Royal New Zealand Foundation Of The Blind Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Auckland
Royal New Zealand Foundation Of The Blind Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Social Services sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $50.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Enable people who are blind or have low vision to be self-reliant and live the life they choose
- Registration Number
- CC21361
- Charity Type
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2008-02-25
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (89.5/100)
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.blindlowvision.org.nz
- boardsecretary@blindlowvision.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $50.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $34.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $253.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $228.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.9 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 229
- Volunteers
- 26
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.1M | $34.3M | $228.2M |
| 2024 | $33.6M | $35.0M | $210.9M |
| 2023 | $41.4M | $34.9M | $199.4M |
| 2022 | $38.0M | $33.3M | $184.0M |
| 2021 | $42.5M | $35.9M | $178.9M |
| 2020 | $36.2M | $37.4M | $113.5M |
| 2019 | $39.5M | $37.7M | $158.4M |
| 2018 | $43.8M | $36.6M | $149.2M |
| 2017 | $40.8M | $36.0M | $135.4M |
| 2016 | $37.7M | $38.4M | $90.7M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 89.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (41)
- Stephen Keeling — Chief Financial Officer
- Andrea Midgen — Chief Executive
- Christopher Orr — Director
- Anne Marie Taggart — Director
- Richard Patete — Director
- Richard Hoskin — Directory (departed 2022-05-13)
- Robert Greenberg — Director (departed 2021-11-13)
- Ronald Scott — Director
- Deborah Boyd — Director (departed 2021-07-19)
- Donna McCaskill — Director
- Robert Billings — Director
- John Mulka — Chief Executive (departed 2023-08-04)
- Martine Abel-Williamson — Director
- Fraser Alexander — Director (departed 2023-11-11)
- Gregory Hurn — Chief Operating Officer
- Clive Lansink — Director
- Pamela MacNeill — Director (departed 2016-11-12)
- Julie Bartlett — Director (departed 2017-11-11)
- Nicola Owen — Director (departed 2019-04-12)
- Judith Small — Director
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judy Small | Chair | Board or trustee role | $13,000 | 2021 |
| Judy Small | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2018 |
| Carolyn Weston | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2021 |
| John Billings | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Clive Lansink | Audit Committee Chair | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Fraser Alexander | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Keith Appleton | Chair of the Audit Committee | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2018 |
| Nicola Owen | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2018 |
| Carolyn Weston | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2018 |
| Martine Abel-Williamson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Peter Hoskin | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2018 |
| Clive Lansink | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $7,000 | 2018 |
| Deb Boyd | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $4,000 | 2018 |
| Keith Appleton | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $4,000 | 2021 |
| Fraser Alexander | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $4,000 | 2018 |
| Deb Boyd | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Donna McCaskill | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Paul Sullivan | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $3,000 | 2018 |
| Julie Bartlett | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $3,000 | 2018 |
| Peter Gresham | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Dr James Bevan | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2022 |
| Grant McCallum | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Richard Hoskin | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Gavin Tapp | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| David Steele | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Greg Hurn | Chief Financial Officer | Executive role | - | 2021 |
| Richard Hoskin | Chair of the Board | Board or trustee role | - | 2018 |
| Jonathan McCallum | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Jane Moore | Board Secretary | Board or trustee role | - | 2018 |
| Liz Ellis | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Peter Cowley | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mark O'Neill | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Russell Fairley | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Michele Levy | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Not disclosed in extracted sections | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Mark Verlander | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2022 |
| Ron Scott | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Karen Janes | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Sushila Pillai | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Kevin Gould | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Peter Hoskin | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Anna Gromada | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Brent Melville | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $80,000
- Pelorus Trust — $60,242.8
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $40,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $35,000
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $27,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $25,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $20,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $17,000
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $15,000
- Air Rescue Services Limited — $8,602.42
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $5,533
- Oxford Sports Trust — $5,000
- Redwood Trust Incorporated — $2,000
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2022)
As disclosed in Royal New Zealand Foundation Of The Blind Incorporated's annual report.
- Foundation Village Partnership — Construction of commercial floor
Service Providers
- Pieter Erasmus
- Bank of New Zealand
- Bank of New Zealand
- Bank of New Zealand (BNZ)
- Bank of New Zealand
- Thompson Blackie Biddles
- Datacom Employer Services Ltd
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Royal New Zealand Foundation Of The Blind Incorporated
Financial data as at June 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 12. 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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$50.1M
$34.3M
$253.8M
229
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Enable people who are blind or have low vision to be self-reliant and live the life they choose
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