The Forest Bridge Trust — Environment Charity in Warkworth

The Forest Bridge Trust is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Warkworth, Warkworth. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (88.9/100). Annual revenue: $2.6M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Through practical land-owner-centered support, to protect, enhance and connect existing forest remnants and wetlands by enabling fencing, planting, weed management and pest control

Registration Number
CC51677
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2015-02-22
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (88.9/100)
Sector
Environment
Location
Warkworth, Warkworth
Email
kgadshead@xtra.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.4M NZD
Total Assets
$0.9M NZD
Net Assets
$0.4M NZD
Reserve Months
3.2 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
22
Volunteers
3
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.6M$2.4M$0.4M
2024$2.5M$2.5M$0.2M
2023$2.5M$2.4M$0.2M
2022$1.7M$1.6M$0.1M
2021$0.7M$0.6M$0.0M
2020$0.6M$0.7M$0.0M
2019$0.3M$0.2M$0.1M
2019$0.3M$0.3M$0.0M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2017$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
88.9/100
Financial Score
99.1
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Han Qi NgTrustee2026-07-01
Robert SteedmanTrustee2025-08-11
Ana ChristmasTrustee, Strategic Advisor2025-07-01
Burke SteelTrustee2024-06-06
Elizabeth MaireTrustee2016-09-01
Kevin AdsheadTrustee2014-11-24
Gillian AdsheadTrustee2014-11-24

Former Officers (9)

  • Felicity Taylor — Trustee (departed 2023-03-21)
  • Jade Kennedy — Trustee (departed 2025-12-12)
  • Gary Simpson — Trustee (departed 2024-03-06)
  • Alan France — Trustee (departed 2025-10-01)
  • Joy Paxton — Trustee (departed 2021-10-18)
  • Tetyana Kopyl — Treasurer (departed 2019-01-03)
  • Shona Myers — Trustee (departed 2020-06-17)
  • Christopher Roberts — Trustee (departed 2020-06-15)
  • Thomas Stazyk — Trustee (departed 2021-10-31)

Funding Sources

  • Foundation North — $182,508
  • Foundation North — $71,148
  • Foundation North — $40,000
  • Foundation North — $40,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $4,004.25

Similar Charities in Environment

FunderEnvironmentTrustTrust

The Forest Bridge Trust

CC51677Warkworth, WarkworthRegistered 22 Feb 2015
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Ratingyesterday

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

A-
89/100
Financial
99
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (2)

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 7. 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
    86% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency

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

$2.6M

Expenses

$2.4M

Assets

$866.3K

Staff

22

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
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Through practical land-owner-centered support, to protect, enhance and connect existing forest remnants and wetlands by enabling fencing, planting, weed management and pest control

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.6M
Total Expenses
$2.4M
Net Assets
$391.0K
Staff
22
employees
Volunteers
3

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (12 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
3.2mo
Could operate 3.2 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

25
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,472
High Concentration: 86% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants85.9%
Other7.7%
Donations5.8%
Investment Income0.5%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 48 peers · Environment · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
89
#9/49
Revenue
$2.6M
#23/49
Reserve Months
3.2
#1/49
Surplus
$173K
#24/49
Staff Cost %
83%
#49/49

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

Rating

A-
Score: 88.9/100
Financial
99.1
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 99 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → A-.
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Contact Details

Address
Warkworth, Warkworth

Registration

Registration NumberCC51677
Entity TypeTrust
Registered22 Feb 2015
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated23 Jan 2015
Registered office
2791 Kaipara Coast Highway, RD 4, Warkworth

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

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