Cure Kids — Education Charity in Auckland
Cure Kids is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $9.3M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To improve the health of children through research and its outcomes
- Registration Number
- CC25350
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-04
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (89.5/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- admin@curekids.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (other)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $9.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $7.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $38.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $31.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 5.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 15
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9.3M | $7.4M | $31.2M |
| 2024 | $11.2M | $8.5M | $30.1M |
| 2023 | $8.3M | $9.5M | $27.3M |
| 2022 | $7.9M | $12.0M | $29.0M |
| 2021 | $13.3M | $14.4M | $33.9M |
| 2020 | $10.0M | $11.8M | $34.8M |
| 2019 | $8.7M | $7.1M | $36.5M |
| 2018 | $7.7M | $8.1M | $34.8M |
| 2017 | $7.1M | $9.6M | $34.9M |
| 2016 | $5.2M | $7.9M | $31.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 89.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (19)
- Reuben Tucker — Trustee
- Sally Merry — Trustee (departed 2026-06-10)
- Dee-Ann Wolferstan — Trustee
- Franceska Banga — Trustee
- Russell Hewitt — Trustee
- Stephen Robertson — Trustee
- Joan Baker — Trustee (departed 2019-07-31)
- Bruce Scoggins — Trustee (departed 2022-03-18)
- Frances Soutter — CEO (departed 2026-05-08)
- Vicki Lee — CEO (departed 2015-05-15)
- Alaister Wall — Board Director
- Kaye Parker — Trustee (departed 2009-04-02)
- Don Robertson — Trustee (departed 2011-04-07)
- Geoff Fletcher — Trustee (departed 2019-04-10)
- Bob Elliott — Trustee (departed 2020-07-08)
- Barrie Campbell — Trustee (departed 2023-06-14)
- Linda Holloway — Trustee (departed 2009-02-01)
- Don Jaine — Trustee (departed 2020-04-03)
- Roy Austin — Trustee (departed 2021-12-08)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Management | Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Group total | $1,024,341 | - |
| Senior Management | Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Group total | $1,024,341 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees - Chair | Chairperson | Board or trustee role | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Franceska Banga | Chair | Board or trustee role | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees - Chair | Chairperson | Board or trustee role | $50,000 | - |
| Franceska Banga | Chair | Board or trustee role | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Board of Trustees - Other members | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $0 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees - Other members | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $0 | - |
| Dee-Ann Wolferstan | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Professor Sally Merry | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Professor Te Kani Kingi | Mātauranga Māori expert peer review group member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Russell Hewitt | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Dee-Ann Wolferstan | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Professor Sally Merry | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Reuben Tucker | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Reuben Tucker | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Professor Stephen Robertson | Cure Kids Chair of Paediatric Genetics | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Russell Hewitt | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Frances Soutter | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2024 |
| Professor Andrew Day | Cure Kids Chair of Paediatric Research | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Alaister Wall | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Professor Terryann Clark | Cure Kids Chair in Youth and Adolescent Mental Health | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Dr Reuben Collier | Mātauranga Māori expert peer review group member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Dr Lorraine Eade | Mātauranga Māori expert peer review group member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Dr Shonelle Wana | Mātauranga Māori expert peer review group member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Professor Stephen Robertson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Barrie Campbell | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Assoc Prof Pania Te Maro | Mātauranga Māori expert peer review group member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Howard Moore | Director (Cure Kids Ventures Limited and Cure Kids Ventures Management Limited) | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Professor Stuart Dalziel | Cure Kids Chair of Child Health Research | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Alaister Wall | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Frances Soutter | CEO | Executive role | - | 2023 |
| Dr Felicity Ware | Mātauranga Māori expert peer review group member | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Maxine Simmons | Executive Director (Cure Kids Ventures Limited) | Executive role | - | 2023 |
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $35,000
- Lion Foundation — $25,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $20,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $20,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $14,063.04
- The North and South Trust Limited — $12,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $6,700
- Simplicity Foundation — $5,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $2,200
- Hugh Green Foundation — $200
- Hugh Green Foundation — $200
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2023)
As disclosed in Cure Kids's annual report.
- Ministry of Health / Government — Fiji RHD Project
- Government — Fiji Oxygen Project
Service Providers
- Matthew Coulter
- Walker Wayland Auckland
- Walker Wayland Auckland
- JB Were
- JB Were
- Craigs Investment Partners
- Russell McVeagh
- AJ Park
- Andrew Lewis Law
- Munro Leys (Fiji)
- Russell McVeagh
- Andrew Lewis Law
- AJ Park
- Munro Leys (Fiji)
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Cure Kids
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
To improve the health of children through research and its outcomes
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Ranked against 49 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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