Wellington Deaf Society Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Wellington
Wellington Deaf Society Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Social Services sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To promote the welfare of Deaf persons in the community. To promote Deaf culture and the use of sign language in the community. To educate the public in awareness of deafness in order to promote communication with deaf people and provide appropriate assistance. To assist those responsible for the education and welfare of deaf children by making available to them the experience of Deaf adults. To co-operate with and assist institutions or persons offering technical or vocational or other training for Deaf persons. To promote the recognition of New Zealand Sign Language as a language in its own right and to assist any measures for spreading knowledge of the language. To recognise and promote the right of Deaf persons to communicate in whatever manner they prefer. To resist discrimination against Deaf people on the grounds of methods of communication or any other grounds relating to deafness. To promote good fellowship among members of the Society and to provide facilities for indoor ....
- Registration Number
- CC33206
- Charity Type
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- https://www.wds.org.nz
- hello@wds.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 4
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.3M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.4M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.4M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.4M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.4M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy Phelps-Barber | Committee Member | 2026-04-19 |
Former Officers (37)
- Craig Becker — Committee
- Theresa Cooper — Committee
- Tarsha Takarangi-Berry — Committee (departed 2025-04-13)
- Tyrone Te Tau — Vice President
- Kamau Wise — Committee (departed 2022-11-10)
- Daniel Harborne — Committee (departed 2025-04-13)
- Stevie Aiono — Committee
- Clare Holtham — Committee
- Ryan Cassidy — Committee (departed 2021-04-18)
- Jake LaBerge — Committee (departed 2020-05-23)
- Sara Pivac Alexander — Committee
- Amber Shaw — Committee (departed 2019-04-13)
- Jackie Overall — Committee (departed 2022-04-23)
- Brent Burcher — Secretary (departed 2020-05-23)
- Darryl Alexander — President
- Anthony Sammons — President (departed 2019-04-13)
- Shannon Krogmann — President (departed 2018-04-14)
- Kellye Bensley — Committee (departed 2017-04-30)
- Riaan Janse Van Vuuren — Vice President (departed 2017-01-13)
- Candice David — Committee (departed 2017-04-30)
Funding Sources
- New Zealand Community Trust — $5,529.95
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Wellington Deaf Society Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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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To promote the welfare of Deaf persons in the community. To promote Deaf culture and the use of sign language in the community. To educate the public in awareness of deafness in order to promote communication with deaf people and provide appropriate assistance. To assist those responsible for the education and welfare of deaf children by making available to them the experience of Deaf adults. To co-operate with and assist institutions or persons offering technical or vocational or other training for Deaf persons. To promote the recognition of New Zealand Sign Language as a language in its own right and to assist any measures for spreading knowledge of the language. To recognise and promote the right of Deaf persons to communicate in whatever manner they prefer. To resist discrimination against Deaf people on the grounds of methods of communication or any other grounds relating to deafness. To promote good fellowship among members of the Society and to provide facilities for indoor ....
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