Monte Cecilia Housing Trust — Community Development Charity in Auckland
Monte Cecilia Housing Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity C (61/100). Annual revenue: $33.7M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Monte Cecilia's vision is housing justice for all people in Aotearoa. Its mission is to empower families to live well by providing quality advocacy, housing and support services.
- Registration Number
- CC11227
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-09-26
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C (61/100)
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.montececilia.org.nz
- info@montececilia.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $33.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $31.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $36.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $27.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 52
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $33.7M | $31.1M | $27.2M |
| 2024 | $33.5M | $30.6M | $24.7M |
| 2023 | $32.4M | $28.4M | $21.9M |
| 2022 | $31.4M | $26.0M | $17.9M |
| 2021 | $22.6M | $19.8M | $12.5M |
| 2020 | $11.0M | $9.2M | $9.6M |
| 2019 | $5.4M | $5.2M | $7.9M |
| 2018 | $4.3M | $3.2M | $7.7M |
| 2017 | $3.7M | $2.1M | $6.6M |
| 2015 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $6.5M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C
- Overall Score
- 61/100
- Financial Score
- 69.3
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| David O'Connor | Trustee | 2026-01-29 |
Former Officers (34)
- Paul McElwee — Trustee
- Andrew Turner — Trustee
- Anthony Appleton-Tattersall — Treasurer
- Tim Swann — Trustee
- Margaret Martin — Trustee
- Amit Prasad — Trustee (departed 2023-12-11)
- Avary Patutama — Emerging Trustee (departed 2024-12-09)
- Paul Evans — Trustee (departed 2022-06-30)
- Iesina-O-Pilolevu Tupouniua — Trustee
- John Hastings — Board Chair
- Helen Faamoe — Trustee (departed 2023-10-31)
- Peter Fa'afiu — Chair (departed 2025-09-22)
- Michelle Elsmore — Deputy Chair
- Shannon Scown — Trustee (departed 2021-05-31)
- Nicola Harrison — Trustee
- Roger Herangi — Trustee (departed 2023-11-13)
- Mariota Smutz — Trustee (departed 2019-06-17)
- Kenneth Brophy — Chair (departed 2022-10-17)
- Kathleen Lynch — Trustee (departed 2022-10-17)
- Craig Brown — Trustee (departed 2022-10-17)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership Team | Group total | $1,063,960 | - |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership Team | Group total | $1,063,960 | 2025 |
| Vicki Sykes | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2024 |
| Tiumalu Peter Fa'afiu | Board Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| John Hastings | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Tim Swann | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| John Hastings | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Margaret Martin | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Craig Brown | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
| Vicki Sykes | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2025 |
| Tiumalu Peter Fa'afiu | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2025 |
| Margaret Martin | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Michele Elsmore | Board Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Avary Patutama | Emerging Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Nicola Harrison | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Anthony Appleton-Tattersall | Board Deputy Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Nicola Harrison | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Tim Swann | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Michele Elsmore | Board Deputy Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Avary Patutama | Emerging Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Ken Brophy | Board Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2021 |
Funding Sources
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development — $17,658,556
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development — $17,545,097
- Ministry of Social Development — $7,567,952
- Ministry of Social Development — $7,519,327
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development — $532,143
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development — $267,798
- Ministry of Social Development — $228,061
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development — $195,657
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development — $180,025
- Ministry of Social Development — $114,771
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development — $111,688
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development — $83,992
- Ministry of Social Development — $83,853
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development — $80,110
- Ministry of Social Development — $77,153
- Foundation North — $70,000
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Development — $69,215
- Ministry of Social Development — $47,866
- Ministry of Social Development — $35,996
- Ministry of Social Development — $34,333
- Ministry of Social Development — $29,663
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2025)
As disclosed in Monte Cecilia Housing Trust's annual report.
- Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga-Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (75% of revenue) — Rental Housing Subsidies and Transitional Housing Service Agreements
- Ministry of Social Development — Transitional Housing Service Agreements
Service Providers
- Myriam Gros
- William Buck
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Monte Cecilia Housing Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$33.7M
$31.1M
$36.9M
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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
Monte Cecilia's vision is housing justice for all people in Aotearoa. Its mission is to empower families to live well by providing quality advocacy, housing and support services.
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