# Sport Waikato

**Charities Register number:** CC21193
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-02-16
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Hamilton
**NZBN:** 9429042727804
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To inspire and enable the people of the Waikato Community to be active and healthy for life.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A- (88.9 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 99.2/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (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$5.30M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$4.72M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$575k
- **Total assets:** NZ$10.36M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$625k
- **Net assets:** NZ$9.73M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.25M
- **Donations:** NZ$2.82M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$3.15M
- **Paid staff:** 35
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=25da1377-4c56-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$5.30M | NZ$4.72M | NZ$575k | NZ$9.73M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$5.52M | NZ$4.70M | NZ$821k | NZ$1.50M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$5.66M | NZ$4.93M | not disclosed | NZ$8.84M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$5.09M | NZ$4.81M | not disclosed | NZ$8.11M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$6.23M | NZ$5.59M | not disclosed | NZ$7.82M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$8.25M | NZ$7.50M | not disclosed | NZ$7.18M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$7.76M | NZ$7.31M | not disclosed | NZ$6.43M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$7.68M | NZ$6.96M | not disclosed | NZ$5.98M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$7.14M | NZ$6.90M | not disclosed | NZ$5.27M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$7.28M | NZ$7.38M | not disclosed | NZ$5.03M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 11 current (36 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** PKF Hamilton Audit 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=CC21193) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$240k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$178k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$150k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$110k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

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/sport-waikato
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/sport-waikato/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/sport-waikato/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC21193
- Charity website: http://www.sportwaikato.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/sport-waikato. 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 2026-09-30T02:39:17.498Z.