Aktive — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland
Aktive is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B- (70/100). Annual revenue: $18.5M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To provide leadership to the Auckland region that encourages, enables and inspires Aucklanders to lead more active lives through sport and active recreation.
- Registration Number
- CC49335
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2013-05-14
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (70/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- enquiries@aktive.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $18.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $18.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $5.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 3.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 26
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18.5M | $18.3M | $2.6M |
| 2024 | $19.5M | $18.3M | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $17.6M | $17.5M | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $17.7M | $17.7M | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $20.1M | $19.9M | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $13.1M | $12.9M | $1.0M |
| 2019 | $12.4M | $12.2M | $0.8M |
| 2018 | $11.2M | $11.0M | $0.6M |
| 2017 | $11.3M | $11.8M | $0.5M |
| 2016 | $10.4M | $10.5M | $1.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 70/100
- Financial Score
- 86.4
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- 5 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jada MacFie | Trustee | 2026-07-01 |
| Thomas Irvine | Trustee | 2026-07-01 |
| Penelope Hulse | Trustee | 2021-01-31 |
Former Officers (23)
- Maya Pan — Trustee
- Ian Olan — Trustee
- Jason Shoebridge — Trustee
- Penny Hulse — Trustee
- Mataroria Lyndon — Trustee (departed 2026-06-30)
- Rohini Ram — Trustee (departed 2023-10-25)
- Rohini Dube — Trustee
- Shelley Katae — Trustee (departed 2026-06-30)
- Denise Atkins — Trustee
- Nick Alexander — Trustee (departed 2019-10-22)
- David Tse — Trustee (departed 2025-10-28)
- Eru Lyndon — Trustee (departed 2020-10-20)
- Helen Robinson — Trustee (departed 2018-06-30)
- Graham Child — Trustee (departed 2022-10-31)
- Sir John Wells — Trustee (departed 2013-10-23)
- David Kennedy — Trustee (departed 2013-10-23)
- Peter Meehan — Trustee (departed 2021-10-26)
- Joanne Wiggins — Trustee (departed 2020-10-20)
- John Wells — Trustee (departed 2013-10-23)
- Anthony Ford — Trustee (departed 2013-10-23)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Chief Executive and Executive Team | $1,242,590 | - |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Chief Executive and Executive Team | $1,242,590 | 2025 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Chief Executive and Executive Team | $1,242,590 | 2024 |
| Graham Child | Chair | $24,000 | 2021 |
| Jason Shoebridge | Chair and Trustee | $24,000 | - |
| Jason Shoebridge | Chair | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Dr Mataroria Lyndon | Trustee | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Dr Denise Atkins | Trustee | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Shelley Katae | Trustee | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Rohini Ram | Trustee | $12,000 | 2023 |
| David Tse | Trustee | $12,000 | 2021 |
| Shelley Katae | Trustee | $12,000 | - |
| Dr Mataroria Lyndon | Trustee | $12,000 | - |
| Ian Olan | Trustee | $12,000 | - |
| Penny Hulse | Trustee | $12,000 | - |
| Penny Hulse | Trustee | $12,000 | 2024 |
| David Tse | Trustee | $12,000 | - |
| Penny Hulse | Trustee | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Shelley Katae | Trustee | $12,000 | 2021 |
| Peter Meehan | Trustee | $12,000 | 2021 |
| David Tse | Trustee | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Denise Atkins | Trustee | $12,000 | 2021 |
| Dr Denise Atkins | Trustee | $12,000 | - |
| Ian Olan | Trustee | $8,000 | 2023 |
| Graham Child | Trustee | $4,000 | 2023 |
| Rohini Dube | Trustee | $0 | - |
| Rohini Dube | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Ian Olan | Trustee; Audit and Risk Committee Chair; Health and Safety Committee Chair | - | 2025 |
| Jason Shoebridge | Chair | - | 2025 |
| Dr Mataroria Lyndon | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Jason Shoebridge | Chair | - | 2024 |
| Rohini Dube | Trustee | - | 2025 |
| Penny Hulse MNZM | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Dr Denise Atkins | Trustee; Remuneration Committee Chair | - | 2025 |
| Jennah Wootten | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2021 |
| Dr Mataroria Lyndon | Trustee; Māori Outcomes Committee Co-Chair | - | 2025 |
| Jada MacFie | Māori Outcomes Committee Member | - | 2025 |
| Rohini Ram | Trustee | - | 2021 |
| Jacqui Apiata | Selection and Performance Committee Member | - | 2025 |
| David Tse | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Hone Fowler | Māori Outcomes Committee Member | - | 2025 |
| Martin Mariassouce | Māori Outcomes Committee Member | - | 2025 |
| Trina Tamati | Māori Outcomes Committee Member | - | 2025 |
| Jennah Wootten | Chief Executive Officer | - | 2023 |
| Amy Tea | Selection and Performance Committee Member (Independent governance professional) | - | 2025 |
| Dr Denise Atkins | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Penny Hulse | Trustee | - | 2025 |
| David Tse | Trustee | - | 2025 |
| Ian Olan | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Kenneth Aiolupotea | Selection and Performance Committee Member (Sport NZ representative) | - | 2025 |
| Shelley Katae | Trustee | - | 2024 |
| Shelley Katae | Trustee; Māori Outcomes Committee Co-Chair | - | 2025 |
| Tom Irvine | Māori Outcomes Committee Member | - | 2025 |
| Jennah Wootten | Chief Executive | - | 2024 |
Funding Sources
- Sport New Zealand — $18,256,691
- Sport New Zealand — $14,138,745
- Sport New Zealand — $7,631,007
- Sport New Zealand — $7,281,416
- Foundation North — $1,969,970
- Foundation North — $1,022,680
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $237,000
- Foundation North — $133,000
- Foundation North — $48,150
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2025)
As disclosed in Aktive's annual report.
- Sport NZ — $28,631,330 (155% of revenue) — Other funding
Service Providers
- UHY Haines Norton (Auckland) Limited
- BNZ Bank
- Heartland Bank
- Heartland Bank
- Heartland Bank
- BNZ Bank
- BNZ Bank
- HR2 Consulting
- HR2 Consulting
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Aktive
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (2)
These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 9. 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.
- Same audit firm for many yearsSame audit firm (UHY Haines Norton (Auckland) Limited) for 7 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
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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
To provide leadership to the Auckland region that encourages, enables and inspires Aucklanders to lead more active lives through sport and active recreation.
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Revenue Diversification
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
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