The Lalaga Foundation — Community Development Charity in Auckland

The Lalaga Foundation is a registered charity in the Community Development sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2024.

Mission: The Lalaga Foundation is a registered charitable trust with a mission to build self-determination and positive generational change for all families within the community. Its focus is on promoting home ownership as well as support in social services, health, financial wellbeing and education. This transformative process will be facilitated through high quality, culturally responsive support in education, housing, social services, health, and financial independence.

Registration Number
CC51847
Registration Date
2015-06-02
Status
Active
Sector
Community Development
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
glen.tuala@lalaga.org.nz
Data as at
March 2024

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.5M NZD
Total Assets
$0.9M NZD
Net Assets
$0.5M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
9
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2024-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024$0.2M$0.5M$0.5M
2023$0.3M$0.3M$0.7M
2022$0.4M$0.2M$0.7M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.4M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$0.4M
2019$0.3M$0.5M$0.4M
2018$1.5M$1.5M$0.2M
2017$1.0M$1.1M$0.2M
2016$0.7M$0.6M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Erene TualaTrustee2022-03-01
Richard MatsonTrustee2022-02-22
Soteria TualaSecretary2014-10-01
Glen TualaChair2014-10-01

Former Officers (5)

  • John Mamea-Wilson — Trustee (departed 2022-08-31)
  • Andrew Fa'avale — Trustee (departed 2023-04-01)
  • Clyde Young — Trustee (departed 2016-04-12)
  • Leiite Setefano — Trustee (departed 2017-06-30)
  • Lealofi Setefano — Trustee (departed 2023-04-01)

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The Lalaga Foundation

CC51847Auckland, AucklandRegistered 2 Jun 2015
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials31 Mar 2024Rating1mo ago

Financial data as at March 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.

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

XRB Tier 3 lets smaller charities (total expenses of $5M or less; $2M for periods ending before 28 March 2024) file a simple-format performance report instead of full PBE standards. 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 our $2M rating threshold. (Whether the accounts must be audited is a separate Charities Act test: audit from $1.1M of operating expenditure, review from $550K.) 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 — set at the pre-2024 Tier 3 ceiling; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

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Revenue

$191.7K

Expenses

$470.9K

Assets

$872.6K

Staff

9

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

The Lalaga Foundation is a registered charitable trust with a mission to build self-determination and positive generational change for all families within the community. Its focus is on promoting home ownership as well as support in social services, health, financial wellbeing and education. This transformative process will be facilitated through high quality, culturally responsive support in education, housing, social services, health, and financial independence.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peoplePeople of a certain ethnic / racial originReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$191.7K
Total Expenses
$470.9K
Net Assets
$452.3K
Staff
9
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (9 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
0.2mo
Could operate 0.2 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

6
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,362
High Concentration: 97% of revenue from Donations
Donations96.7%
Investment Income3.3%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 153 peers · Community Development · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#37/154
Revenue
$192K
#105/154
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/154
Surplus
$-279K
#150/154
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/154

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Latest Audit

FY2023
7 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC51847
Registered2 Jun 2015
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated15 Oct 2014

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Community Development
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes research

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