# Whanake House Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC58929
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2021-05-08
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Invercargill
**NZBN:** 9429048992855
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The purpose of Whanake House and our Vision is to utilise a holistic approach to provide a centralised collection of services targeting all aspects of wellbeing. The group will be targeted towards young people with high functioning disabilities transition from High School into the Community and the Workforce. These young people are typically not captured by other services and have the tendency to fall through the gaps following High School, due to a lack of support & their level of functioning.

## 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
  - reserves above the methodology threshold for its size and type

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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$183k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$126k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$57k
- **Total assets:** NZ$309k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$37k
- **Net assets:** NZ$272k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$239k
- **Donations:** NZ$35k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$54k
- **Paid staff:** 5
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=67783886-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$183k | NZ$126k | NZ$57k | NZ$272k |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$144k | NZ$120k | NZ$24k | NZ$212k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$98k | NZ$110k | NZ$-11k | NZ$192k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$259k | NZ$67k | not disclosed | NZ$203k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$37k | NZ$25k | not disclosed | NZ$12k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (7 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC58929) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **ILT Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$18k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2024-12-31

## 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/whanake-house-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whanake-house-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whanake-house-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC58929

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/whanake-house-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 2026-09-30T17:57:17.307Z.