Waipoua Forest Trust — Environment Charity in DARGAVILLE
Waipoua Forest Trust is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in DARGAVILLE, DARGAVILLE. CharityData rates this charity B (78.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To establish a millennial Kauri Forest to celebrate the second millennium for the benefit of all New Zealanders.
- Registration Number
- CC47832
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2012-04-01
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (78.5/100)
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- DARGAVILLE, DARGAVILLE
- Website
- https://waipoua.nz
- groufsky@outlook.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $4.7M NZD
- Net Assets
- $4.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 7.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 4
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $4.7M |
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $4.9M |
| 2024 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $5.0M |
| 2023 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $3.7M |
| 2022 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $3.3M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 78.5/100
- Financial Score
- 80
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.6%
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (9)
- Rick Groufsky — Treasurer
- Megan Topia — Secretary
- Eamon Nathan — Trustee (departed 2018-06-16)
- Thomas Donovan — Trustee
- Keith Stewart — Trustee (departed 2018-06-16)
- Brendan Lyne — Founding Trustee
- Alexander Nathan — Chair
- Janice Brenstrum — Trustee
- Daniel Ambler — Trustee (departed 2014-11-01)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $96,120
- Foundation North — $24,637
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Waipoua Forest Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~207 months of expenses on $187K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
To establish a millennial Kauri Forest to celebrate the second millennium for the benefit of all New Zealanders.
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Ranked against 156 peers · Environment · $100K – $1M
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