# Community Waitakere Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC26225
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-19
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043155859
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Our vision is a West Auckland where all communities flourish. Our purpose is to build flourishing environments - one person, one neighbourhood and one community at a time. We do this through: Capacity and Capability building – training, workshops, education, coaching and mentoring Community and Neighbourhood Development – placemaking, building connections, environmental/climate action, Providing Support Services – information sharing, networking, meeting and office space, umbrella services, fundholding and organisational development support Sector leadership – Research and advocacy, back-boning collaborations, elevating community voices

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - trustees holding many concurrent board roles

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.72M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.64M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$84k
- **Total assets:** NZ$470k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$485k
- **Net assets:** NZ$-15k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$324k
- **Government grants:** NZ$775k (44.9% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$8
- **Staff costs:** NZ$1.31M
- **Paid staff:** 14
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=0692d2b4-4a56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$1.72M | NZ$1.64M | NZ$84k | NZ$-15k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$1.15M | NZ$1.52M | NZ$-376k | NZ$379k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$1.23M | NZ$1.29M | not disclosed | NZ$277k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$1.02M | NZ$997k | not disclosed | NZ$342k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$846k | NZ$905k | not disclosed | NZ$315k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$1.04M | NZ$966k | not disclosed | NZ$374k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$909k | NZ$973k | not disclosed | NZ$300k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$861k | NZ$872k | not disclosed | NZ$365k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$559k | NZ$766k | not disclosed | NZ$375k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$709k | NZ$619k | not disclosed | NZ$582k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (41 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** McLaren Guise Associates
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC26225) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$260k, year ended 2021-03-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$185k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$100k, year ended 2020-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$100k, year ended 2026-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$96k, year ended 2019-03-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$77k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$60k, year ended 2025-03-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/community-waitakere-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/community-waitakere-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/community-waitakere-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC26225

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/community-waitakere-charitable-trust. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-28T07:46:58.290Z.