Hospice Whanganui — Religion Charity in Wanganui

Hospice Whanganui is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Wanganui, Wanganui. CharityData rates this charity B+ (82.5/100). Annual revenue: $3.6M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: ANYONE WHO IS TERMINALLY ILL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS THE EXCELLENT, PROFESSIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE CARE HOSPICE PROVIDES. Hospice Whanganui provides excellent palliative care for the terminally ill through an expert interdisciplinary team, maximising quality of life and serving the needs of patients, their families and whanau. The Hospice philosophy is to offer holistic care, aiming to meets as many needs of the patient as we can - physical, emotional, social and spiritual; wherever the need may lie.

Registration Number
CC10352
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2007-05-28
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B+ (82.5/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Wanganui, Wanganui
Email
helenl@hospicewhanganui.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$3.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$4.1M NZD
Total Assets
$6.0M NZD
Net Assets
$5.6M NZD
Reserve Months
0.7 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
42
Volunteers
2
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$3.6M$4.1M$5.6M
2024$3.4M$3.6M$6.1M
2023$3.3M$2.8M$6.3M
2022$3.4M$3.1M$5.9M
2021$3.1M$3.0M$5.7M
2020$3.0M$3.0M$5.7M
2019$3.1M$2.8M$5.7M
2018$2.8M$2.7M$5.5M
2017$2.8M$2.8M$6.0M
2016$3.1M$2.6M$6.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B+
Overall Score
82.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 2 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 (8)

NameRoleAppointed
Jason ReidTrustee2025-10-22
Helen LeslieChief Executive2025-02-17
Emma DaveyBoard Deptuy Chair2024-10-02
Debra SmithTrustee2024-03-01
Jamie ProcterBoard Chair2023-03-01
Julie HerewiniTrustee2022-05-25
Douglas WilsonTrustee2016-08-24
Sarah LittleTrustee2015-06-02

Former Officers (23)

  • Jenny O'Donnell — Grants Administrator
  • Johanita Vroon — CEO (departed 2025-02-28)
  • Reneti (Ned) Tapa — Trustee (departed 2023-01-01)
  • Claire Doyle — Trustee (departed 2021-12-16)
  • Matt Rayner — Trustee (departed 2023-01-01)
  • Rowena Kui — Trustee (departed 2019-05-20)
  • Kirsten Bryant — Board Chair (departed 2025-11-26)
  • Andrew Zimmerman — Trustee (departed 2024-04-28)
  • Sonia Loveridge — Trustee (departed 2015-06-24)
  • Jeannie Lacey — Trustee (departed 2017-10-01)
  • Rangi Wills — Trustee (departed 2016-11-22)
  • Robert Handley — Trustee (departed 2015-02-16)
  • Janette Dallas — Trustee (departed 2011-09-21)
  • Jeffrey Gilbertson — Trustee (departed 2016-10-26)
  • Jeanie Lacy — Trustee (departed 2009-12-23)
  • Sandy Dobbin — Trustee (departed 2007-09-16)
  • Caryl Blomkvist — Trustee (departed 2008-09-17)
  • Karen Anderson — Cheif Executive/ Trustee (departed 2015-03-31)
  • Dougal Mcintosh — Trustee Chairman (departed 2008-09-17)
  • Nina Sandiland — Trustee (departed 2006-09-16)

Funding Sources

  • Lion Foundation — $20,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $20,000
  • Four Regions Trust — $8,000

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Hospice Whanganui

CC10352Wanganui, WanganuiRegistered 28 May 2007
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

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

B+
83/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$3.6M

Expenses

$4.1M

Assets

$6.0M

Staff

42

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

Funded By

Registered charities that have funded this organisation.

About

Mission

ANYONE WHO IS TERMINALLY ILL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS THE EXCELLENT, PROFESSIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE CARE HOSPICE PROVIDES. Hospice Whanganui provides excellent palliative care for the terminally ill through an expert interdisciplinary team, maximising quality of life and serving the needs of patients, their families and whanau. The Hospice philosophy is to offer holistic care, aiming to meets as many needs of the patient as we can - physical, emotional, social and spiritual; wherever the need may lie.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.6M
Total Expenses
$4.1M
Net Assets
$5.6M
Staff
42
employees
Volunteers
2

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
0.7mo
Could operate 0.7 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

55
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,539
Government Grants60.9%
Other25.5%
Donations13.4%
Investment Income0.2%

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
83
#5/35
Revenue
$3.6M
#13/35
Reserve Months
0.7
#1/35
Surplus
$-516K
#32/35
Staff Cost %
82%
#35/35

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

Rating

B+
Score: 82.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 85 → 83 after red-flag penalties → B+.
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Contact Details

Address
Wanganui, Wanganui

Registration

Registration NumberCC10352
Entity TypeTrust
Registered28 May 2007
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated5 Mar 2001
Registered office
Kowhainui Drive 78 Virginia Road Wanganui, Whanganui

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)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: 28 September 2026.