Big Buddy Mentoring Trust — Social Services Charity in Auckland
Big Buddy Mentoring Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity D (45.8/100). Annual revenue: $1.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Big Buddy Mentoring Trust provides a mentoring programme for boys without fathers in their lives in New Zealand. Big Buddy Mentoring Trust recruits, screens and trains volunteer mentors from the community to become mentors for boys without a father in their lives.
- Registration Number
- CC22447
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-01
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D (45.8/100)
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.bigbuddy.org.nz
- christie@bigbuddy.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 3.4 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 11
- Volunteers
- 4
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0.1M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $0.1M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.1M |
| 2016 | $0.6M | $0.7M | $0.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D
- Overall Score
- 45.8/100
- Financial Score
- 61.9
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.1%
Red Flags
- Only 14.1% of expenses go to programs, well below acceptable standards
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Murray Reade | Trustee | 2025-02-12 |
| Shaun Quincey | Chair | 2025-02-12 |
| Steven Sobota | Chief Executive Trustee | 2024-07-18 |
| Christie Stuart | Chief Executive Trustee | 2024-07-18 |
| Clare Wilson | Trustee | 2023-11-23 |
| Emma Butcher | Trustee | 2018-06-11 |
Former Officers (9)
- Jason Judkins — Chief Executive Trustee (departed 2024-03-01)
- amanda wilson — Trustee (departed 2023-11-23)
- Paul Burns — Chief Executive Trustee (departed 2023-06-15)
- Mark Talbot — Secretary Treasurer Trustee (departed 2026-06-30)
- Travis Field — Chairperson Trustee (departed 2025-07-15)
- Mike Murphy — Secretary/treasurer (departed 2010-12-08)
- Andrew Cook — Trustee (departed 2018-05-29)
- Wally Thomas — Trustee (departed 2019-12-12)
- Richard Aston — Chief Executive Trustee (departed 2017-08-23)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $90,000
- Foundation North — $90,000
- Foundation North — $90,000
- Foundation North — $85,000
- Foundation North — $80,000
- Foundation North — $80,000
- Foundation North — $75,000
- Foundation North — $70,000
- Lion Foundation — $30,000
- Lion Foundation — $20,000
- Lion Foundation — $20,000
- We Care Community Trust — $18,764
- The North and South Trust Limited — $15,000
- One Foundation — $13,470
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $11,166.66
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $10,832
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $10,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $10,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $10,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $10,000
- Milestone Foundation — $8,139
- Pub Charity Limited — $6,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $5,000
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $5,000
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $4,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $2,000
- Pelorus Trust — $1,302
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Big Buddy Mentoring Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$1.1M
$1.1M
$452.1K
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.
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About
Big Buddy Mentoring Trust provides a mentoring programme for boys without fathers in their lives in New Zealand. Big Buddy Mentoring Trust recruits, screens and trains volunteer mentors from the community to become mentors for boys without a father in their lives.
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Ranked against 48 peers · Social Services · $1M – $10M
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