New Zealand Companion Animal Trust — Animal Welfare Charity in Auckland

New Zealand Companion Animal Trust is a Unincorporated Trust charity in the Animal Welfare sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B+ (82.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2026.

Mission: To provide income which can be used for charitable purposes to assist in working with animals and animal welfare.

Registration Number
CC42717
Charity Type
Unincorporated Trust
Registration Date
2009-05-12
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B+ (82.5/100)
Sector
Animal Welfare
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Data as at
June 2026

Beneficiaries: Other charities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$2.4M NZD
Net Assets
$2.4M NZD
Reserve Months
5.7 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.2M$0.2M$2.4M
2025$0.4M$0.4M$2.3M
2024$0.6M$0.5M$2.2M
2023$0.4M$0.5M$2.1M
2022$0.3M$0.3M$2.1M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$2.2M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$2.0M
2019$0.2M$0.1M$2.0M
2018$0.2M$0.1M$1.7M
2017$0.1M$0.0M$1.6M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B+
Overall Score
82.5/100
Financial Score
90
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Arnja DaleTrustee2015-08-19

Former Officers (23)

  • Sharleen Te Runa — Trustee
  • Sally Cory — Trustee
  • Nathaniel Wong — Trustee
  • Cindy Suttie — Trustee (departed 2025-02-28)
  • Dr Nina Field — Animal Clinician (departed 2023-10-27)
  • Jessica Walker — Trustee
  • Gail Stevens — Trustee (departed 2023-03-28)
  • Paula Short — Trustee (departed 2020-10-31)
  • Cath Watson — Trustee (departed 2023-03-30)
  • Brian Harris — Trustee
  • Zena Pigden — Trustee
  • Barbara Beattie — Co Trustee (departed 2018-08-09)
  • Jan Thomson — Trustee (departed 2019-08-28)
  • Barry Helem — Trustee (departed 2016-02-24)
  • Pamela Douglas — Trustee (departed 2017-05-28)
  • Richard Brown — Trustee (departed 2012-07-05)
  • Pieter Verhoek — Trustee (departed 2018-08-09)
  • Valerie Ball — Trustee (departed 2017-05-28)
  • Brian Priest — Trustee (departed 2010-04-28)
  • Robert Kerridge — Settlor and Trustee (departed 2015-08-19)

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New Zealand Companion Animal Trust

CC42717Auckland, AucklandRegistered 12 May 2009
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials4mo agoRating1mo ago

Financial data as at June 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B+
83/100
Financial
90
Governance
65
Transparency
65

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.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. 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.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$189.6K

Expenses

$197.4K

Assets

$2.4M

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

About

Mission

To provide income which can be used for charitable purposes to assist in working with animals and animal welfare.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other charitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$189.6K
Total Expenses
$197.4K
Net Assets
$2.4M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
5.4mo
Could operate 5.4 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

50
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,023
Investment Income53.4%
Donations46.6%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 100 peers · Animal Welfare · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
83
#4/101
Revenue
$190K
#49/101
Reserve Months
5.7
#1/101
Surplus
$-8K
#75/101
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/101

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
90
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 90 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 75 → B+.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC42717
Entity TypeUnincorporated Trust
Registered12 May 2009
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Animal Welfare
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)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.