New Zealand Water Polo Association Incorporated — Sports & Recreation Charity in Auckland
New Zealand Water Polo Association Incorporated is a Charitable Trust charity in the Sports & Recreation sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B (77.8/100). Annual revenue: $3.5M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To organise and manage water polo in NZ with the purpose of making the sport available to all with water confidence and safety an integral part of this.
- Registration Number
- CC47013
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2010-12-14
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (77.8/100)
- Sector
- Sports & Recreation
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- accounts@nzwaterpolo.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $3.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $3.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 8
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $0.6M |
| 2024 | $3.0M | $2.9M | $0.6M |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $0.5M |
| 2022 | $2.0M | $1.8M | $0.4M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $0.4M |
| 2019 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $0.5M |
| 2018 | $3.5M | $3.4M | $0.5M |
| 2017 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $0.3M |
| 2016 | $3.2M | $3.3M | $0.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 77.8/100
- Financial Score
- 83.3
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (31)
- Richard Shine — Director (departed 2026-08-24)
- Samuel Saxton — Director
- Ruth Sio-Lokam — Director
- Michael Bignell — Director
- Rachel Cade — Director
- Fiona Ann Oliver — Independent Director (departed 2025-04-04)
- Alex Howieson — Director
- Cecilia Lambie — Director
- Andrew Berry — Director (departed 2024-04-06)
- Phil Doak — Director (departed 2024-04-06)
- Megan Thomson — Director (departed 2026-05-16)
- Alistair Hulbert — Chair (departed 2024-02-04)
- Anthony Quirk — Director (departed 2020-03-21)
- Alexander Mackenzie — Director (departed 2017-12-31)
- Vivienne Scott — Director (departed 2022-03-26)
- Dennis Turton — Director (departed 2020-03-21)
- Deborah Bowry — Director (departed 2021-03-27)
- Aleisha Clarke — Director (departed 2022-03-26)
- Penelope Swarbrick — Director (departed 2021-03-27)
- Dean Bryant — Director (departed 2016-03-19)
Funding Sources
- New Zealand Community Trust — $78,160
- New Zealand Community Trust — $70,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $65,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $40,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $40,000
- Trillian Trust — $20,000
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $20,000
- Pelorus Trust — $14,000
- The North and South Trust Limited — $13,000
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $10,000
- The North and South Trust Limited — $6,860
- Pelorus Trust — $3,000
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New Zealand Water Polo Association Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. 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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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To organise and manage water polo in NZ with the purpose of making the sport available to all with water confidence and safety an integral part of this.
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