Community Law Centres Aotearoa Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Wellington
Community Law Centres Aotearoa Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Social Services sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $8.6M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: On behalf of our 24 Community Law Centre members to represent, provide information, advocate, network, encourage co-operation and sharing, support high quality standards , seek financial resources and represent the collective.
- Registration Number
- CC47369
- Charity Type
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2011-09-05
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- admin@clca.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $8.6M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $8.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $10.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 11
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8.6M | $8.8M | $1.5M |
| 2024 | $8.5M | $8.4M | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $6.2M | $6.1M | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $4.8M | $4.1M | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $2.9M | $2.8M | $0.8M |
| 2020 | $3.0M | $3.1M | $0.6M |
| 2019 | $4.6M | $4.4M | $0.8M |
| 2018 | $2.8M | $2.4M | $0.6M |
| 2017 | $1.1M | $1.5M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.7M | $0.4M | $0.5M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Dent | Tangata Tiriti Governance Representative | 2026-10-21 |
| Gwendoline Keel | CEO | 2026-02-16 |
| Thomas Harre | Tangata Tiriti Legal Member | 2025-12-12 |
| David McEwen | Chief Financial Officer | 2017-11-08 |
Former Officers (25)
- Stacey O'neill — Tangata Whenua Manager Representative
- Glenn Tootill — Co-Chair-&-Tangata-Whenua-Legal-Rep
- David Abricossow — Tangata Tiriti Governance Board Member (departed 2026-10-21)
- Glenn Barclay — Independent Member
- Juanita Bennett — Co-Chair-and-Tangata-Tiriti-Manager-Rep
- Sara-Jane Elika — Clc Governance Rep (departed 2023-11-03)
- Hazel Armstrong — Trustee (departed 2021-11-04)
- Thomas Harris — Trustee (departed 2024-11-29)
- Rachel Mullins — Trustee
- Michael Corry — Trustee (departed 2020-11-04)
- Jennifer Hughey — Co-Chair (departed 2025-12-12)
- Caryl O'Connor — Trustee (departed 2021-11-04)
- Allan Hall — Trustee (departed 2024-02-11)
- Andrew Jack — Trustee (departed 2018-10-17)
- Paula Bold-Wilson — Trustee (departed 2017-03-03)
- Jason Pou — Tangata Whenua Governance Representative
- Bernadette Arapere — Trustee (departed 2017-11-08)
- Michael Sharp — Individual (departed 2015-06-16)
- Elizabeth Tennet — CEO (departed 2018-06-29)
- John Worden — Trustee (departed 2016-10-12)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Moroney | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | $165,500 | 2024 |
| Tom Harris | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Jenny Hughey | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Glen Barclay | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| David Abricossow | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Rachel Mullins | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Juanita Bennett | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Jason Pou | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)
As disclosed in Community Law Centres Aotearoa Incorporated's annual report.
- Ministry of Justice — $21,066,225 — MOJ Funding Secured for Community Legal Services via Govt Budget
- Banks (various) — $6,889,259 — Bank Funding Donations Distributed to Member CLCs
- Multiple — $1,017,762 — Non-MOJ funding secured for Community Legal Service Projects
Service Providers
- Findex NZ Limited
- Bank of New Zealand
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Community Law Centres Aotearoa Incorporated
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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On behalf of our 24 Community Law Centre members to represent, provide information, advocate, network, encourage co-operation and sharing, support high quality standards , seek financial resources and represent the collective.
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