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
- 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
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net 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)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| DJ Forbes | Trustee | 2026-04-22 |
| Rani Nalam | Trustee | 2026-04-22 |
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
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- Government-funding concentration90% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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About
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!
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Ranked against 37 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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