Wairarapa Safer Community Trust — Social Services Charity in Carterton

Wairarapa Safer Community Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Carterton, Carterton. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (87.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Wairarapa Safer Community Trust charitable purpose is to provide a legal and governing structure for leading charitable initiatives, education, charitable programmes, services and inter-agency collaboration for the Wairarapa Youth. Our Vision: Recognised leader in our Work and Mission: Helping to grow a community that is safer and healthier - through quality services and partnerships

Registration Number
CC53298
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2016-04-18
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (87.3/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Carterton, Carterton
Email
johnr@waisct.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (community_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.5M NZD
Total Assets
$1.2M NZD
Net Assets
$1.2M NZD
Reserve Months
8.9 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
13
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.6M$0.5M$1.2M
2024$0.7M$0.5M$1.1M
2023$0.9M$0.5M$0.9M
2022$0.8M$0.5M$0.5M
2021$0.7M$0.5M$0.2M
2020$0.4M$0.4M$-0.0M
2019$0.4M$0.4M$-0.0M
2018$0.5M$0.5M$0.0M
2017$0.4M$0.6M$0.1M
2016$0.1M$0.2M$0.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
87.3/100
Financial Score
92.6
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
1.0%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Ronlyn StallardTrustee2026-08-20
Barbara GladdingTrustee2026-08-20
Gerald LologaTrusttee2025-08-09
Anton NannestadChair2019-03-18
Donald IrwinTrustee2016-03-23

Former Officers (9)

  • Dalkeith Matiaha — Trustee (departed 2026-01-20)
  • Tere Lenihan — Trustee (departed 2025-05-15)
  • Kaye McAulay — Trustee (departed 2025-01-29)
  • Paora Ammunson — Chair (departed 2018-07-10)
  • Jill Greathead — Trustee (departed 2022-12-13)
  • Denise Allen — Trustee (departed 2017-05-22)
  • John Booth — Trustee (departed 2016-03-23)
  • Niola Poona — Trustee (departed 2020-03-31)
  • Vivien Napier — Trustee (departed 2019-06-06)

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FunderSocial ServicesCharitable TrustCommunity Trust

Wairarapa Safer Community Trust

CC53298Carterton, CartertonRegistered 18 Apr 2016
Data updated: Today
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating21h ago

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

A-
87/100
Financial
93
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$576.3K

Expenses

$518.0K

Assets

$1.2M

Staff

13

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
HealthEducationArts & CultureCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
YouthGeneral Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Wairarapa Safer Community Trust charitable purpose is to provide a legal and governing structure for leading charitable initiatives, education, charitable programmes, services and inter-agency collaboration for the Wairarapa Youth. Our Vision: Recognised leader in our Work and Mission: Helping to grow a community that is safer and healthier - through quality services and partnerships

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$576.3K
Total Expenses
$518.0K
Net Assets
$1.2M
Staff
13
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
98c
For every $1 spent, 98c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
8.9mo
Could operate 8.9 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

12
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,802
High Concentration: 94% of revenue from Other
Other93.6%
Investment Income6.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 150 peers · Social Services · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
87
#1/151
Revenue
$576K
#30/151
Reserve Months
8.9
#1/151
Surplus
$58K
#33/151
Staff Cost %
82%
#151/151

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

Rating

A-
Score: 87.3/100
Financial
92.6
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 93 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 82 → A-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Carterton, Carterton

Registration

Registration NumberCC53298
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered18 Apr 2016
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated16 Dec 2014
Registered office
St. Marks Vicarage 185 High Street South Carterton Wairarapa, Carterton

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 1 October 2026.