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
Email
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

YearRevenueExpensesNet 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)

NameRoleAppointed
Haley TamblynAdvisory Officer2025-07-01
Jonathan GrittDirector2023-08-16
Ravi NyayapatiDirector2023-08-16
Linda Mary CooperDirector2023-08-16
Paul EvansDirector2023-08-16
Alastair CarruthersDirector2021-07-01
Paula BrowningDeputy Chair2019-01-26
Scott PearsonDirector2018-06-01
Victoria CarterChair2017-06-01

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

NameRoleCompensationYear
Victoria CarterBoard Member$38,060-
Victoria CarterBoard Member$38,0602025
Paula BrowningBoard Member$27,3672025
Paula BrowningBoard Member$27,367-
Scott PearsonBoard Member$17,4982025
Moana Tamaariki-PoheBoard Member$17,498-
Ravi NyayapatiBoard Member$17,498-
Penelope PeeblesBoard Member$17,498-
Jonny GrittBoard Member$17,498-
Linda CooperBoard Member$17,498-
Alastair CarruthersBoard Member$17,4982025
Moana Tamaariki-PoheBoard Member$17,4982025
Paul EvansBoard Member$17,498-
Scott PearsonBoard Member$17,498-
Paul EvansBoard Member$17,4982025
Alastair CarruthersBoard Member$17,498-
Ravi NyayapatiBoard Member$17,4982025
Linda CooperBoard Member$17,4982025
Jonny GrittBoard Member$17,4982025
Penelope PeeblesBoard Member$17,4982025
Lyn LimBoard Member$923-
Bryan MogridgeBoard Member$923-
Anita KilleenBoard Member$9232025
Bryan MogridgeBoard Member$9232025
Lyn LimBoard Member$9232025
Anita KilleenBoard Member$923-

Service Providers

  • Audit New Zealand

Similar Charities in Community Development

FunderCommunity DevelopmentTrustOther

Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board

CC38181Auckland, AucklandRegistered 2 Mar 2009
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

D+
55/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
61
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Revenue

$18.1M

Expenses

$17.7M

Assets

$1.0M

Staff

11

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

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

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

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.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$18.1M
Total Expenses
$17.7M
Net Assets
$963.3K
Staff
11
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
98c
For every $1 spent, 98c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0.7mo
Could operate 0.7 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

2
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,802
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Other
Other99.0%
Investment Income1.0%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 5 peers · Community Development · $10M – $50M

Rating Score
55
#4/6
Revenue
$18.1M
#4/6
Reserve Months
0.7
#1/6
Surplus
$430K
#3/6
Staff Cost %
1%
#6/6

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

D+
Score: 54.9/100
Financial
60.6
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 61 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 69 → 55 after red-flag penalties → D+.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC38181
Entity TypeTrust
Registered2 Mar 2009
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Community Development
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacy

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 28 September 2026.