Visionwest Community Trust — Health Charity in Auckland

Visionwest Community Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C- (57.5/100). Annual revenue: $129.5M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To provide integrated community based services including, housing, homecare, budgeting, training, kindergarten and counselling to those in need.

Registration Number
CC32207
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C- (57.5/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
office@visionwest.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (community_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

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

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$129.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$129.4M NZD
Total Assets
$92.6M NZD
Net Assets
$52.9M NZD
Reserve Months
0.6 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1694
Volunteers
4
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$129.5M$129.4M$52.9M
2024$115.5M$118.3M$52.9M
2023$107.8M$106.5M$61.8M
2022$102.2M$101.3M$56.0M
2021$89.0M$85.7M$36.1M
2020$76.0M$74.1M$32.8M
2019$69.5M$66.8M$30.8M
2018$58.9M$59.3M$28.1M
2017$33.2M$30.5M$18.6M
2016$14.9M$13.7M$15.9M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C-
Overall Score
57.5/100
Financial Score
50
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Georgia WoodhouseDeputy Chair2025-10-29

Former Officers (33)

  • Arvind Dayal — Trustee
  • June Lamb — Secretary
  • Josephine Tekahu — Trustee
  • Carolyn Nielson — Treasurer
  • Fred Astle — Tumu, Deputy Chief Executive
  • Buck Edwards — Trustee (departed 2025-04-30)
  • Malienafau Jones — Chair
  • Izak van Niekerk — Trustee (departed 2025-02-26)
  • Jerome Edwards — Trustee (departed 2023-09-08)
  • Silualii Mataia — Trustee (departed 2023-02-22)
  • Bradford Haami — Trustee (departed 2021-12-15)
  • Gregory Paul Knowles — Trustee (departed 2020-06-24)
  • Gregory Knowles — Trustee (departed 2020-06-24)
  • Daniel Barthow — Chair (departed 2025-10-29)
  • Stephen Parker — Deputy Chairperson (departed 2025-10-29)
  • Alex Penk — Trustee (departed 2020-10-28)
  • Gary Grut — Deputy Chairperson (departed 2026-06-24)
  • Mark Bogusz — Cfo
  • Sheryl Connell — Trustee (departed 2019-05-08)
  • Paul Baird — Trustee (departed 2018-04-24)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)CEO, Head of Finance & Operations, Head of Community Services & Partnerships, Head of Maori Development & Education, Head of Health, Head of People & Culture, Head of Housing & Pasefika Development$1,503,306-
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)CEO, Head of Finance & Operations, Head of Community Services & Partnerships, Head of Maori Development & Education, Head of Health, Head of People & Culture, Head of Housing & Pasefika Development$1,503,3062024
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)CEO, Head of Finance & Operations, Head of Community Services & Partnerships, Head of Maori Development & Education, Head of Health, Head of People & Culture, Head of Housing & Pasefika Development$1,503,3062025
Board of Trustees (unpaid)Trustee$02025
Board of Trustees (unpaid)Trustee$0-
Board of Trustees (unpaid)Trustee$02024
Judy MataiáTrustee-2021
Brook TurnerHead of Services Development and Partnerships-2022
Sarah FrayneFundraising Manager-2021
Mark BoguszHead of Finance-2022
Daniel BarthowTrustee-2021
Judy MataiaTrustee-2022
Michelle WarnerExecutive Assistant to CEO-2022
Michelle WarnerExecutive Assistant to CEO-2021
Murray PenmanHead of Health and Community Services-2021
Izak Van NiekerkTrustee-2024
M JonesTrustee-2024
Malienafau JonesTrustee-2024
Andrew FraserTrustee-2024
Head of FinanceHead of Finance-2022
June LambTreasurer-2021
Gary GrutSecretary-2021
Bradford HaamiTrustee-2021
Stephen ParkerDeputy Chairman-2021
Brook TurnerHead of Services Development and Partnerships-2021
Steve ParkerDeputy Chair-2022
Daniel BarthowChairperson-2024
Andrew FraserTrustee-2021
Brad HaamiTrustee-2021
Daniel BarthowTrustee-2022
Fred AstleHead of Māori Service Development-2022
Head of Maori Service DevelopmentHead of Maori Service Development-2022
June LambTreasurer-2022
Arvind DayalChair-2022
Judy MataiaTrustee-2021
Arvind DayalChair-2021
Fred AstleHead of Māori Service Development-2021
Anna FraserHead of People and Culture-2021
Alex PenkTrustee-2021
Lisa WoolleyCEO-2021
Mark BoguszHead of Finance-2021
Head of People & CultureHead of People & Culture-2022
Head of Operations & PartnershipsHead of Operations & Partnerships-2022
Stephen ParkerDeputy Chairperson-2024
Gary GrutPastoral Representative / Secretary-2024
Lisa WoolleyChief Executive-2024
Lisa WoolleyChief Executive Officer-2022
June LambTreasurer-2024
Murray PenmanHead of Health and Community Services-2022
Arvin DayalChairperson-2022
Andrew FraserTrustee-2022
Head of Community Service DevelopmentHead of Community Service Development-2022
Gary GrutSecretary-2022
Steve ParkerDeputy Chair-2021

Funding Sources

  • Foundation North — $900,000
  • Foundation North — $275,000
  • Foundation North — $180,000
  • Foundation North — $91,596
  • Foundation North — $50,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $50,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $35,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $25,000
  • Foundation North — $10,000
  • Blue Sky Community Trust — $2,000

Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)

As disclosed in Visionwest Community Trust's annual report.

  • Operational grants/Lotteries — $30,445 — Lotteries funding
  • Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga-Ministry of Housing and Urban Development — $20,000 — Housing grants/funding
  • Ministry of Social Development — Social development grants/funding

Service Providers

  • Tej Sethi
  • Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Limited
  • Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Limited
  • Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Limited
  • Christian Savings
  • Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Partnership
  • Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Limited
  • Housing NZ

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FunderHealthTrustCommunity Trust

Visionwest Community Trust

CC32207Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

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

C-
58/100
Financial
50
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Revenue

$129.5M

Expenses

$129.4M

Assets

$92.6M

Staff

1,694

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
EducationSocial ServicesArts & CultureCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

To provide integrated community based services including, housing, homecare, budgeting, training, kindergarten and counselling to those in need.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$129.5M
Total Expenses
$129.4M
Net Assets
$52.9M
Staff
1,694
employees
Volunteers
4

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
78c
For every $1 spent, 78c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0.6mo
Could operate 0.6 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

5
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,531
High Concentration: 98% of revenue from Other
Other97.6%
Donations2.2%
Government Grants0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 500 peers · Health (all sizes)

Rating Score
58
#134/501
Revenue
$129.5M
#2/501
Reserve Months
0.6
#1/501
Surplus
$142K
#59/501
Staff Cost %
75%
#501/501

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

Rating

C-
Score: 57.5/100
Financial
50
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 50 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 65 → 58 after red-flag penalties → C-.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC32207
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated12 Jun 2008

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides 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.

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