Ember Wellbeing Trust — Health Charity in Auckland

Ember Wellbeing Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $9.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2018.

Mission: Provision of community based services to assist or support persons who have or are experiencing mental health or intellectual disabilities

Registration Number
CC26988
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Health
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
spencer.beazley@ember.org.nz
Data as at
June 2018

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people, People with disabilities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$9.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$7.6M NZD
Total Assets
$19.4M NZD
Net Assets
$18.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
109
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2018-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2018$9.1M$7.6M$18.2M
2017$7.7M$7.1M$16.7M
2016$16.5M$6.9M$16.1M
2015$2.4M$0.4M$6.5M
2014$7.4M$6.6M$4.5M
2013$6.8M$6.2M$3.6M
2012$6.3M$6.2M$3.0M
2011$6.0M$6.0M$2.8M
2010$6.3M$6.1M$2.8M
2009$6.5M$6.4M$2.7M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Lynette MurphyTrustee2026-05-04
Teresa EggletonTrustee2025-07-01
Edwina RoyalTrustee2025-07-01
John MarsdenTrustee2025-07-01
Alison TaylorTrustee2023-06-01
Derek WrightTrustee-Chair2022-10-31

Former Officers (18)

  • Brody Runga — Trustee (departed 2026-05-04)
  • Erica Hodgson — Trustee (departed 2022-10-31)
  • Colin E Dawson — Trustee and Chair (departed 2025-06-30)
  • Jamie Newth — Trustee (departed 2023-06-01)
  • Elizabeth Reese — Trustee (departed 2025-06-30)
  • Colin Hayes — Trustee (departed 2019-03-20)
  • Rachel Afeaki — Trustee (departed 2025-06-30)
  • Fuimaono Tuiasau — Trustee (departed 2020-11-09)
  • John Robertson — Trustee (departed 2017-10-24)
  • Keith Ferry — Trustee (departed 2014-06-24)
  • Ann Cripps — Trustee (departed 2017-10-24)
  • Jenny Paine — Trustee (departed 2011-03-22)
  • Murray Henshall — Trustee (departed 2017-10-24)
  • Larry Robbins — Trustee (departed 2017-08-01)
  • Gaylene Campbell — Trustee (departed 2017-10-24)
  • John Syme — Trustee (departed 2019-03-20)
  • Philip Griffiths — Trustee (departed 2012-09-25)
  • Ross Jewell — Trustee (departed 2019-03-20)

Reporting Group Members

Ember Wellbeing Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 4 sibling charities:

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Ember Wellbeing Trust

CC26988Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2018Rating2d ago

Financial data as at June 2018. Sourced from Charities Services register.

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Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings
    3 current trustees also serve on the board of another charity in the same Charities Services reporting group (group has 5 member charities filing one consolidated annual return). Group-internal cross-trusteeship can be operationally efficient but should be visible to donors.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$9.1M

Expenses

$7.6M

Assets

$19.4M

Staff

109

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2018). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

Reporting group parent. Ember Wellbeing Trust files one consolidated annual return covering 4 members. Member-level figures are not separately reported with Charities Services.

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About

Mission

Provision of community based services to assist or support persons who have or are experiencing mental health or intellectual disabilities

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$9.1M
Total Expenses
$7.6M
Net Assets
$18.2M
Staff
109
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

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
1.7mo
Could operate 1.7 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

16
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,425
High Concentration: 91% of revenue from Other
Other91.4%
Investment Income8.4%
Donations0.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#39/68
Revenue
$9.1M
#3/68
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/68
Surplus
$1.5M
#9/68
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/68

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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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC26988
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated28 Aug 1984
Registered office
51 Huia Road, Otahuhu, Auckland

Sector & Activities

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

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: 28 September 2026.

Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return

Ember Wellbeing Trust is one of 5 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.