Predator Free Wellington Limited — Health Charity in Auckland

Predator Free Wellington Limited is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity C (61.1/100). Annual revenue: $2.3M NZD. 2 red flags detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: - to instigate and carry out the Predator Free Wellington Project to reduce predators to zero in the Project Area and maintain that level; - to achieve a Predator Free Wellington vision realising flourishing nature; - to promote involvement in and community support of the Project; - to identify new techniques for predator control; - to restore native wildlife in the Project Area; - to inspire other communities to take up ecological challenges; - any other similar charitable purposes within NZ.

Registration Number
CC55604
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2018-08-06
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (61.1/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
hello@pfw.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$3.6M NZD
Total Assets
$2.4M NZD
Net Assets
$1.5M NZD
Reserve Months
2.9 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
45
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.3M$3.6M$1.5M
2024$4.0M$3.4M$2.9M
2023$4.1M$4.2M$2.3M
2022$5.4M$4.5M$2.4M
2021$3.8M$2.4M$1.5M
2020$2.6M$2.6M$0.1M
2019$1.7M$1.6M$0.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
61.1/100
Financial Score
98
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • Average staff compensation of $174,560 per FTE, significantly above sector average of $75,000
  • 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 (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Alexander WalshDirector2025-09-29
Justin LesterDirector2024-09-23
Bridget AbernathyDirector2024-04-24
Timothy PankhurstChair/director2024-01-25
James WilcocksProject Director2023-10-05
Denise ChurchDirector2018-12-03
Devon McLeanDirector2018-07-02

Former Officers (3)

  • Holden Hohaia — Director (departed 2025-04-29)
  • Celia Wade-Brown — Director (departed 2024-11-04)
  • Peter Chrisp — Director (departed 2024-02-28)

Service Providers

  • PwC

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Predator Free Wellington Limited

CC55604Auckland, AucklandRegistered 6 Aug 2018
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating4d ago

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

C
61/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
98
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$2.3M

Expenses

$3.6M

Assets

$2.4M

Staff

1

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

2 red flags identified- Review the Rating tab for details

About

Mission

- to instigate and carry out the Predator Free Wellington Project to reduce predators to zero in the Project Area and maintain that level; - to achieve a Predator Free Wellington vision realising flourishing nature; - to promote involvement in and community support of the Project; - to identify new techniques for predator control; - to restore native wildlife in the Project Area; - to inspire other communities to take up ecological challenges; - any other similar charitable purposes within NZ.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.3M
Total Expenses
$3.6M
Net Assets
$1.5M
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
45

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (7 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
96c
For every $1 spent, 96c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
2.9mo
Could operate 2.9 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
$4.06
Costs $4.06 to raise each $1 in donations
High cost

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

39
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,060
Government Grants75.7%
Other17.2%
Investment Income5.6%
Donations1.5%

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
61
#31/68
Revenue
$2.3M
#34/68
Reserve Months
2.9
#1/68
Surplus
$-1.4M
#68/68
Staff Cost %
5%
#68/68

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

Rating

C
Score: 61.1/100
Financial
98
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 98 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 84 → 61 after red-flag penalties → C.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
7 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC55604
Entity TypeTrust
Registered6 Aug 2018
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeNZ Limited Company
Incorporated2 Jul 2018
Company #6875834
Registered office
Level 1, 5 William Laurie Place, Auckland, 0632

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: 30 September 2026.