Gisborne Budget Advisory Service Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Gisborne

Gisborne Budget Advisory Service Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Gisborne, Gisborne. CharityData rates this charity B (78.9/100). Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Gisborne Budget Moni Ora is an autonomous non-profit organisation that exists to build financial capability in Gisborne - Tairāwhiti, Aotearoa. Vision: The people of Tairāwhiti have the skills to manage their finances competently. Mission: To help people plan better to live better by offering free budgeting support that is professional and confidential. All services are free to the community and targeted to people who want support with budgeting. The focus is on household finances, not business or commercial finances. The culture of the service is warm and welcoming with staff that show respect to all cultures through manaakitanga and whānaungatanga. The service wants all who enter the door to be comfortable and feel safe. We offer Building Financial Capability (BFC) services that emphasise people’s self-determination and strengths to achieve financial goals, gain control, and make positive changes.

Registration Number
CC28561
Charity Type
Incorporated Society
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (78.9/100)
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Gisborne, Gisborne
Email
manager@moniora.org.nz
Data as at
June 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
$0.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.4M NZD
Total Assets
$1.0M NZD
Net Assets
$0.9M NZD
Reserve Months
2.5 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
8
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.5M$0.4M$0.9M
2024$0.5M$0.4M$0.9M
2023$0.7M$0.3M$0.7M
2022$0.4M$0.3M$0.4M
2021$0.5M$0.2M$0.3M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2017---
2016$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
78.9/100
Financial Score
80.5
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.7%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (39)

  • David Nankivell — Committee Member
  • Zoe Savage — Secretary
  • Jayne Matetaka — Deputy Chair (departed 2025-04-17)
  • Michelle Hall — Co-Chair
  • Lynne Whitehead — Treasurer
  • Nicole Finch — Committee Member
  • Peter McArthur — Committee Member (departed 2024-04-10)
  • Natasha Potae — Privacy Officer (departed 2023-11-28)
  • Hubertha (Betsy) Houthuijzen — Committee Member (departed 2024-11-10)
  • Shane Williams — Health & Safety Officer (departed 2023-11-28)
  • Justine Read-Bloomfield — Privacy Officer (departed 2022-10-31)
  • Anna Le Comte — Chair
  • David Thompson — Chair (departed 2025-05-12)
  • Janenne Nicolson — Committee Member (departed 2024-02-13)
  • Susan Smith — Treasurer (departed 2024-03-11)
  • Cail Smith — Privacy + Health & Saftey Officer (departed 2020-07-09)
  • Deane Atuatika — Treasurer (departed 2019-06-06)
  • Joan Gledhill — Privacy Officer (departed 2018-11-29)
  • Kararaina (Kara) Webster (Houkamau) — Health & Saftey Officer (departed 2018-11-29)
  • George Ebbett — President (departed 2021-11-10)

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Gisborne Budget Advisory Service Incorporated

CC28561Gisborne, GisborneRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

B
79/100
Financial
81
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$478.8K

Expenses

$441.5K

Assets

$962.6K

Staff

8

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

About

Mission

Gisborne Budget Moni Ora is an autonomous non-profit organisation that exists to build financial capability in Gisborne - Tairāwhiti, Aotearoa. Vision: The people of Tairāwhiti have the skills to manage their finances competently. Mission: To help people plan better to live better by offering free budgeting support that is professional and confidential. All services are free to the community and targeted to people who want support with budgeting. The focus is on household finances, not business or commercial finances. The culture of the service is warm and welcoming with staff that show respect to all cultures through manaakitanga and whānaungatanga. The service wants all who enter the door to be comfortable and feel safe. We offer Building Financial Capability (BFC) services that emphasise people’s self-determination and strengths to achieve financial goals, gain control, and make positive changes.

Who We Serve

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

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$478.8K
Total Expenses
$441.5K
Net Assets
$908.9K
Staff
8
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
75c
For every $1 spent, 75c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
2.5mo
Could operate 2.5 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

16
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,372
High Concentration: 91% of revenue from Other
Other91.1%
Investment Income8.5%
Donations0.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 102 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
79
#4/103
Revenue
$479K
#23/103
Reserve Months
2.5
#1/103
Surplus
$37K
#36/103
Staff Cost %
84%
#103/103

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

Rating

B
Score: 78.9/100
Financial
80.5
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 81 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 77 → B.
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Latest Audit

FY2023
Clean
8 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Gisborne, Gisborne

Registration

Registration NumberCC28561
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated16 Feb 1982

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyOther - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 4 October 2026.