Marlborough Four Paws — Environment Charity in Blenheim

Marlborough Four Paws is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Blenheim, Blenheim. Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: To encourage the desexing of companion animals by providing funding where necessary to this end, thus reducing the number of unwanted puppies and kittens. To work together with those members of the public in need of funding from the service we provide. To work with veterinarians to get desexing programmes in place. On occasion, to assist with other animal welfare expenses.

Registration Number
CC58295
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2020-09-24
Status
Active
Sector
Environment
Location
Blenheim, Blenheim
Email
marlboroughfourpaws@gmail.com
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Animals, General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.5M NZD
Total Assets
$0.2M NZD
Net Assets
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
4
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.6M$0.5M$0.2M
2024$0.3M$0.3M$0.1M
2023$0.3M$0.3M$0.1M
2022$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Leslie HamersleyTrustee2020-08-26
Michelle MadsenTrustee2020-08-26

Former Officers (1)

  • Jennifer Ruffell — Trustee (departed 2023-05-25)

Funding Sources

  • Redwood Trust Incorporated — $20,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $15,300
  • Pelorus Trust — $15,006.63
  • Pelorus Trust — $8,869.15
  • The Lion Foundation — $5,000

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Marlborough Four Paws

CC58295Blenheim, BlenheimRegistered 24 Sept 2020
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating2d ago

Financial data as at December 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.)

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Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • Small board structure
    2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties

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Revenue

$561.3K

Expenses

$525.1K

Assets

$191.4K

Staff

4

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

About

Mission

To encourage the desexing of companion animals by providing funding where necessary to this end, thus reducing the number of unwanted puppies and kittens. To work together with those members of the public in need of funding from the service we provide. To work with veterinarians to get desexing programmes in place. On occasion, to assist with other animal welfare expenses.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
AnimalsGeneral public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$561.3K
Total Expenses
$525.1K
Net Assets
$171.6K
Staff
4
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (6 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
2mo
Could operate 2 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

45
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,460
Other66.5%
Donations32.2%
Government Grants1.0%
Investment Income0.3%

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
$561K
#29/157
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/157
Surplus
$36K
#66/157
Staff Cost %
19%
#157/157

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

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2024
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Blenheim, Blenheim

Registration

Registration NumberCC58295
Entity TypeTrust
Registered24 Sept 2020
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated24 Sept 2020

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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.