Auckland Rowing Association Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland
Auckland Rowing Association Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C (63.6/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at April 2025.
Mission: Auckland Rowing Association (ARA) is the sporting body representing some 1500 rowers in the Auckland region – Whangarei to Mercer. The ARA was established in 1882 and it supports the aims of Rowing New Zealand
- Registration Number
- CC32253
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C (63.6/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- https://aucklandrowing.org/
- secretary@aucklandrowing.org
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (society)
- Data as at
- April 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 23.6 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-04-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $2.2M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $2.2M |
| 2018 | $0.6M | $0.1M | $2.1M |
| 2017 | $0.3M | $0.1M | $1.7M |
| 2016 | $1.5M | $0.1M | $1.5M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C
- Overall Score
- 63.6/100
- Financial Score
- 65.9
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.7%
Red Flags
- Holding 23.6 months of expenses in reserves ($0.4M) — above the 18-month threshold (within 12 months of threshold). On its own, holding high reserves cannot take a CharityData grade below C, so this grade was held at that level
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| James Mitchell | Trustee | 2026-08-16 |
Former Officers (31)
- Sachin Arulambalam — Trustee
- Joanne Waller — Treasurer
- Kirstyn Goodger — Trustee
- Margaret Timms — Trustee (departed 2025-08-17)
- Danielle LeGallais — Trustee
- Jordan Stanley — Trustee
- Alice Henry — Secretary
- Leah Hankey — Trustee (departed 2024-08-11)
- Elizabeth Forde — Treasurer (departed 2025-02-26)
- Terry Tidbury — President (departed 2025-08-17)
- Kimberley Dowden — Trustee (departed 2022-12-22)
- Sean Durkin — Chairman of the Board (departed 2023-06-11)
- Jade Uru — Trustee (departed 2023-06-11)
- Michael Smyth — Chairman of the Board
- Don Craig — President (departed 2022-08-07)
- Paula Halliday — Trustee (departed 2026-08-16)
- DAVID VALLANCE — Trustee (departed 2024-08-11)
- MATHEW JENSEN — Chair (departed 2021-06-01)
- MICHAEL ARMS — Sustainability (departed 2021-08-08)
- Mary Glanfield — President (departed 2020-08-09)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $20,000
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $15,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $10,000
- Trillian Trust — $4,950
- Milestone Foundation Limited — $4,680
- Dragon Community Trust — $2,500
- The Lion Foundation — $2,413
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Auckland Rowing Association Incorporated
Financial data as at April 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$205.4K
$196.9K
$503.2K
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
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Auckland Rowing Association (ARA) is the sporting body representing some 1500 rowers in the Auckland region – Whangarei to Mercer. The ARA was established in 1882 and it supports the aims of Rowing New Zealand
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