New Zealand Food Network Limited — Social Services Charity in Auckland

New Zealand Food Network Limited is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity C (60/100). Annual revenue: $7.7M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The New Zealand Food Network receives bulk donated and surplus food from food producers throughout NZ and distributes it nationwide to Food Hubs including food rescues, food banks, iwi and social service organisations that provide food support for vulnerable people in their communities.

Registration Number
CC57989
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2020-05-24
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (60/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
hello@nzfoodnetwork.org.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Other charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$7.7M NZD
Total Expenses
$7.9M NZD
Total Assets
$6.4M NZD
Net Assets
$4.4M NZD
Reserve Months
1.5 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
27
Volunteers
13
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$7.7M$7.9M$4.4M
2024$8.3M$8.4M$4.6M
2023$26.2M$25.3M$4.8M
2022$24.4M$21.5M$3.8M
2021$3.7M$2.8M$0.9M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
60/100
Financial Score
53.6
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
85

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Wade GilloolyTrustee2025-06-24
Ian ProudfootTrustee2025-06-24
Erica BentonTrustee2023-09-06
Raymond Te WhiuTrustee2022-05-20
Deborah ManningTrustee2020-05-24
Suneil ConnorBoard Member/chair2020-05-05
Gavin FindlayCEO2020-05-01

Former Officers (2)

  • David Kirk — Board Member/chairman (departed 2025-02-20)
  • Suzanne O'Leary — Trustee (departed 2022-11-25)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Senior Management (Chief Executive)Chief Executive$211,1202025
Senior Management (Chief Executive)Chief Executive$211,120-
Deborah Ann ManningDirector$141,261-
Deborah Ann ManningDirector and Employee$141,2612025
Board Member (Consulting)Board Member$2,9482025
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Directors$0-
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Directors$02025

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $500,000

Service Providers

  • Deloitte

Similar Charities in Social Services

Social ServicesTrust

New Zealand Food Network Limited

CC57989Auckland, AucklandRegistered 24 May 2020
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

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

C
60/100
Financial
54
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Revenue

$7.7M

Expenses

$7.9M

Assets

$6.4M

Staff

27

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

About

Mission

The New Zealand Food Network receives bulk donated and surplus food from food producers throughout NZ and distributes it nationwide to Food Hubs including food rescues, food banks, iwi and social service organisations that provide food support for vulnerable people in their communities.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$7.7M
Total Expenses
$7.9M
Net Assets
$4.4M
Staff
27
employees
Volunteers
13

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (5 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
1.5mo
Could operate 1.5 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

45
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,513
Government Grants69.0%
Other27.3%
Investment Income1.9%
Donations1.8%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 55 peers · Social Services · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
60
#32/56
Revenue
$7.7M
#4/56
Reserve Months
1.5
#1/56
Surplus
$-228K
#49/56
Staff Cost %
29%
#56/56

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

Rating

C
Score: 60/100
Financial
53.6
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 54 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 66 → 60 after red-flag penalties → C.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC57989
Entity TypeTrust
Registered24 May 2020
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeNZ Limited Company
Incorporated5 May 2020
Company #7973776
Registered office
B/373a Neilson Street, Penrose, Auckland, 1061

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
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: 29 September 2026.