# Family Support Services Whanganui Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC22347
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-03-31
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Whanganui
**NZBN:** 9429043082483
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To assist families/whanau to provide quality care for their children and young people in their homes through the provision of professional and appropriate social work and education services; 1.2 To work with families/whanau and extended family/hapu that are under stress and who have children and young people in their care; To assist in the prevention of child abuse and family violence. To strengthen families and therefore prevent family breakdown.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A- (89.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

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$3.06M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$2.76M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$304k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.75M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$217k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.54M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.23M
- **Government grants:** NZ$2.90M (94.7% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$30k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$2.37M
- **Paid staff:** 26
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=f73fc996-4a56-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$3.06M | NZ$2.76M | NZ$304k | NZ$1.54M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$2.86M | NZ$3.15M | NZ$-284k | NZ$253k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$2.67M | NZ$2.41M | not disclosed | NZ$946k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$2.67M | NZ$2.37M | not disclosed | NZ$1.26M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$2.45M | NZ$2.20M | not disclosed | NZ$946k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$1.55M | NZ$1.53M | not disclosed | NZ$353k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$1.45M | NZ$1.39M | not disclosed | NZ$330k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$1.20M | NZ$1.25M | not disclosed | NZ$270k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$1.26M | NZ$1.25M | not disclosed | NZ$315k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$1.30M | NZ$1.15M | not disclosed | NZ$307k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (25 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Spponer, Toy & Hood Ltd
- **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=CC22347) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$35k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Regions Trust** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2017-06-30

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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/family-support-services-whanganui-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/family-support-services-whanganui-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/family-support-services-whanganui-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22347
- Charity website: http://www.jigsawwhanganui.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/family-support-services-whanganui-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 2026-10-01T22:08:51.388Z.