Aotearoa Clinical Trials Trust — Health Charity in Auckland

Aotearoa Clinical Trials Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity A (92.5/100). Annual revenue: $11.8M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To undertake, conduct, promote, advance and fund research, audit, evidence based practice and education in such fields or areas as medical science, health Infomatics, clinical practices, health related services and care delivery, in Auckland, or in New Zealand, or anywhere in the world. And to develop and foster particular expertise in the health of Maori and Pacific peoples, and possibly other minority groups in New Zealand.

Registration Number
CC21537
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-03-03
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (92.5/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
info@aotearoatrials.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$11.8M NZD
Total Expenses
$11.0M NZD
Total Assets
$15.9M NZD
Net Assets
$12.8M NZD
Reserve Months
14.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$11.8M$11.0M$12.8M
2024$11.1M$9.9M$12.0M
2023$10.9M$9.3M$10.7M
2022$8.2M$6.9M$9.1M
2021$5.3M$5.7M$7.8M
2020$5.7M$5.6M$8.2M
2019$6.2M$6.6M$8.1M
2018$7.2M$6.6M$8.5M
2017$6.5M$6.1M$7.9M
2016$6.7M$6.4M$7.5M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A
Overall Score
92.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (9)

NameRoleAppointed
Morris PitaTrustee2026-05-01
Vanessa ThorntonTrustee2026-01-30
Edward WatsonCEO2024-11-21
Emani SetefanoDirector Finance2024-11-21
Sanjoy NandTrustee2022-04-30
Kevin WightmanTrustee2019-07-01
Michael JamesTrustee and Deputy Chair2018-06-26
Whetumarama ParoreTrustee2017-05-12
Gregory BatkinTrustee and Chair2016-11-11

Former Officers (18)

  • Andrew Connolly — Trustee (departed 2025-07-31)
  • Peter Watson — Trustee and Deputy Chair (departed 2025-07-31)
  • Margie Apa — Trustee (departed 2022-02-11)
  • Gloria Johnson — Trustee and Deputy Chair (departed 2019-12-13)
  • John Wilson — Trustee (departed 2017-09-08)
  • Michelle SULLIVAN — Trustee (departed 2019-02-22)
  • Louise Zacest — Deputy Chair (departed 2017-11-30)
  • Mariota Smutz — Trustee (departed 2016-11-11)
  • Donald Mackie — Trustee (departed 2011-06-11)
  • Alistair Burry — Trustee (departed 2013-02-07)
  • Elisabeth Harding — Trustee (departed 2008-02-23)
  • Judith Anne Kilpatrick — Trustee (departed 2013-03-01)
  • Rodney T Jackson — Trustee (departed 2012-08-24)
  • Wayne Andrew McLean — Trustee (departed 2012-08-09)
  • Peter James Gow — Trustee (departed 2010-07-06)
  • Bradley Healey — Trustee (departed 2015-11-30)
  • Margaret Blackburn — Trustee (departed 2015-07-01)
  • Harold Rea — Trustee (departed 2012-02-13)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Executive Management (aggregate)Executive Management$1,002,2072025
Executive Management (aggregate)Executive Management$1,002,207-
Board Trustees (aggregate)Trustee/Board Member$101,910-
Board Trustees (aggregate)Trustee/Board Member$101,9102025
Marama ParoreTrustee-2025
Kevin WightmanTrustee-2025
Sanjoy NandTrustee-2025
Andrew ConnollyTrustee-2025
Greg BatkinChair-2025
Peter WatsonDeputy Chair-2025
Michael JamesTrustee-2025

Service Providers

  • William Buck
  • ASB Bank Limited
  • ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited
  • Adina Halpern
  • EMA Legal
  • DLA Piper

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Aotearoa Clinical Trials Trust

CC21537Auckland, AucklandRegistered 3 Mar 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Ratingyesterday

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

A
93/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Revenue

$11.8M

Expenses

$11.0M

Assets

$15.9M

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

About

Mission

To undertake, conduct, promote, advance and fund research, audit, evidence based practice and education in such fields or areas as medical science, health Infomatics, clinical practices, health related services and care delivery, in Auckland, or in New Zealand, or anywhere in the world. And to develop and foster particular expertise in the health of Maori and Pacific peoples, and possibly other minority groups in New Zealand.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$11.8M
Total Expenses
$11.0M
Net Assets
$12.8M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 Years)

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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 10 peers · Health · $10M – $50M

Rating Score
93
#1/11
Revenue
$11.8M
#9/11
Reserve Months
14.0
#1/11
Surplus
$837K
#5/11
Staff Cost %
54%
#11/11

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

Rating

A
Score: 92.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 85 → A.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC21537
Entity TypeTrust
Registered3 Mar 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated10 May 2001
Registered office
Hospital Road, Otahuhu, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes research

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.