Whanganui Charitable Foundation Limited — Social Services Charity in Wanganui

Whanganui Charitable Foundation Limited is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Wanganui, Wanganui. CharityData rates this charity C+ (68.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To enable Community organisations to carry out charitable,cultural,philanthropic and recreational activities to achieve greater social well being in the wider Whanganui region

Registration Number
CC21727
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-03-11
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (68.5/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Wanganui, Wanganui
Email
eve@sthl.co.nz
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$1.2M NZD
Net Assets
$1.2M NZD
Reserve Months
82.4 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.0M$0.0M$1.2M
2025$0.1M$0.0M$1.4M
2024$0.1M$0.0M$1.4M
2023$0.1M$0.0M$1.3M
2022$0.1M$0.0M$1.2M
2021$0.1M$0.0M$1.1M
2020$0.1M$0.0M$1.0M
2019$0.1M$0.0M$0.9M
2018$0.1M$0.0M$0.9M
2017$0.1M$0.0M$0.8M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
68.5/100
Financial Score
70
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (8)

NameRoleAppointed
Sally RossDirector2026-01-31
Judith KumeroaDirector2026-01-31
Te Ahu TekiDirector2026-01-31
Kathryn CunninghamDirector2025-01-01
Hinemoa Ransom-BoydDirector2025-01-01
Douglas WilsonDirector2025-01-01
Mary BennettDirector2022-10-31
Micheal PakiDirector2019-08-27

Former Officers (35)

  • Kevin Ross — Director (departed 2024-02-20)
  • Rachel Hoskin — Trustee (departed 2026-03-27)
  • Sally Patrick — Director (departed 2025-07-31)
  • Carla Doolan-Blackburn — Director (departed 2025-03-31)
  • Annette Main — Director (departed 2025-10-31)
  • Soraya Peke-Mason — Director (departed 2022-09-22)
  • Tim Easton — Director (departed 2022-05-25)
  • Michael Dewhirst — Director (departed 2023-07-25)
  • Vivienne Chapman — Director (departed 2021-08-16)
  • Trevor Goodwin — Director (departed 2021-08-16)
  • Jeffrey Whitlock — Director (departed 2023-02-10)
  • Marie Haira — Director (departed 2019-07-11)
  • Julie Herewini — Director (departed 2019-07-11)
  • John Unsworth — Director (departed 2018-06-30)
  • John Vickers — Director (departed 2025-07-31)
  • Susan Redmayne — Director (departed 2021-08-16)
  • Sheena Maru — Director (departed 2020-09-07)
  • Sharlene Tapa-Mosen — Director (departed 2016-02-22)
  • Alaina Teki-Clark — Director (departed 2019-07-11)
  • Dorothy McKinnon — Director (departed 2015-05-31)

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Social ServicesCharitable Trust

Whanganui Charitable Foundation Limited

CC21727Wanganui, WanganuiRegistered 11 Mar 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating3d ago

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

C+
69/100
Financial
70
Governance
65
Transparency
65

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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 8. 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.

Revenue

$46.1K

Expenses

$47.2K

Assets

$1.2M

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

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This 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

Mission

To enable Community organisations to carry out charitable,cultural,philanthropic and recreational activities to achieve greater social well being in the wider Whanganui region

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$46.1K
Total Expenses
$47.2K
Net Assets
$1.2M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
82.4mo
Could operate 82.4 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

13
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,698
High Concentration: 93% of revenue from Other
Other93.0%
Investment Income7.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 276 peers · Social Services · Under $100K

Rating Score
69
#37/277
Revenue
$46K
#69/277
Reserve Months
82.4
#1/277
Surplus
$-1K
#181/277
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/277

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

Rating History

C+
2026
Score: 68.5
Financial: 70 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
D
2025
Score: 45.5
Financial: 70 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

C+
Score: 68.5/100
Financial
70
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 70 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 67 → C+.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
6 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Wanganui, Wanganui

Registration

Registration NumberCC21727
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered11 Mar 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeNZ Limited Company
Incorporated10 Mar 1994
Company #605156
Registered office
162 Wicksteed Street, Whanganui, Whanganui, 4500

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceSponsors / undertakes research

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: 4 October 2026.