New Zealand Companion Animal Trust — Environment Charity in Auckland

New Zealand Companion Animal Trust is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B+ (82.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To provide income which can be used for charitable purposes to assist in working with animals and animal welfare.

Registration Number
CC42717
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2009-05-12
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B+ (82.5/100)
Sector
Environment
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Other charities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.4M NZD
Total Assets
$2.3M NZD
Net Assets
$2.3M NZD
Reserve Months
5.7 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.4M$0.4M$2.3M
2024$0.6M$0.5M$2.2M
2023$0.4M$0.5M$2.1M
2022$0.3M$0.3M$2.1M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$2.2M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$2.0M
2019$0.2M$0.1M$2.0M
2018$0.2M$0.1M$1.7M
2017$0.1M$0.0M$1.6M
2016$0.1M$0.1M$1.4M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B+
Overall Score
82.5/100
Financial Score
90
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Arnja DaleTrustee2015-08-19

Former Officers (23)

  • Sharleen Te Runa — Trustee
  • Sally Cory — Trustee
  • Nathaniel Wong — Trustee
  • Cindy Suttie — Trustee (departed 2025-02-28)
  • Dr Nina Field — Animal Clinician (departed 2023-10-27)
  • Jessica Walker — Trustee
  • Gail Stevens — Trustee (departed 2023-03-28)
  • Paula Short — Trustee (departed 2020-10-31)
  • Cath Watson — Trustee (departed 2023-03-30)
  • Brian Harris — Trustee
  • Zena Pigden — Trustee
  • Barbara Beattie — Co Trustee (departed 2018-08-09)
  • Jan Thomson — Trustee (departed 2019-08-28)
  • Barry Helem — Trustee (departed 2016-02-24)
  • Pamela Douglas — Trustee (departed 2017-05-28)
  • Richard Brown — Trustee (departed 2012-07-05)
  • Pieter Verhoek — Trustee (departed 2018-08-09)
  • Valerie Ball — Trustee (departed 2017-05-28)
  • Brian Priest — Trustee (departed 2010-04-28)
  • Robert Kerridge — Settlor and Trustee (departed 2015-08-19)

Similar Charities in Environment

FunderEnvironmentTrustTrust

New Zealand Companion Animal Trust

CC42717Auckland, AucklandRegistered 12 May 2009
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B+
83/100
Financial
90
Governance
65
Transparency
65

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.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. 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.

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

$412.5K

Expenses

$374.9K

Assets

$2.3M

Staff

2

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Social ServicesAnimal Welfare
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Auckland

About

Mission

To provide income which can be used for charitable purposes to assist in working with animals and animal welfare.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other charitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$412.5K
Total Expenses
$374.9K
Net Assets
$2.3M
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 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
5.7mo
Could operate 5.7 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

44
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,599
Donations67.3%
Investment Income32.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 156 peers · Environment · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
83
#3/157
Revenue
$412K
#50/157
Reserve Months
5.7
#1/157
Surplus
$38K
#63/157
Staff Cost %
8%
#157/157

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

Rating

B+
Score: 82.5/100
Financial
90
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 90 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 75 → B+.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC42717
Entity TypeTrust
Registered12 May 2009
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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