Aktive — Sports & Recreation Charity in Auckland
Aktive is a Charitable Trust charity in the Sports & Recreation sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. 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
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2013-05-14
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (70/100)
- Sector
- Sports & Recreation
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- enquiries@aktive.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (other)
- 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)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Chief Executive and Executive Team | Group total | $1,242,590 | - |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Chief Executive and Executive Team | Group total | $1,242,590 | 2025 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Chief Executive and Executive Team | Group total | $1,242,590 | 2024 |
| Graham Child | Chair | Board or trustee role | $24,000 | 2021 |
| Jason Shoebridge | Chair and Trustee | Board or trustee role | $24,000 | - |
| Jason Shoebridge | Chair | Board or trustee role | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Dr Mataroria Lyndon | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Dr Denise Atkins | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Shelley Katae | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Rohini Ram | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2023 |
| David Tse | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2021 |
| Shelley Katae | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | - |
| Dr Mataroria Lyndon | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | - |
| Ian Olan | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | - |
| Penny Hulse | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | - |
| Penny Hulse | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2024 |
| David Tse | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | - |
| Penny Hulse | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Shelley Katae | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2021 |
| Peter Meehan | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2021 |
| David Tse | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Denise Atkins | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | 2021 |
| Dr Denise Atkins | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $12,000 | - |
| Ian Olan | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $8,000 | 2023 |
| Graham Child | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $4,000 | 2023 |
| Rohini Dube | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $0 | - |
| Rohini Dube | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Ian Olan | Trustee; Audit and Risk Committee Chair; Health and Safety Committee Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Jason Shoebridge | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Dr Mataroria Lyndon | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Jason Shoebridge | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Rohini Dube | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Penny Hulse MNZM | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Dr Denise Atkins | Trustee; Remuneration Committee Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Jennah Wootten | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2021 |
| Dr Mataroria Lyndon | Trustee; Māori Outcomes Committee Co-Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Jada MacFie | Māori Outcomes Committee Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Rohini Ram | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Jacqui Apiata | Selection and Performance Committee Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| David Tse | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Hone Fowler | Māori Outcomes Committee Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Martin Mariassouce | Māori Outcomes Committee Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Trina Tamati | Māori Outcomes Committee Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Jennah Wootten | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2023 |
| Amy Tea | Selection and Performance Committee Member (Independent governance professional) | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Dr Denise Atkins | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Penny Hulse | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| David Tse | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Ian Olan | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Kenneth Aiolupotea | Selection and Performance Committee Member (Sport NZ representative) | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Shelley Katae | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Shelley Katae | Trustee; Māori Outcomes Committee Co-Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Tom Irvine | Māori Outcomes Committee Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Jennah Wootten | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 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 — $180,000
- Foundation North — $133,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $57,000
- 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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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 6 peers · Sports & Recreation · $10M – $50M
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