Guardians of the Bay of Islands Incorporated — Environment Charity in Russell

Guardians of the Bay of Islands Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Russell, Russell. Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To promote, support and encourage the conservation, protection and enhancement of native biodiversity of the Bay of Islands.

Registration Number
CC25193
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-02
Status
Active
Sector
Environment
Location
Russell, Russell
Website
http://www.projectislandsong.co.nz
Email
arlidgekororareka@gmail.com
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.5M NZD
Total Assets
$0.4M NZD
Net Assets
$0.3M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
5
Volunteers
5
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.4M$0.5M$0.3M
2024$0.5M$0.5M$0.4M
2023$0.6M$0.4M$0.3M
2022$0.3M$0.2M$0.1M
2021$0.3M$0.3M$0.1M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2016$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (9)

NameRoleAppointed
Shane MaddrenCommittee Member2025-12-16
Marara (Binnie) O'NeillCommittee Member2024-11-07
Shelley Arlidge ArlidgeSecretary2023-11-01
Maryanne HoosonCommittee Member2022-11-06
Mary MooreTreasurer2020-11-01
William FullerChair2017-11-02
Michell ElbozCommittee Member2016-10-12
Sarah KnightCommittee Member2016-10-12
Arana RewhaCommittee Member2015-06-09

Former Officers (29)

  • Andre P Witehira Witehira — Committe Member (departed 2024-08-15)
  • Nadia Lehmann — Committee (departed 2024-05-29)
  • Rachael Biggins — Committee Member (departed 2024-08-20)
  • Bev Sharpe — Treasurer (departed 2018-12-30)
  • John Martin — Committe (departed 2017-11-02)
  • Jill Toplis — Committee (departed 2019-08-12)
  • Theresa Vujcich — Committee (departed 2017-03-20)
  • Debby Potts — Committee (departed 2018-11-20)
  • Andrea Sim — Deputy Chair (departed 2025-10-30)
  • Terri Dent — Committee (departed 2016-11-25)
  • Kimberley Phillips — Committee Member (departed 2013-10-20)
  • Darryl Honey — Committee Member (departed 2013-10-20)
  • Helen Ough-Dealy — Committee Member (departed 2014-09-25)
  • Helen Shaft — Committee Member (departed 2014-09-25)
  • Thomas Lindesay — Committee Member (departed 2023-09-01)
  • Gay Blunden — Committee Member (departed 2009-06-30)
  • Terri Cottier — 13/10/2009 (departed 2013-10-20)
  • Laureen Alston — Committee Member (departed 2011-09-07)
  • Constance Harte — Member of Committee (departed 2010-06-30)
  • Peter Ladd — Committee Member (departed 2011-06-30)

Funding Sources

  • Foundation North — $190,000
  • Foundation North — $140,000
  • Foundation North — $120,000
  • Foundation North — $70,000
  • Foundation North — $53,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $36,759.57
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $14,315
  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $3,951.6
  • Pelorus Trust — $2,450
  • Oxford Sports Trust — $2,000

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Guardians of the Bay of Islands Incorporated

CC25193Russell, RussellRegistered 2 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Ratingyesterday

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

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

How ratings work →
Revenue

$438.6K

Expenses

$462.7K

Assets

$433.8K

Staff

5

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

About

Mission

To promote, support and encourage the conservation, protection and enhancement of native biodiversity of the Bay of Islands.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$438.6K
Total Expenses
$462.7K
Net Assets
$332.3K
Staff
5
employees
Volunteers
5

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
4.9mo
Could operate 4.9 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

29
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,105
High Concentration: 83% of revenue from Other
Other83.0%
Donations14.6%
Investment Income1.4%
Trading / Services1.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 156 peers · Environment · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#28/157
Revenue
$439K
#47/157
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/157
Surplus
$-24K
#133/157
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/157

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
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC25193
Entity TypeTrust
Registered2 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated17 Mar 2006
Registered office
34b Davis Crescent, Paihia, Paihia, 0200
Differs from Charities Register address (5 Pitt Street, Russell 0202, Russell, 0202, Russell, Russell). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Other - 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: 27 September 2026.