Sport Manawatu Charitable Trust — Sports & Recreation Charity in Palmerston North
Sport Manawatu Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Sports & Recreation sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. CharityData rates this charity A- (86.6/100). Annual revenue: $3.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Developing play, active recreation, and sport in the wider Manawatu region.
- Registration Number
- CC29800
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (86.6/100)
- Sector
- Sports & Recreation
- Location
- Palmerston North, Palmerston North
- Website
- http://www.sportmanawatu.org.nz
- info@sportmanawatu.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $3.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $3.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.4 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 30
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.0M | $3.0M | $1.4M |
| 2024 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $1.3M |
| 2019 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.2M |
| 2018 | $2.2M | $2.6M | $1.1M |
| 2017 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $1.5M |
| 2016 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $1.5M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 86.6/100
- Financial Score
- 91.5
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (29)
- Carl Netzler — Trustee
- Shane Telfer — Trustee
- Renee Schalkwijk — Trustee
- Lynley Montgomery — Chair
- Natasha Gattsche — Trustee
- Dean Taipana — Trustee (departed 2024-10-21)
- Suzanne Charles — Trustee (departed 2023-12-11)
- Natasha Bailey — Trustee (departed 2024-10-12)
- Kayla Whitelock — Trustee (departed 2024-10-21)
- Jeremy Hapeta — Trustee
- Rafea Naffa — Trustee (departed 2023-11-06)
- Sandra Lynch — Trustee
- Danielle Balmer — Trustee (departed 2023-11-06)
- Barbara Cameron — Trustee (departed 2022-04-04)
- Colleen Sheldon — Trustee (departed 2019-05-01)
- Tristine Emery — Trustee (departed 2020-06-24)
- Nathan Hopcroft — Trustee
- Yvette McCausland-Durie — Trustee (departed 2016-06-30)
- Bryan Goldsack — Trustee (departed 2016-06-30)
- Fenella Devlin — Trustee (departed 2021-07-27)
Funding Sources
- New Zealand Community Trust — $270,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $150,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $50,000
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $7,000
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Sport Manawatu Charitable Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- Government-funding concentration90% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Developing play, active recreation, and sport in the wider Manawatu region.
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Ranked against 36 peers · Sports & Recreation · $1M – $10M
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