Ignite Sport Trust — Education Charity in Lower Hutt
Ignite Sport Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. Annual revenue: $0.8M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Ignite Sport was established as a Charitable Trust in 2007 to positively influence and inspire young people and impact communities by creating opportunities for all people to reach their full given potential in education, sport and life. To mentor, educate, empower and provide positive role models through programmes, recreational activities and events. To support the well-being of young people by partnering with their school, their families, the wider community and other organisations.
- Registration Number
- CC20406
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-01-07
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
- Website
- http://www.ignitesport.org.nz
- kevin@ignitesport.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Migrants / refugees, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.8M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.9M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.8M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 14
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.8M | $0.9M | $0.8M |
| 2024 | $0.8M | $0.9M | $0.9M |
| 2023 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $0.9M | $1.0M |
| 2021 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $0.4M |
| 2020 | $0.9M | $0.8M | $0.4M |
| 2019 | $0.9M | $0.7M | $0.4M |
| 2018 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.1M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Forster | Trustee | 2025-03-06 |
| Rachael Skittrup-Ikurere | Trustee | 2025-03-06 |
| Geoffrey Bascand | Trustee | 2022-04-07 |
| Elizabeth Pa'u | Trustee | 2016-09-15 |
| David Treeby | Trustee | 2012-05-08 |
| Kevin Bruce Goldsbury | Trustee | 2008-01-08 |
Former Officers (6)
- Colin Gordon Salisbury — Trustee (departed 2010-12-31)
- Craig Murray Martell — Trustee (departed 2011-07-31)
- Athol Claude Culpan — Trustee (departed 2009-09-13)
- Michael James Wood — Trustee (departed 2024-05-09)
- Raewyn Janice Young — Trustee (departed 2025-12-04)
- Uenuku Tuwharetoa Paranihi-Kane — Trustee (departed 2018-08-02)
Funding Sources
- New Zealand Community Trust — $100,000
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Ignite Sport Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
XRB Tier 3 lets smaller charities (total expenses of $5M or less; $2M for periods ending before 28 March 2024) file a simple-format performance report instead of full PBE standards. 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 our $2M rating threshold. (Whether the accounts must be audited is a separate Charities Act test: audit from $1.1M of operating expenditure, review from $550K.) 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 — set at the pre-2024 Tier 3 ceiling; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
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$809.8K
$867.7K
$1.1M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Ignite Sport was established as a Charitable Trust in 2007 to positively influence and inspire young people and impact communities by creating opportunities for all people to reach their full given potential in education, sport and life. To mentor, educate, empower and provide positive role models through programmes, recreational activities and events. To support the well-being of young people by partnering with their school, their families, the wider community and other organisations.
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