Rangiputa Voluntary Rural Fire Force — Social Services Charity in Karikari Peninsula
Rangiputa Voluntary Rural Fire Force is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Karikari Peninsula, Karikari Peninsula. CharityData rates this charity C (60/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: Emergency Services
- Registration Number
- CC58005
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2020-08-06
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C (60/100)
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Karikari Peninsula, Karikari Peninsula
- karenahita@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 110.3 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2025 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C
- Overall Score
- 60/100
- Financial Score
- 50
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 100% government funded with no revenue diversification
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Thomson Lawrence | Chief Fire Officer | 2026-05-13 |
| Phil Rako | Rural Fire Fighter | 2026-05-13 |
| Bryan Burke | Fire Fighter Officer | 2023-09-15 |
| Joanne Armstrong | Rural Fire Fighter Officer | 2023-09-14 |
| Karena Hita | Treasurer | 2023-05-29 |
Former Officers (5)
- Michelle Anderson — Secretary (departed 2025-04-16)
- Vanessa Goodman — Treasurer (departed 2023-05-29)
- Terrrance Nixo — Fire Fighter (departed 2023-05-29)
- Judith Billington — Secretary (departed 2023-05-29)
- Robin Billington — Fire Chief (departed 2023-05-29)
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Rangiputa Voluntary Rural Fire Force
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (3)
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 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.
- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~89 months of expenses on $7K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
- Government-funding concentration100% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Ranked against 276 peers · Social Services · Under $100K
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