Adventure Specialties Trust — Health Charity in Auckland
Adventure Specialties Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity C- (56.8/100). Annual revenue: $2.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Our Vision statement is 'Lives Inspired by Adventure'. Our Mission is to respond to community needs by providing purposeful adventure to facilitate therapeutic outcomes and positive growth.
- Registration Number
- CC20087
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-11-20
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C- (56.8/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.adventurespecialties.co.nz
- office@adventurespecialties.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.8M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.8 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 21
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $0.8M |
| 2024 | $2.3M | $2.4M | $0.9M |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.5M | $0.9M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.0M |
| 2021 | $2.1M | $1.7M | $1.0M |
| 2020 | $2.0M | $1.7M | $0.6M |
| 2019 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $0.3M |
| 2018 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0.2M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C-
- Overall Score
- 56.8/100
- Financial Score
- 53.3
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Fox | Trustee | 2025-07-01 |
| Liande (Liam) Gao | Trustee | 2022-04-04 |
| Vincent Heeringa | Trustee | 2021-04-08 |
| Tanya Laybourn | Trustee | 2017-08-14 |
| Brian Knolles | Trustee | 2011-07-25 |
Former Officers (9)
- Bruce Conway — Trustee (departed 2024-09-14)
- Jennine Thomson — Trustee (departed 2022-02-12)
- Kenneth Stevenson — Trustee (departed 2018-09-15)
- Jared Partridge — Trustee (departed 2011-07-25)
- Selwyn Lyndsay Simpkin — Trustee/trust Director (departed 2015-04-01)
- Glenda Marie Simpkin — Trustee (departed 2017-09-12)
- Wayne Edward Mitchell — Trustee (departed 2015-12-01)
- Andrew McPhail — Trustee/treasurer (departed 2011-07-25)
- Kenneth George Stevenson — Trustee/chairman (departed 2012-12-31)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $295,000
- Foundation North — $115,000
- Foundation North — $90,000
- Foundation North — $70,872
- Foundation North — $60,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $37,498.92
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $34,500
- Foundation North — $25,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $14,700.28
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $12,786.07
- The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $5,000
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $5,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $5,000
- Lion Foundation — $4,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $1,730.94
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $1,554.3
- One Foundation — $1,200
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Adventure Specialties Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
Our Vision statement is 'Lives Inspired by Adventure'. Our Mission is to respond to community needs by providing purposeful adventure to facilitate therapeutic outcomes and positive growth.
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Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M
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