Mai Lighthouse Trust — Social Services Charity in Pukekohe
Mai Lighthouse Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Pukekohe, Pukekohe. CharityData rates this charity A- (89/100). Annual revenue: $2.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Empowering people and changing lives to support and strengthen our community.
- Registration Number
- CC37443
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-02-04
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (89/100)
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Pukekohe, Pukekohe
- robyn@mailighthouse.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 3.6 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 27
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.7M |
| 2024 | $1.9M | $1.6M | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $2.0M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $0.4M |
| 2019 | $1.0M | $0.9M | $0.6M |
| 2018 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $0.6M |
| 2017 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.7M |
| 2016 | $1.0M | $0.9M | $0.7M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 89/100
- Financial Score
- 95
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Janeke Fourie | Trustee | 2026-03-31 |
| Lisa Goodare | Board Secretary | 2026-01-19 |
| Chillion Sanerivi | Trustee | 2024-02-19 |
| Christopher Pope | Chair | 2024-02-19 |
| Shay Twomey | Trustee | 2024-02-19 |
| Lysandra Stuart | Chair | 2023-07-12 |
| Mark Waldin | Trustee | 2023-07-12 |
| Robyn Driver | CEO | 2023-01-06 |
| Fleur Cassidy | Treasurer | 2021-02-10 |
Former Officers (30)
- Chris Pope — Trustee (departed 2024-02-20)
- Benjamin Stallworthy — Trustee (departed 2024-02-01)
- Joy Walker — Trustee (departed 2024-06-20)
- Paul Coles — Trustee (departed 2019-05-14)
- Peter Mercer — Trustee (departed 2023-09-13)
- Christine Robbins — Trustee (departed 2021-04-12)
- Gregory Morgan — Chair (departed 2025-08-13)
- Greg Morgan — Chair (departed 2017-11-02)
- Alan Newman — Trustee (departed 2019-12-31)
- Gill Garchow — Trustee (departed 2017-10-31)
- Talbot Murray — Trustee (departed 2019-10-07)
- Fiona Ritchie — Trustee (departed 2017-09-30)
- Louise MacPherson — Trustee (departed 2019-07-15)
- Heather Withers — Trustee (departed 2017-01-17)
- Julie Wood — Trustee (departed 2019-04-18)
- Helen Fisher — Trustee (departed 2017-01-17)
- Anthony Kake — Trustee (departed 2017-09-30)
- Geoffrey Smith — Trustee (departed 2014-09-01)
- Adrienne Dalton — Trustee (departed 2016-08-31)
- Nicki Turner — Trustee (departed 2016-11-30)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $5,000
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Mai Lighthouse Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- Government-funding concentration87% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
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