The Pacific Island Business Development Trust — Environment Charity in Auckland

The Pacific Island Business Development Trust is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A (92.5/100). Annual revenue: $5.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The Pacific Business Trust is a 'not for profit' Charitable Trust. We help Pacific People build sustainable businesses which can operate and compete with the best businesses and organisations globally

Registration Number
CC22972
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-04-14
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (92.5/100)
Sector
Environment
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
accounts@pacificbusiness.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$5.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$4.6M NZD
Total Assets
$5.0M NZD
Net Assets
$4.7M NZD
Reserve Months
7.6 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
30
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$5.0M$4.6M$4.7M
2024$6.5M$6.1M$4.2M
2023$6.0M$5.8M$0.8M
2022$9.3M$10.6M$0.9M
2021$9.4M$2.3M$1.9M
2020$2.1M$2.9M$2.8M
2019$1.7M$2.3M$3.0M
2018$0.7M$1.6M$3.9M
2017$2.1M$1.8M$4.6M
2016$1.4M$1.6M$1.9M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A
Overall Score
92.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Luamanu MaeaTrustee2026-08-03

Former Officers (39)

  • Letoa Henry Jenkins — Trustee
  • Lealiifanovalevale EROLIA Rooney — Trustee
  • Akenese (Agnes) Loheni — Trustee (departed 2026-05-26)
  • Dr Uluomato’otua Aiono — Chair
  • Nora Swann — Trustee
  • Letelelemalanuola (Lanuola) Moe-Penn — Trustee
  • Dana Youngman — Trustee (departed 2025-03-26)
  • Dain Guttenbeil — Trustee
  • Luke Meredith — Trustee (departed 2025-11-05)
  • Arti Chand — Trustee (departed 2025-10-31)
  • Lloyd Ma'ole — Trustee (departed 2025-10-24)
  • Hana Halalele — Trustee (departed 2025-03-24)
  • Paul Retimanu — Chair (departed 2025-10-24)
  • Sonia Tiatia — Trustee (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Hiueni Nuku — Trustee (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Muaausa Walker — Trustee (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Samuelu Sefuiva — Trustee (departed 2023-09-30)
  • Rachel Karalus — Trustee (departed 2022-07-31)
  • Tess Otineru — Trustee (departed 2019-01-01)
  • Ron Viviani — Trustee (departed 2021-11-30)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Members of the Governing Body (aggregate)Board/Trustees$357,151-
Members of the Governing Body (aggregate)Board/Trustees$357,1512024
Paul RetimanuChairperson$66,388-
Paul RetimanuChairperson$66,3882024
Lloyd Ma'oleBoard Member$317-
Lloyd Ma'oleBoard Member$3172024

Service Providers

  • BDO

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FunderEnvironmentTrustTrust

The Pacific Island Business Development Trust

CC22972Auckland, AucklandRegistered 14 Apr 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Ratingyesterday

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

A
93/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
85

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.

  • Government-funding concentration
    95% 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

$5.0M

Expenses

$4.6M

Assets

$5.0M

Staff

30

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
International Aid
Beneficiaries
Pacific Peoples
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

The Pacific Business Trust is a 'not for profit' Charitable Trust. We help Pacific People build sustainable businesses which can operate and compete with the best businesses and organisations globally

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Family / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$5.0M
Total Expenses
$4.6M
Net Assets
$4.7M
Staff
30
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
7.6mo
Could operate 7.6 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

9
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,112
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants95.4%
Investment Income2.9%
Other1.7%

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
93
#1/49
Revenue
$5.0M
#6/49
Reserve Months
7.6
#1/49
Surplus
$455K
#14/49
Staff Cost %
41%
#49/49

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

Rating History

A
2025
Score: 92.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 75 | Transparency: 85
Current
A-
2024
Score: 85.0
Financial: 100 | Governance: 50 | Transparency: 50

Rating

A
Score: 92.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 85 → A.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC22972
Entity TypeTrust
Registered14 Apr 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated30 Apr 1986
Registered office
101 Station Road, Penrose, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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