. 24 hour crisis services, Individual or group counselling and family therapy by a Qualified Counsellor, Domestic violence programmes for women, He Taonga Te Mokopuna programme for tamariki, Wairua Ora programme for tane and social support for homeless whanau into long term accommodation.
- Registration Number
- CC39885
- Charity Type
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2009-05-07
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Gisborne, Gisborne
- GM@twtwrefuge.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 10
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $2.2M |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $0.9M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $0.7M |
| 2019 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $0.6M |
| 2018 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
| 2016 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (10)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Cameron | Governance Board Trustee | 2026-07-07 |
| Marcus Aupouri | Governance Board Trustee | 2026-07-07 |
| Huhana Tuhaka | Governance Board Trustee | 2026-07-07 |
| Willow Tiopira | Governance Board Trustee | 2025-07-04 |
| Michelle Grant | Governance Board Trustee | 2025-07-04 |
| Keita-Yee Schwass | Governance Board Trustee | 2022-03-20 |
| Coby Te Pairi | Governance Board Trustee | 2018-12-07 |
| Philippa Davies | Manahautū/general Manager | 2011-08-19 |
| Kerry Procter | Chair | 2008-11-07 |
| Ross Croker | Treasurer | 2008-07-04 |
Former Officers (16)
- Jackie Akuhata-Brown — Member (departed 2022-06-30)
- Sammy - Jo Su — Secretary (departed 2019-06-30)
- Mike Timu — Member (departed 2019-12-31)
- Evelyn Kennedy — Trustee (departed 2021-03-09)
- Thelma Karaitiana — Member (departed 2023-03-17)
- Diedre Hemmingway — Member (departed 2019-03-30)
- Stacey Hohipa — Member (departed 2017-12-31)
- Daniel Hona — Member (departed 2015-12-31)
- Elaine Higham — Trustee (departed 2018-12-07)
- Rachel Johnson — Secretary (departed 2016-11-26)
- Rawiri Mc Ghee — Trustee (departed 2013-10-22)
- Lolina Rudolph — Vice Chairperson (departed 2026-01-05)
- Vi Pirini — Manager (departed 2011-08-19)
- Patricia Mill-poi — Member (departed 2020-08-02)
- Lynmarie Edwards — Officer (departed 2011-07-01)
- Debbie-ann Rogers — Trustee (departed 2013-10-22)
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Te Whare Tu Whanau (Gisborne Womens Refuge) Incorporated
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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.)
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- Government-funding concentration95% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Entity's Purpose or Mission: * Main Activity: Our vision is to be: Leaders in the prevention and elimination of family/whanau violence and Homelessness. Our purpose is to Liberate families/whanau from violence and homelessness through the provision of quality services and social commentary. Our refuge provides Safe housing for Wahine and Tamariki as well as Safe and Respite housing for Tane. We are also providers of Transitional Housing for homeless. Activities: We provide Crisis, Intervention and prevention services. 24 hour crisis services, Individual or group counselling and family therapy by a Qualified Counsellor, Domestic violence programmes for women, He Taonga Te Mokopuna programme for tamariki, Wairua Ora programme for tane and social support for homeless whanau into long term accommodation.
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