ACORN AUTISM CHARITABLE TRUST — Social Services Charity in Auckland
ACORN AUTISM CHARITABLE TRUST is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $1.8M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To give neurodivergent children and youth the tools they need to reach their potential so that they can participate, belong and thrive in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Registration Number
- CC59626
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2021-11-10
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- admin@acornneurodiversity.co.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.8M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $-0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 26
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $-0.1M |
| 2025 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $-0.1M |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $-0.1M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $-0.1M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $-0.1M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Davison | Trustee | 2025-12-22 |
| Susan Warren | Chair | 2023-06-26 |
| Paul Muckleston | Trustee | 2023-06-13 |
| Theodore Ries | Trustee | 2021-10-12 |
| Taminy Harris | Trustee | 2021-10-12 |
Former Officers (5)
- Nicholas Walshe — Trustee (departed 2025-08-31)
- James Leigh — Trustee (departed 2022-12-12)
- Sarah Hogan — Trustee (departed 2026-04-20)
- Sarah Page — Trustee (departed 2023-05-24)
- Nicholas Dobbie — Trustee (departed 2022-12-12)
Funding Sources
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $86,672
- Foundation North — $50,000
- Foundation North — $48,660
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $29,591
- One Foundation — $20,000
- Dragon Community Trust — $20,000
- Lion Foundation — $9,000
- Blue Sky Community Trust — $8,000
- Dragon Community Trust — $6,583.33
- The Lion Foundation — $5,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $2,634.79
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ACORN AUTISM CHARITABLE TRUST
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This charity has reported liabilities exceeding assets for two or more consecutive years. That pattern is common and structural for retirement villages (occupation-right-agreement bonds recorded as liabilities), iwi treaty-settlement vehicles (future-obligation accruals), and infrastructure trusts with Crown loan principal — it does not indicate financial distress, but our standard reserve-months scoring template does not apply. The charity's figures are shown above.
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To give neurodivergent children and youth the tools they need to reach their potential so that they can participate, belong and thrive in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Ranked against 55 peers · Social Services · $1M – $10M
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