The Whau River Catchment Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland

The Whau River Catchment Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The key purposes of the Trust are as follows: To provide leadership by adopting an Ecosystem-based Management approach with the aim of restoring and sustaining ecosystems within the Whau River catchment to meet both ecological and human needs now and in the future. Ecosystem Management aims to conserve major ecological services and restore natural resources while meeting the socio-economic, political and cultural needs of current and future generations. Approaches to effective ecosystem management engage conservation efforts at both a local or landscape level; To maintain, enhance, protect, restore, monitor and nurture the natural ecology and its environment, the support of ecosystem restoration and conservation projects with particular emphasis on the Whau River, its tributaries, margins and catchment areas; ETC. For full details go to http://www.whauriver.org.nz/the-whau-river-catchment-trust or see attached document

Registration Number
CC48826
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2013-02-21
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
info@whauriver.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$-0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
4
Volunteers
28
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.2M$-0.0M
2024$0.2M$0.2M$-0.0M
2023$0.2M$0.2M$-0.0M
2022$0.2M$0.2M$-0.0M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$-0.0M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$-0.0M
2017$0.3M$0.2M$0.1M
2016$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (12)

  • Xinxin Wang — Trustee
  • Hannah Young — Trustee (departed 2021-05-16)
  • Aadil Basha — Deputy Chairperson / Trustee
  • Robin Brehmer — Trustee (departed 2020-09-10)
  • Ruby Moore — Trustee (departed 2017-09-06)
  • Michael Coote — Trustee (departed 2017-10-24)
  • Robert Woolf — Trustee (departed 2016-04-27)
  • Samuel Weir — Trustee (departed 2016-12-15)
  • Ziyu Wang — Trustee/foundation (departed 2017-08-30)
  • Stephen McCready — Trustee (departed 2014-02-01)
  • Douglas Craig — Trustee/foundation (departed 2022-02-15)
  • Gilbert Brakey — Chairperson / Trustee / Foundation

Funding Sources

  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $63,304.36
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $45,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $30,000
  • Foundation North — $25,000
  • Foundation North — $25,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $20,000

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The Whau River Catchment Trust

CC48826Auckland, AucklandRegistered 21 Feb 2013
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

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

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Revenue

$209.6K

Expenses

$202.4K

Assets

$33.4K

Staff

4

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

Funded By

Registered charities that have funded this organisation.

About

Mission

The key purposes of the Trust are as follows: To provide leadership by adopting an Ecosystem-based Management approach with the aim of restoring and sustaining ecosystems within the Whau River catchment to meet both ecological and human needs now and in the future. Ecosystem Management aims to conserve major ecological services and restore natural resources while meeting the socio-economic, political and cultural needs of current and future generations. Approaches to effective ecosystem management engage conservation efforts at both a local or landscape level; To maintain, enhance, protect, restore, monitor and nurture the natural ecology and its environment, the support of ecosystem restoration and conservation projects with particular emphasis on the Whau River, its tributaries, margins and catchment areas; ETC. For full details go to http://www.whauriver.org.nz/the-whau-river-catchment-trust or see attached document

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
AnimalsChildren / young peopleGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$209.6K
Total Expenses
$202.4K
Net Assets
$-15.9K
Staff
4
employees
Volunteers
28

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (13 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
1.4mo
Could operate 1.4 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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,980
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Donations
Donations99.9%
Other0.1%
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 117 peers · Arts & Culture · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#29/118
Revenue
$210K
#66/118
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/118
Surplus
$7K
#67/118
Staff Cost %
81%
#118/118

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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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC48826
Entity TypeTrust
Registered21 Feb 2013
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated1 Aug 2012
Registered office
36 Rathlin Street, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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