Wellington Dragon Boat Charitable Trust — Health Charity in Wellington

Wellington Dragon Boat Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.8M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To support, promote, and provide for the sport of Dragon Boating, involving community groups, sports clubs and foundations, other charities & societies, and youth from all backgrounds, including low-decile schools and lower socio-economic areas; To promote, support, and teach water and boating safety amongst these groups; To sponsor and provide water safety educational resources; and To promote and support team-building, fitness, health, and well-being of participants.

Registration Number
CC56443
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2018-12-10
Status
Active
Sector
Health
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
avril.hillind@laurenson.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2026

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.8M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.4M NZD
Total Assets
$1.0M NZD
Net Assets
$1.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.8M$0.4M$1.0M
2025$0.5M$0.4M$0.5M
2024$0.5M$0.2M$0.4M
2023$0.4M$0.2M$0.2M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2019---

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Avril HillindTrustee & Treasurer (ca)2022-08-09
David ElliottTrustee & Nzdba Board Member2022-02-23
Adrian WilliamsTrustee & Senior Dragon Boat Volunteer Coach2018-12-07

Former Officers (2)

  • Thomas Mahony — Trustee (departed 2020-03-01)
  • Amber Fowler — Trustee (departed 2021-11-17)

Funding Sources

  • Air Rescue Services Limited — $559,553.62
  • One Foundation — $308,654
  • Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $215,495
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $147,500
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $84,250
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $50,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $30,574.57
  • Pelorus Trust — $29,401.39
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $13,394
  • The Lion Foundation — $6,000
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $3,000

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Wellington Dragon Boat Charitable Trust

CC56443Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 10 Dec 2018
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating2d ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

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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  • No chair recorded on the register
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Revenue

$812.8K

Expenses

$419.8K

Assets

$1.0M

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
HealthEducationArts & CultureSports & RecreationCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
YouthGeneral Public
Geographic Focus
Wellington

About

Mission

To support, promote, and provide for the sport of Dragon Boating, involving community groups, sports clubs and foundations, other charities & societies, and youth from all backgrounds, including low-decile schools and lower socio-economic areas; To promote, support, and teach water and boating safety amongst these groups; To sponsor and provide water safety educational resources; and To promote and support team-building, fitness, health, and well-being of participants.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$812.8K
Total Expenses
$419.8K
Net Assets
$961.5K

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (8 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
0.3mo
Could operate 0.3 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

22
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,813
High Concentration: 88% of revenue from Other
Other87.5%
Donations12.5%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 157 peers · Health · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#39/158
Revenue
$813K
#14/158
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/158
Surplus
$393K
#3/158
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/158

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

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC56443
Entity TypeTrust
Registered10 Dec 2018
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health

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.