Nga Whaea Atawhai O Aotearoa Sisters Of Mercy New Zealand TrustReligion Charity in Auckland

Nga Whaea Atawhai O Aotearoa Sisters Of Mercy New Zealand Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity F (15/100). Annual revenue: $7.7M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The purpose of the Trust is to provide upkeep and housing for members of the congregation of the Nga Whaea Atawahai o Aotearoa Sisters of Mercy New Zealand within New Zealand, a religious congregation of vowed women in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.

Registration Number
CC27850
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
F (15/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
dgodfrey@somauck.org.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$7.7M NZD
Total Expenses
$7.7M NZD
Total Assets
$1.4M NZD
Net Assets
$1.3M NZD
Reserve Months
0.7 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
3
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$7.7M$7.7M$1.3M
2024$7.5M$7.5M$1.3M
2023$7.7M$7.7M$1.3M
2022$7.0M$7.0M$1.3M
2021$7.0M$7.0M$1.3M
2020$8.8M$8.8M$1.3M
2019$7.9M$7.9M$1.3M
2018$7.9M$7.7M$1.3M
2017$7.4M$7.4M$1.0M
2016$7.6M$7.6M$1.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
F
Overall Score
15/100
Financial Score
18.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 3 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Denise FoxTrustee2025-02-04
Natalie MurphyTrustee2024-12-05
Kathleen LynchTrustee2024-12-05
Margaret MartinTrustee2024-12-05

Former Officers (2)

  • Paula AlipiaTrustee (departed 2025-11-08)
  • Kilistina VaeatangitauTrustee (departed 2024-12-05)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Trustees$0-
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Trustees$02025

Service Providers

  • KPMG

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Nga Whaea Atawhai O Aotearoa Sisters Of Mercy New Zealand Trust

CC27850Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2025Ratingyesterday

Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

F
15/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
19
Governance
55
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 designated
    Board of 18 with no chair designated on the register

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

$7.7M

Expenses

$7.7M

Assets

$1.4M

Staff

3

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

This rating may reflect incomplete data

This charity's grade of F is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.

About

Mission

The purpose of the Trust is to provide upkeep and housing for members of the congregation of the Nga Whaea Atawahai o Aotearoa Sisters of Mercy New Zealand within New Zealand, a religious congregation of vowed women in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$7.7M
Total Expenses
$7.7M
Net Assets
$1.3M
Staff
3
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0.7mo
Could operate 0.7 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

10
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,967
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Donations
Donations94.6%
Other4.0%
Investment Income1.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 37 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
15
#26/38
Revenue
$7.7M
#2/38
Reserve Months
0.7
#1/38
Surplus
$0
#33/38
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/38

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

Rating

F
Score: 15/100
Financial
18.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 19 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 40 → 15 after red-flag penalties → F.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC27850
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated2 Dec 2005
Registered office
15 Guilford Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington
Differs from Charities Register address (7 New Street, , Saint Marys Bay, Auckland, 1011, Auckland, Auckland). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion

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