Te Ara Poutama AEC Charitable Trust — Education Charity in Auckland

Te Ara Poutama AEC Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.8M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To provide a safe learning environment so students alienated from mainstream schooling can discover their strengths and talents while learning new skills, gaining motivation, self-discipline and improving self-esteem. Pedagogical alternatives for preparing students to make the transition from school to further training or work have been examined and set into six key components needed for successful transitions. These key components included coordinated, non-fragmented services; strong education-business partnerships resulting in work experience; relevance in the learning process through linkage of instruction and work; early and continuing career counseling and guidance; Programme accountability to students and community; and a wide range of career/employment options available upon completion of transition services. Four desired outcomes for participants of this Programme are described and include connecting theory with practice, developing personal and career maturity, gaining persona

Registration Number
CC27251
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Website
https://www.tapaec.ac.nz
Email
office@tapaec.ac.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.8M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.9M NZD
Total Assets
$0.3M NZD
Net Assets
$0.3M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
10
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.8M$0.9M$0.3M
2025$0.8M$0.8M$0.3M
2024$0.8M$0.7M$0.3M
2023$0.7M$0.7M$0.2M
2022$0.7M$0.5M$0.1M
2021$0.8M$0.7M$0.1M
2020$0.9M$0.9M$0.1M
2019$0.9M$0.9M$0.1M
2018$0.9M$1.0M$0.1M
2017$0.8M$0.8M$0.2M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Christine WeirTrustee2003-10-23
Trinity JourdainTrustee2003-10-23
Chantelle FoketiTrustee2003-10-23

Funding Sources

  • Foundation North — $15,000
  • Grassroots Trust Limited — $13,072.16
  • Four Winds Foundation Limited — $13,000
  • Foundation North — $8,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $1,004.78

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Te Ara Poutama AEC Charitable Trust

CC27251Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating2d ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

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Reasons to look carefully (2)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 3. 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.
  • Government-funding concentration
    100% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency

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Revenue

$841.9K

Expenses

$891.4K

Assets

$300.3K

Staff

10

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
EducationEnvironmentArts & CultureCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

Funded By

Registered charities that have funded this organisation.

About

Mission

To provide a safe learning environment so students alienated from mainstream schooling can discover their strengths and talents while learning new skills, gaining motivation, self-discipline and improving self-esteem. Pedagogical alternatives for preparing students to make the transition from school to further training or work have been examined and set into six key components needed for successful transitions. These key components included coordinated, non-fragmented services; strong education-business partnerships resulting in work experience; relevance in the learning process through linkage of instruction and work; early and continuing career counseling and guidance; Programme accountability to students and community; and a wide range of career/employment options available upon completion of transition services. Four desired outcomes for participants of this Programme are described and include connecting theory with practice, developing personal and career maturity, gaining persona

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$841.9K
Total Expenses
$891.4K
Net Assets
$276.3K
Staff
10
employees

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
1.2mo
Could operate 1.2 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

1
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,920
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants99.6%
Other0.3%
Donations0.1%
Investment Income0.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#38/133
Revenue
$842K
#6/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$-50K
#118/133
Staff Cost %
59%
#133/133

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

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC27251
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated28 Oct 2003
Registered office
2/16 Weymouth Road, Manurewa, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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.