Chefs for Compassion — Education Charity in Auckland

Chefs for Compassion is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: "To promote the concept of pragmatic compassion in and towards ourselves and others, by emphasising the essential elements of compassion under pressure (pragmatic compassion). These are: Protect Connect Improve Appreciate No blame" To develop and deliver tools for practising compassion providing schools or to other interested parties with the advice and help to promote compassion through Chefs for Compassion in the provision of, for example, celebratory meals for families in need or those helping others in need. To support and participate in initiatives resulting in the expansion of the idea of compassion as widely as possible.

Registration Number
CC53635
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2016-07-01
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
marty.smith@cfc.nz
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$-0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.0M$0.0M$-0.0M
2025$0.0M$0.0M$-0.0M
2024$0.0M$0.0M$-0.0M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2022$0.0M$0.0M-
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2020$0.1M$0.0M$0.0M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2017$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Adrianne LeslieTreasurer2024-08-15
Marvin YeeChair2021-08-03
Bigson GumbezeSecretary2019-10-01
Viver MenezesMember Trustee2016-04-18
Martin SMITHChair2015-10-06

Former Officers (7)

  • Anthony Dooley — Member Trustee (departed 2025-02-28)
  • David Allott — Trustee (departed 2018-03-31)
  • Jo Hazel — Trustee (departed 2019-04-30)
  • Tracey Tucker — Member Trustee (departed 2017-03-02)
  • Donald Quinton — Secretary (departed 2020-10-21)
  • Gaston Bruneau — Member Trustee (departed 2017-03-02)
  • Robert Barnes — Member Trustee (departed 2020-09-30)

Funding Sources

  • Lion Foundation — $10,856

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Chefs for Compassion

CC53635Auckland, AucklandRegistered 1 Jul 2016
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials7mo agoRating1mo ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.

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Revenue

$37.2K

Expenses

$39.9K

Assets

$22.3K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

"To promote the concept of pragmatic compassion in and towards ourselves and others, by emphasising the essential elements of compassion under pressure (pragmatic compassion). These are: Protect Connect Improve Appreciate No blame" To develop and deliver tools for practising compassion providing schools or to other interested parties with the advice and help to promote compassion through Chefs for Compassion in the provision of, for example, celebratory meals for families in need or those helping others in need. To support and participate in initiatives resulting in the expansion of the idea of compassion as widely as possible.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauPeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$37.2K
Total Expenses
$39.9K
Net Assets
$-4.2K

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
6.7mo
Could operate 6.7 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

50
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,992
Donations50.9%
Government Grants49.0%
Investment Income0.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 294 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#57/295
Revenue
$37K
#80/295
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/295
Surplus
$-3K
#208/295
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/295

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Latest Audit

FY2021
Clean

Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC53635
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered1 Jul 2016
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated23 Nov 2015
Registered office
19 Birkenhead Avenue, Birkenhead, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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