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
- 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
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net 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)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Reid | Trustee | 2025-10-22 |
| Helen Leslie | Chief Executive | 2025-02-17 |
| Emma Davey | Board Deptuy Chair | 2024-10-02 |
| Debra Smith | Trustee | 2024-03-01 |
| Jamie Procter | Board Chair | 2023-03-01 |
| Julie Herewini | Trustee | 2022-05-25 |
| Douglas Wilson | Trustee | 2016-08-24 |
| Sarah Little | Trustee | 2015-06-02 |
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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Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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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.
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Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M
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