Farewell Wharariki HealthPost Nature Trust — Education Charity in Collingwood
Farewell Wharariki HealthPost Nature Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Collingwood, Collingwood. CharityData rates this charity F (22.4/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: Create engaging, significant conservation projects that have real impact on the conservation values of Farewell Spit, Wharariki and environs that are also beneficial to the community and public visiting Farewell Spit. Carry out such activities which protect and encourage people to interface with indigenous flora and fauna. Further the community’s education of environmental and conservation values. Carry out such other charitable purposes within New Zealand as the Trustees shall determine from time to time.
- Registration Number
- CC54968
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2017-08-18
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- F (22.4/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Collingwood, Collingwood
- pbutler@forestherbs.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.3M | $0.1M | - |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.1M | - |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- F
- Overall Score
- 22.4/100
- Financial Score
- 28.4
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
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 (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Ruru | Trustee | 2022-03-08 |
| Christopher Wheatley | Funding and Development | 2018-08-06 |
| Lucy Butler | Trustee ,secretary & Treasurer | 2017-08-04 |
| Peter Butler | Chairman and Trustee | 2017-08-04 |
| Craig Potton | Trustee | 2017-08-04 |
Former Officers (1)
- Stuart Macintosh — Trustee (departed 2022-03-08)
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $40,000
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Farewell Wharariki HealthPost Nature Trust
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$167.7K
$92.1K
$274.6K
3
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 F 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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Create engaging, significant conservation projects that have real impact on the conservation values of Farewell Spit, Wharariki and environs that are also beneficial to the community and public visiting Farewell Spit. Carry out such activities which protect and encourage people to interface with indigenous flora and fauna. Further the community’s education of environmental and conservation values. Carry out such other charitable purposes within New Zealand as the Trustees shall determine from time to time.
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Ranked against 111 peers · Education · $100K – $1M
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