Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board — Community Development Charity in Auckland
Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board is a Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity D+ (54.9/100). Annual revenue: $18.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: A statutory board created to assess funding applications from a group of specified amenities; levy Auckland Council for the funds required; distribute grants to the nine named entities. Defined as charitable in the Act.
- Registration Number
- CC38181
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-03-02
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (54.9/100)
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- arafb.info@gmail.com
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (other)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $18.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $17.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.7 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 11
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18.1M | $17.7M | $1.0M |
| 2024 | $17.3M | $17.4M | $0.5M |
| 2023 | $17.0M | $16.9M | $0.6M |
| 2022 | $15.4M | $15.4M | $0.5M |
| 2021 | $14.7M | $14.8M | $0.5M |
| 2020 | $15.6M | $15.5M | $0.6M |
| 2019 | $14.7M | $14.5M | $0.5M |
| 2018 | $16.2M | $16.1M | $0.7M |
| 2017 | $16.2M | $16.1M | $0.6M |
| 2016 | $15.2M | $15.1M | $0.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 54.9/100
- Financial Score
- 60.6
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 85
- Program Spending Ratio
- 1.0%
Red Flags
- 3 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 (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Haley Tamblyn | Advisory Officer | 2025-07-01 |
| Jonathan Gritt | Director | 2023-08-16 |
| Ravi Nyayapati | Director | 2023-08-16 |
| Linda Mary Cooper | Director | 2023-08-16 |
| Paul Evans | Director | 2023-08-16 |
| Alastair Carruthers | Director | 2021-07-01 |
| Paula Browning | Deputy Chair | 2019-01-26 |
| Scott Pearson | Director | 2018-06-01 |
| Victoria Carter | Chair | 2017-06-01 |
Former Officers (25)
- Bree Torkington — Advisory Officer
- Penelope Peebles — Director
- Ross Clow — Director
- Hilary Poole — Director
- Bryan Mogridge — Director
- Megan McSweeney — Director
- Joann Precious Kowhai Clark — Director
- Stephen Bootten — Director
- Catherine Harland — Deputy Chair
- Lyn Lim — Director
- Diane Maloney — Director
- Grant Lilly — Director
- Anita Killeen — Director
- Leigh Redshaw — Advisory Officer
- Doug Cole — Advisory Officer
- Scott Milne — Director
- David Ross — Director
- Candis Craven — Director
- Carolyn Coggan — Deputy Chair
- Susan Macken — Director
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Carter | Board Member | $38,060 | - |
| Victoria Carter | Board Member | $38,060 | 2025 |
| Paula Browning | Board Member | $27,367 | 2025 |
| Paula Browning | Board Member | $27,367 | - |
| Scott Pearson | Board Member | $17,498 | 2025 |
| Moana Tamaariki-Pohe | Board Member | $17,498 | - |
| Ravi Nyayapati | Board Member | $17,498 | - |
| Penelope Peebles | Board Member | $17,498 | - |
| Jonny Gritt | Board Member | $17,498 | - |
| Linda Cooper | Board Member | $17,498 | - |
| Alastair Carruthers | Board Member | $17,498 | 2025 |
| Moana Tamaariki-Pohe | Board Member | $17,498 | 2025 |
| Paul Evans | Board Member | $17,498 | - |
| Scott Pearson | Board Member | $17,498 | - |
| Paul Evans | Board Member | $17,498 | 2025 |
| Alastair Carruthers | Board Member | $17,498 | - |
| Ravi Nyayapati | Board Member | $17,498 | 2025 |
| Linda Cooper | Board Member | $17,498 | 2025 |
| Jonny Gritt | Board Member | $17,498 | 2025 |
| Penelope Peebles | Board Member | $17,498 | 2025 |
| Lyn Lim | Board Member | $923 | - |
| Bryan Mogridge | Board Member | $923 | - |
| Anita Killeen | Board Member | $923 | 2025 |
| Bryan Mogridge | Board Member | $923 | 2025 |
| Lyn Lim | Board Member | $923 | 2025 |
| Anita Killeen | Board Member | $923 | - |
Service Providers
- Audit New Zealand
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Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$18.1M
$17.7M
$1.0M
11
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D+ is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
A statutory board created to assess funding applications from a group of specified amenities; levy Auckland Council for the funds required; distribute grants to the nine named entities. Defined as charitable in the Act.
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Ranked against 5 peers · Community Development · $10M – $50M
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