Equippers Auckland Trust — Religion Charity in Auckland

Equippers Auckland Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity D+ (54.5/100). Annual revenue: $6.4M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: To equip people for life through faith in Jesus Christ

Registration Number
CC37464
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
D+ (54.5/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Website
http://www.equipperschurch.com
Email
info@equipperchurch.com
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$6.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$6.6M NZD
Total Assets
$1.4M NZD
Net Assets
$0.7M NZD
Reserve Months
0.5 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
29
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$6.4M$6.6M$0.7M
2024$6.4M$6.4M$0.9M
2023$6.0M$8.3M$1.0M
2022$5.9M$6.2M$3.3M
2021$13.0M$10.4M$14.5M
2020$10.4M$9.2M$11.9M
2016$6.8M$5.7M$5.1M
2015$7.4M$6.1M$1.9M
2014$5.7M$5.8M$0.6M
2013$5.3M$5.3M$0.7M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
D+
Overall Score
54.5/100
Financial Score
50
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Alfredo Daniele GuglielmucciTrustee2025-04-07
Stephen WoodfieldTrustee2023-06-12
Rukumoana SchaafhausenTrustee2016-02-22
Matthew GregoryTrustee2015-06-02
Barrett RuakereTrustee2010-02-01
Samuel MonkTrustee2004-12-01
Michael CaveTrustee2004-12-01

Former Officers (6)

  • Rukumoana Schaafhause — Trustee (departed 2016-02-22)
  • David McGillivray — Trustee (departed 2022-06-10)
  • Stuart Shutt — Trustee (departed 2016-02-22)
  • Michael Randall — Trustee (departed 2010-01-31)
  • David Kent — Trustee (departed 2011-12-31)
  • Bruce Monk — Trustee (departed 2025-03-31)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Board of Trustees and Senior Management$973,0502024
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Board of Trustees and Senior Management$973,050-

Service Providers

  • William Buck

Reporting Group Members

Equippers Auckland Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 6 sibling charities:

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Equippers Auckland Trust

CC37464Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

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

D+
55/100
Financial
50
Governance
65
Transparency
85

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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. 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.
  • Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings
    7 current trustees also serve on the board of another charity in the same Charities Services reporting group (group has 7 member charities filing one consolidated annual return). Group-internal cross-trusteeship can be operationally efficient but should be visible to donors.

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.

Revenue

$6.4M

Expenses

$6.6M

Assets

$1.4M

Staff

29

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.

Reporting group parent. Equippers Auckland Trust files one consolidated annual return covering 6 members. Member-level figures are not separately reported with Charities Services.

Show member charities (6)

About

Mission

To equip people for life through faith in Jesus Christ

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peoplePeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$6.4M
Total Expenses
$6.6M
Net Assets
$695.8K
Staff
29
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (15 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
0.5mo
Could operate 0.5 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

42
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,827
Donations71.2%
Other27.5%
Government Grants1.3%
Investment Income0.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
55
#16/35
Revenue
$6.4M
#3/35
Reserve Months
0.5
#1/35
Surplus
$-221K
#32/35
Staff Cost %
34%
#35/35

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

Rating History

D+
2025
Score: 54.5
Financial: 50 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 85
Current
F
2024
Score: 15.0
Financial: 20 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

D+
Score: 54.5/100
Financial
50
Governance
65
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 50 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 59 → 55 after red-flag penalties → D+.
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC37464
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated21 Dec 2004
Registered office
13-15 Gladding Place, Manukau, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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.

Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return

Equippers Auckland Trust is one of 7 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.