WHAKAORA KAI FOOD RESCUE NORTHLAND LIMITEDEnvironment Charity in Whangarei

WHAKAORA KAI FOOD RESCUE NORTHLAND LIMITED is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Whangarei, Whangarei. CharityData rates this charity D (48.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Whakaora Kai Food Rescue Northland Limited collects and distributes quality surplus food to community organisations that supply Taitokerau/Northland people in need and preventing food waste from going to landfill.

Registration Number
CC60433
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2022-08-18
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
D (48.5/100)
Sector
Environment
Location
Whangarei, Whangarei
Email
kiaora@whakaorakai.org
Data as at
June 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$0.6M NZD
Net Assets
$0.5M NZD
Reserve Months
17.4 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
3
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.4M$0.3M$0.5M
2024$0.7M$0.3M$0.0M
2023$0.1M$0.0M$0.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
D
Overall Score
48.5/100
Financial Score
70
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.

Funding Sources

  • Foundation North — $214,840
  • Foundation North — $185,118
  • Foundation North — $170,140
  • Foundation North — $115,560
  • Simplicity Foundation — $10,500

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WHAKAORA KAI FOOD RESCUE NORTHLAND LIMITED

CC60433Whangarei, WhangareiRegistered 18 Aug 2022
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials30 Jun 2025Ratingyesterday

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

D
49/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
70
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.

  • No chair designated
    Board of 6 with no chair designated on the register

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

$367.6K

Expenses

$321.7K

Assets

$564.5K

Staff

3

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

This rating may reflect incomplete data

This charity's grade of D is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.

About

Mission

Whakaora Kai Food Rescue Northland Limited collects and distributes quality surplus food to community organisations that supply Taitokerau/Northland people in need and preventing food waste from going to landfill.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$367.6K
Total Expenses
$321.7K
Net Assets
$467.0K
Staff
3
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (3 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
0mo
Could operate 0 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

42
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,788
Other71.1%
Donations27.0%
Investment Income2.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 154 peers · Environment · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
49
#17/155
Revenue
$368K
#50/155
Reserve Months
17.4
#1/155
Surplus
$46K
#49/155
Staff Cost %
52%
#155/155

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

Rating

D
Score: 48.5/100
Financial
70
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 70 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 67 → 49 after red-flag penalties → D.
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Contact Details

Address
Whangarei, Whangarei

Registration

Registration NumberCC60433
Entity TypeTrust
Registered18 Aug 2022
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeNZ Limited Company
Company #8382443

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment

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: 12 September 2026.