# Whanau Awhina Women's Refuge Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC25487
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-08
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Whakatane
**NZBN:** 9429042922209
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To assist and respond to the needs of all women (in the first instance) and their families, who are the victims of physical, emotional, mental and sexual abuse.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A- (89.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **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$908k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$607k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$301k
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.36M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$196k
- **Net assets:** NZ$2.17M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$425k
- **Donations:** NZ$22k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$448k
- **Paid staff:** 7
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=3e90cd9c-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$908k | NZ$607k | NZ$301k | NZ$2.17M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$1.41M | NZ$524k | NZ$887k | NZ$1.86M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$863k | NZ$499k | not disclosed | NZ$977k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$715k | NZ$458k | not disclosed | NZ$612k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$587k | NZ$406k | not disclosed | NZ$356k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$426k | NZ$379k | not disclosed | NZ$175k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$408k | NZ$340k | not disclosed | NZ$128k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$325k | NZ$310k | not disclosed | NZ$60k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$304k | NZ$324k | not disclosed | NZ$44k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$312k | NZ$351k | not disclosed | NZ$64k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (12 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Cookson Forbes & Associates 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=CC25487) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2024-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- 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/whanau-awhina-womens-refuge-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whanau-awhina-womens-refuge-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whanau-awhina-womens-refuge-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC25487

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/whanau-awhina-womens-refuge-incorporated. 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 2026-10-01T12:52:24.258Z.