Community Law Centres Aotearoa Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Wellington

Community Law Centres Aotearoa Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Social Services sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $8.6M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: On behalf of our 24 Community Law Centre members to represent, provide information, advocate, network, encourage co-operation and sharing, support high quality standards , seek financial resources and represent the collective.

Registration Number
CC47369
Charity Type
Incorporated Society
Registration Date
2011-09-05
Status
Active
Sector
Social Services
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
admin@clca.co.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$8.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$8.8M NZD
Total Assets
$10.1M NZD
Net Assets
$1.5M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
11
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$8.6M$8.8M$1.5M
2024$8.5M$8.4M$1.7M
2023$6.2M$6.1M$1.7M
2022$4.8M$4.1M$1.6M
2021$2.9M$2.8M$0.8M
2020$3.0M$3.1M$0.6M
2019$4.6M$4.4M$0.8M
2018$2.8M$2.4M$0.6M
2017$1.1M$1.5M$0.2M
2016$0.7M$0.4M$0.5M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Gwendoline KeelCEO2026-02-16
Thomas HarreTangata Tiriti Legal Member2025-12-12
David McEwenChief Financial Officer2017-11-08

Former Officers (25)

  • Glenn Tootill — Co-Chair-&-Tangata-Whenua-Legal-Rep
  • Stacey O'neill — Tangata Whenua Manager Representative
  • David Abricossow — Tangata Tiriti Governance Board Member
  • Glenn Barclay — Independent Member
  • Juanita Bennett — Co-Chair-and-Tangata-Tiriti-Manager-Rep
  • Sara-Jane Elika — Clc Governance Rep (departed 2023-11-03)
  • Hazel Armstrong — Trustee (departed 2021-11-04)
  • Thomas Harris — Trustee (departed 2024-11-29)
  • Rachel Mullins — Trustee
  • Michael Corry — Trustee (departed 2020-11-04)
  • Jennifer Hughey — Co-Chair (departed 2025-12-12)
  • Caryl O'Connor — Trustee (departed 2021-11-04)
  • Allan Hall — Trustee (departed 2024-02-11)
  • Andrew Jack — Trustee (departed 2018-10-17)
  • Jason Pou — Tangata Whenua Governance Representative
  • Paula Bold-Wilson — Trustee (departed 2017-03-03)
  • Bernadette Arapere — Trustee (departed 2017-11-08)
  • Michael Sharp — Individual (departed 2015-06-16)
  • Elizabeth Tennet — CEO (departed 2018-06-29)
  • John Worden — Trustee (departed 2016-10-12)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Sue MoroneyChief Executive Officer$165,5002024
Tom HarrisBoard Member-2024
Jenny HugheyBoard Member-2024
Glen BarclayBoard Member-2024
David AbricossowBoard Member-2024
Rachel MullinsBoard Member-2024
Juanita BennettBoard Member-2024
Jason PouBoard Member-2024

Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)

As disclosed in Community Law Centres Aotearoa Incorporated's annual report.

  • Ministry of Justice — $21,066,225 — MOJ Funding Secured for Community Legal Services via Govt Budget
  • Banks (various) — $6,889,259 — Bank Funding Donations Distributed to Member CLCs
  • Multiple — $1,017,762 — Non-MOJ funding secured for Community Legal Service Projects

Service Providers

  • Findex NZ Limited
  • Bank of New Zealand

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Community Law Centres Aotearoa Incorporated

CC47369Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 5 Sept 2011
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating5d ago

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

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Revenue

$8.6M

Expenses

$8.8M

Assets

$10.1M

Staff

11

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

About

Mission

On behalf of our 24 Community Law Centre members to represent, provide information, advocate, network, encourage co-operation and sharing, support high quality standards , seek financial resources and represent the collective.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$8.6M
Total Expenses
$8.8M
Net Assets
$1.5M
Staff
11
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (14 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
6.1mo
Could operate 6.1 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

52
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,782
Donations59.6%
Other34.6%
Investment Income5.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 49 peers · Social Services · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#38/50
Revenue
$8.6M
#4/50
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/50
Surplus
$-195K
#46/50
Staff Cost %
6%
#50/50

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
40
Transparency
85
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC47369
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Registered5 Sept 2011
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacySponsors / undertakes research

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: 6 October 2026.