Wera Aotearoa Charitable Trust — Social Services Charity in Rotorua

Wera Aotearoa Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Rotorua, Rotorua. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $7.4M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: WACT provides community based social services funded by way of government contracts, grants, private funding and donations.

Registration Number
CC25501
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-08
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (89.5/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Rotorua, Rotorua
Email
accounts@wact.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$7.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$7.7M NZD
Total Assets
$4.6M NZD
Net Assets
$4.1M NZD
Reserve Months
6.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
34
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$7.4M$7.7M$4.1M
2024$8.0M$6.8M$4.3M
2023$7.1M$5.9M$3.1M
2022$5.3M$4.3M$1.8M
2021$2.0M$1.6M$0.8M
2020$1.3M$1.3M$0.4M
2019$1.3M$1.2M$0.4M
2018$1.1M$1.1M$0.3M
2017$1.1M$1.1M$0.3M
2016$1.5M$1.6M$0.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
89.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Wallace HaumahaBoard Chair2026-06-11

Former Officers (19)

  • Michael James — Trustee
  • Kaycie O'Connor — Trustee
  • Lenise Monteiro — Trustee
  • Janine Horton — Tustee (departed 2025-08-21)
  • Mawera Karetai — Trustee (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Debbie Holmes — Trustee (departed 2022-02-24)
  • Norm Carter — Trustee (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Jeanna Love — Trustee (departed 2024-06-30)
  • Tiweka Anaru — Trustee (departed 2021-06-10)
  • Jonathon Hagger — Trustee (departed 2026-06-10)
  • Walter Swanaon — Trustee (departed 2018-06-30)
  • Donnarae Raukawa-Doughty — Trustee (departed 2021-06-10)
  • Roku Mihinui — Chair (departed 2021-02-26)
  • Stephanie Chadwick — Trustee (departed 2016-03-22)
  • Ron Roberts — Chair (departed 2015-02-17)
  • Gary Macauliffe — Trustee (departed 2012-07-11)
  • John Chadwick — Chariman (departed 2017-05-26)
  • Teresa Hawkins — General Manager (departed 2021-02-26)
  • Israel Hawkins — Manager (departed 2020-12-14)

Funding Sources

  • One Foundation — $17,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $1,826.99

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Wera Aotearoa Charitable Trust

CC25501Rotorua, RotoruaRegistered 8 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Ratingyesterday

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

A-
90/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65

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
    100% 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

$7.4M

Expenses

$7.7M

Assets

$4.6M

Staff

34

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
Social ServicesCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Bay of Plenty

About

Mission

WACT provides community based social services funded by way of government contracts, grants, private funding and donations.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$7.4M
Total Expenses
$7.7M
Net Assets
$4.1M
Staff
34
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
6mo
Could operate 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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,960
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants99.8%
Other0.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 55 peers · Social Services · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
90
#5/56
Revenue
$7.4M
#7/56
Reserve Months
6.0
#1/56
Surplus
$-340K
#51/56
Staff Cost %
38%
#56/56

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

Rating History

A-
2025
Score: 89.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
C+
2024
Score: 66.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

A-
Score: 89.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → A-.
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Contact Details

Address
Rotorua, Rotorua

Registration

Registration NumberCC25501
Entity TypeTrust
Registered8 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated21 Dec 2007

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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: 27 September 2026.