Sport Waitakere Trust — Education Charity in Auckland

Sport Waitakere Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (87.5/100). Annual revenue: $4.3M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: At SPORT WAITAKERE, our purpose is to make a difference in our West Auckland community by enabling healthy and active lives. We do this by providing sport & recreation programmes, events, training and support at no cost or low cost. We believe in the value of sport and that everyone deserves the opportunity to participate. We aim to increase participation in sport and recreation and improve the capability of sport/recreation providers (such as clubs, schools and community organisations) in West Auckland, for the benefit of our community. We work within the boundaries of Auckland Council’s three local boards – Whau, Waitakere Ranges and Henderson /Massey. We work in a complex environment. At any one time, we can have 60+ projects on the go across all aspects of sport and recreation!

Registration Number
CC23899
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-05-04
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (87.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
admin@tuiawaitakere.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$4.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$4.4M NZD
Total Assets
$2.5M NZD
Net Assets
$1.1M NZD
Reserve Months
4.8 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
35
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$4.3M$4.4M$1.1M
2024$5.3M$4.9M$1.3M
2023$4.0M$3.8M$0.8M
2022$3.3M$3.3M$0.7M
2021$3.0M$3.1M$0.8M
2020$3.2M$3.1M$0.8M
2019$3.3M$3.4M$0.8M
2018$3.0M$3.0M$0.9M
2017$3.2M$3.0M$0.9M
2016$3.0M$2.6M$0.7M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
87.5/100
Financial Score
92.9
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
DJ ForbesTrustee2026-04-22
Rani NalamTrustee2026-04-22

Former Officers (36)

  • Derek Forbes — Trustee (departed 2026-04-22)
  • Dipak Bhoopatkar — Trustee
  • Nicola Mills — Trustee (departed 2024-11-06)
  • Graeme Read — Trustee (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Darna Appleyard — Trustee (departed 2026-05-01)
  • Janet Tuitama — Trustee
  • Robin Taua-Gordon — Trustee
  • Stephanie Bidois — Trustee (departed 2023-09-20)
  • Daniel Collins — Trustee (departed 2022-12-14)
  • Ivan Harre — Trustee
  • Michael Holmes — Chair
  • Nicholas ROWLAND — Trustee
  • Wyndi Tagi — Trustee (departed 2020-10-22)
  • David Frost — Trustee (departed 2019-02-13)
  • Nicola Berghaus — Trustee (departed 2018-08-16)
  • Katie Bruffy — Trustee (departed 2025-04-30)
  • Kristy Hill — Trustee (departed 2020-05-04)
  • Megan Tunks — Trustee (departed 2018-04-02)
  • Winston Timaloa — Trustee (departed 2020-01-23)
  • Michael Hirst — Trustee (departed 2018-03-01)

Funding Sources

  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $100,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $80,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $75,000
  • Foundation North — $50,000
  • Foundation North — $37,472
  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $33,944.68
  • Foundation North — $20,000
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $17,898.87

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Sport Waitakere Trust

CC23899Auckland, AucklandRegistered 4 May 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

A-
88/100
Financial
93
Governance
75
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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.

  • Government-funding concentration
    90% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency

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Revenue

$4.3M

Expenses

$4.4M

Assets

$2.5M

Staff

35

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
HealthEducationEnvironmentArts & CultureSports & RecreationCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
AucklandNationwide

About

Mission

At SPORT WAITAKERE, our purpose is to make a difference in our West Auckland community by enabling healthy and active lives. We do this by providing sport & recreation programmes, events, training and support at no cost or low cost. We believe in the value of sport and that everyone deserves the opportunity to participate. We aim to increase participation in sport and recreation and improve the capability of sport/recreation providers (such as clubs, schools and community organisations) in West Auckland, for the benefit of our community. We work within the boundaries of Auckland Council’s three local boards – Whau, Waitakere Ranges and Henderson /Massey. We work in a complex environment. At any one time, we can have 60+ projects on the go across all aspects of sport and recreation!

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peoplePeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$4.3M
Total Expenses
$4.4M
Net Assets
$1.1M
Staff
35
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
4.8mo
Could operate 4.8 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

18
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,232
High Concentration: 90% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants90.2%
Other9.8%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
88
#7/38
Revenue
$4.3M
#8/38
Reserve Months
4.8
#1/38
Surplus
$-105K
#33/38
Staff Cost %
56%
#38/38

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

A-
Score: 87.5/100
Financial
92.9
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 93 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 82 → A-.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC23899
Entity TypeTrust
Registered4 May 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated31 Oct 2005
Registered office
545 Don Buck Road, Westgate, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 28 September 2026.