Western Firth Catchments Group Trust — Environment Charity in Thames

Western Firth Catchments Group Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Thames, Thames. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Landowners and others coming together to manage the mountain to the sea biodiversity of Western Firth of Thames areas. Carrying out research; weed and pest management; fencing and planting to protect waterways; education and training; risk identification and evaluation; allocation of funding.

Registration Number
CC56135
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2018-09-01
Status
Active
Sector
Environment
Location
Thames, Thames
Email
buddog@xtra.co.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M-
2024$0.1M$0.1M-
2023$0.0M$0.0M-
2022$0.1M$0.0M-
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2020$0.1M$0.1M-
2019$0.1M--

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Michael KarlTrustee2023-11-24
Justin JohnstoneTrustee2021-07-04
Peggy BarriballCatchment Representative2018-06-03
Adrienne DaltonRepresentative Of: Te Whangai Trust Board2017-11-01
Peter RobertsCatchment-Representative-Waitakaruru2017-09-15
Stuart HillCatchment-Representative-Pūkorokoro-Miranda2017-09-07

Former Officers (4)

  • Herman Crooymans — Catchment Representative (departed 2026-02-13)
  • Edward Johnson — Catchment Representative (departed 2021-03-18)
  • Don Yule — Catchment Representative (departed 2023-06-06)
  • Claude de Jongh — Catchment-Representative-Waharau-and-Kaiaua (departed 2024-07-26)

Funding Sources

  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $27,370
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $26,459

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Western Firth Catchments Group Trust

CC56135Thames, ThamesRegistered 1 Sept 2018
Data updated: Today
Financials9mo agoRating5d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

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Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
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Revenue

$56.4K

Expenses

$66.9K

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

About

Mission

Landowners and others coming together to manage the mountain to the sea biodiversity of Western Firth of Thames areas. Carrying out research; weed and pest management; fencing and planting to protect waterways; education and training; risk identification and evaluation; allocation of funding.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$56.4K
Total Expenses
$66.9K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (7 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
17.8mo
Could operate 17.8 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

10
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,964
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Donations
Donations94.6%
Investment Income2.7%
Other2.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 275 peers · Environment · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#42/276
Revenue
$56K
#40/276
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/276
Surplus
$-10K
#242/276
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/276

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

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
F
2024
Score: 15.0
Financial: 5 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Latest Audit

FY2019
Clean

Contact Details

Address
Thames, Thames

Registration

Registration NumberCC56135
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered1 Sept 2018
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes research

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