Save Animals From Exploitation Incorporated — Animal Welfare Charity in Auckland
Save Animals From Exploitation Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Animal Welfare sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (76.8/100). Annual revenue: $2.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: To prevent the suffering, abuse and exploitation of animals.
- Registration Number
- CC40428
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (76.8/100)
- Sector
- Animal Welfare
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- safe@safe.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (society)
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: Animals, General public, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $4.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $3.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 3090.3 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 19
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.3M | $0.0M | $3.7M |
| 2024 | $2.2M | $0.0M | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $0.0M | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $0.1M | $0.5M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $2.1M | $7.2M |
| 2020 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $7.5M |
| 2019 | $2.8M | $1.6M | $1.5M |
| 2018 | $6.1M | $1.7M | $5.7M |
| 2017 | $1.4M | $0.6M | $1.3M |
| 2016 | $1.3M | $1.0M | $1.2M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 76.8/100
- Financial Score
- 77.5
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Chalmers | Trustee | 2025-07-03 |
| Aura-Olivia Pierre | Trustee | 2025-07-03 |
| Liz Gosling | Trustee | 2025-07-03 |
| Benoit Auvray | Secretary | 2025-07-03 |
| Dee Lodhia | Treasurer | 2023-11-01 |
| Kat Macmillan | Chair | 2023-08-29 |
| Gareth Hughes | Trustee | 2020-10-18 |
| Debra Ashton-Knowles | CEO | 2018-09-01 |
Former Officers (35)
- Courtenay Lacey — Secretary (departed 2025-09-25)
- Troy Coyle — Trustee (departed 2025-09-25)
- Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere — Trustee (departed 2025-03-03)
- Dallas Hopkins — Trustee (departed 2022-07-04)
- Logan Smedley — Treasurer (departed 2024-09-13)
- Sarah Barnes — Treasurer (departed 2020-08-17)
- Timothy Groenendaal — Trustee (departed 2023-11-01)
- Katharine Birks — Secretary (departed 2024-10-30)
- Kirsten Magnusson — Trustee (departed 2022-11-01)
- Marieke de Boo — CEO (departed 2018-05-26)
- Clare Marks — Head of Operations (departed 2016-10-31)
- Joanne Child — Treasurer (departed 2019-08-01)
- Saar Cohen-Ronen — Trustee (departed 2016-09-01)
- Joanne Garrett — Administrator (departed 2015-05-14)
- Mark Rocket — Chair (departed 2021-06-16)
- Vernon Tava — Trustee (departed 2016-08-23)
- Johannes kriek — Executive Director (departed 2016-10-31)
- Marianne Macdonald — Administrator (departed 2014-06-18)
- Melanie Vivian — Trustee (departed 2017-10-24)
- Victoria Webb — Trustee (departed 2012-11-10)
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Save Animals From Exploitation Incorporated
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$2.3M
$15.7K
$4.1M
19
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
To prevent the suffering, abuse and exploitation of animals.
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Ranked against 7 peers · Animal Welfare · $1M – $10M
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