Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust — Animal Welfare Charity in Auckland
Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Animal Welfare sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity A (90.4/100). Annual revenue: $4.4M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: Pet Refuge NZ was established to provide a free, safe, temporary shelter for pets of families escaping domestic violence. Pet Refuge seeks to remove one of the significant barriers to leaving domestic violence of serious concerns about the threat of violence and cruelty towards the victim’s pets, by providing them with a safe haven.
- Registration Number
- CC53408
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2016-06-07
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A (90.4/100)
- Sector
- Animal Welfare
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- julie@petrefuge.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $4.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $6.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $5.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 6.2 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 29
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $4.4M | $2.5M | $5.5M |
| 2025 | $2.8M | $2.2M | $3.7M |
| 2024 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $3.0M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $0.4M | $2.8M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $0.4M | $1.3M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | - | - | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A
- Overall Score
- 90.4/100
- Financial Score
- 97
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Higgot | Trustee | 2021-12-14 |
| John Elstob | Treasurer | 2019-12-11 |
| Glenda Hughes | Chair | 2016-05-16 |
| Blair Edwards | Secretary | 2016-05-06 |
| Julie Chapman | Trustee | 2016-05-06 |
Former Officers (2)
- William Birnie — Trustee (departed 2019-09-19)
- Dean Agnew — Treasurer (departed 2024-06-25)
Funding Sources
- Trillian Trust — $50,000
- Simplicity Foundation — $43,250
- Simplicity Foundation — $32,750
- We Care Community Trust — $25,200
- Foundation North — $25,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $23,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $20,000
- Foundation North — $10,000
- Lion Foundation — $8,000
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Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$4.4M
$2.5M
$6.0M
29
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
Pet Refuge NZ was established to provide a free, safe, temporary shelter for pets of families escaping domestic violence. Pet Refuge seeks to remove one of the significant barriers to leaving domestic violence of serious concerns about the threat of violence and cruelty towards the victim’s pets, by providing them with a safe haven.
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Ranked against 16 peers · Animal Welfare · $1M – $10M
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