Te Wai Parera Trust — Health Charity in Bluff

Te Wai Parera Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Bluff, Bluff. CharityData rates this charity C+ (65.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To promote the wellbeing of the people, the land, the waters, the ecosystems, and the life-force of the Waituna Catchment and the surrounding area, now and for the benefit of future generations.

Registration Number
CC56980
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2019-08-20
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (65.5/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Bluff, Bluff
Email
admin@tewaipareratrust.co.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$6.6M NZD
Net Assets
$6.3M NZD
Reserve Months
47.1 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.6M$0.1M$6.3M
2024$0.7M$0.6M$5.7M
2023$0.6M$0.5M$5.7M
2022$0.2M$0.2M$5.6M
2021$0.2M$0.1M$5.6M
2020$5.5M$0.0M$5.5M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
65.5/100
Financial Score
70
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Pania CooteTrustee2026-07-09
Havana CaineTrustee2026-07-09
Susan CorbyTrustee2021-08-16

Former Officers (8)

  • Riki Nicholas — Trustee (departed 2026-09-07)
  • Ivan Hodgetts — Trustee (departed 2026-07-29)
  • Louise Fowler — Trustee (departed 2026-07-09)
  • Nichol Horrell — Trustee (departed 2021-08-16)
  • Lloyd Mccallum — Trustee (departed 2021-08-16)
  • Robert Campbell — Trustee (departed 2025-12-01)
  • Gail Thompson — Trustee (departed 2025-12-01)
  • Dean Whaanga — Trustee (departed 2026-02-13)

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Te Wai Parera Trust

CC56980Bluff, BluffRegistered 20 Aug 2019
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating5d ago

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

C+
66/100
Financial
70
Governance
55
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.

  • 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.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$613.9K

Expenses

$147.4K

Assets

$6.6M

Staff

1

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

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This 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.

About

Mission

To promote the wellbeing of the people, the land, the waters, the ecosystems, and the life-force of the Waituna Catchment and the surrounding area, now and for the benefit of future generations.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$613.9K
Total Expenses
$147.4K
Net Assets
$6.3M
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (6 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
47.1mo
Could operate 47.1 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

50
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,997
Donations56.1%
Other43.0%
Investment Income0.9%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 157 peers · Health · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
66
#36/158
Revenue
$614K
#23/158
Reserve Months
47.1
#1/158
Surplus
$467K
#3/158
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/158

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

Rating History

C+
2025
Score: 65.5
Financial: 70 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2024
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

C+
Score: 65.5/100
Financial
70
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 70 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 61 → C+.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
5 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Bluff, Bluff

Registration

Registration NumberCC56980
Entity TypeTrust
Registered20 Aug 2019
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides buildings / facilities / open space

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: 1 October 2026.