Whakamatau Eel Management Trust — Environment Charity in Tauranga
Whakamatau Eel Management Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Tauranga, Tauranga. CharityData rates this charity C+ (67.9/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The Trust's objectives require the use of the Trust fund to further the charitable purposes and objects such as: - Investigating the feasibility of transporting migrant sexually mature female long-finned eels in lake Coleridge; - To undertake any research that furthers the objects including but not limited to: a study of the migration habits of the eels in the Rakaia catchment and Lake Coleridge; a study of the habitat requirements and breeding habits of the female eels; - To fund measures as may be needed to sustain migrant long finned eels in Lake Coleridge; - To implement any trapping and transporting measures as necessary.
- Registration Number
- CC23681
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C+ (67.9/100)
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- Tauranga, Tauranga
- caleb.sjardin@manawaenergy.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Animals, General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1322.1 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C+
- Overall Score
- 67.9/100
- Financial Score
- 73.5
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (17)
- Caleb Sjardin — Trustee
- Katrina Martin — Trustee (departed 2024-07-01)
- Anna Tangata — Trustee (departed 2024-08-22)
- Ryan Piddington — Trustee (departed 2022-08-11)
- David Perenara-O'Connell — Trustee
- Noel Hyde — Trustee (departed 2021-11-25)
- Joseph Hullen — Trustee (departed 2024-06-30)
- Arapata Reuben — Trustee (departed 2016-05-01)
- Annabel Davies — Alternate Trustee (departed 2019-06-30)
- Kirsty Joynt — Trustee (departed 2021-11-25)
- Helen Stanger — Trustee (departed 2013-03-31)
- Gavin Kemble — Trustee (departed 2008-03-03)
- Ian Lees — Trustee (departed 2015-02-05)
- David O'Connell — Trustee (departed 2018-05-25)
- Terrianna Smith — Trustee (departed 2023-06-30)
- Hoana Burgman — Trustee (departed 2015-02-10)
- Clare Williams — Trustee (departed 2015-02-10)
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Whakamatau Eel Management Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- Small board structure2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.
About
The Trust's objectives require the use of the Trust fund to further the charitable purposes and objects such as: - Investigating the feasibility of transporting migrant sexually mature female long-finned eels in lake Coleridge; - To undertake any research that furthers the objects including but not limited to: a study of the migration habits of the eels in the Rakaia catchment and Lake Coleridge; a study of the habitat requirements and breeding habits of the female eels; - To fund measures as may be needed to sustain migrant long finned eels in Lake Coleridge; - To implement any trapping and transporting measures as necessary.
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Ranked against 296 peers · Environment · Under $100K
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