Rapid Relief Team (RRT) NZ Limited — Social Services Charity in Palmerston North

Rapid Relief Team (RRT) NZ Limited is a Company charity in the Social Services sector, based in Palmerston North, Palmerston North. CharityData rates this charity C- (56.8/100). Annual revenue: $3.8M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: The charitable purpose of RRT is set out in clause 5 of the Constitution: the relief of such poverty, sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, disability, destitution or helplessness as arouses pity or compassion in the community.

Registration Number
CC53659
Charity Type
Company
Registration Date
2016-07-08
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C- (56.8/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Palmerston North, Palmerston North
Email
action.nz@rrtglobal.org
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, People with disabilities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$3.8M NZD
Total Expenses
$3.7M NZD
Total Assets
$2.2M NZD
Net Assets
$1.6M NZD
Reserve Months
1.6 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
8
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$3.8M$3.7M$1.6M
2024$3.1M$3.0M$1.5M
2023$4.4M$4.4M$1.4M
2022$3.3M$2.9M$1.4M
2021$1.8M$1.8M$0.9M
2020$1.0M$0.9M$0.9M
2019$0.7M$0.6M$0.8M
2019$0.9M$0.6M$0.7M
2018$0.4M$0.3M$0.4M
2017$0.7M$0.4M$0.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C-
Overall Score
56.8/100
Financial Score
53.3
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Ryan PowerDirector2026-08-04
Bernard WattDirector2025-11-17
Jonathon RentonDirector2024-05-13
Paul SimmonsGeneral Manager2023-01-01
Ronald MalcolmDirector2019-11-26
Edward DavisDirector2016-03-08
Cameron PrestidgeDirector2016-03-08

Former Officers (8)

  • Kingsley Smith — Director (departed 2024-05-10)
  • John Hewetson — Director (departed 2019-09-30)
  • Matthew Smith — Director (departed 2025-10-28)
  • Andrew Anderson — Director (departed 2018-10-03)
  • Daniel Blampied — Director (departed 2025-05-31)
  • Daniel Steele — Director (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Jeffrey Wearmouth — Director (departed 2024-04-23)
  • Milton How — Director (departed 2020-11-30)

Service Providers

  • BDO

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Rapid Relief Team (RRT) NZ Limited

CC53659Palmerston North, Palmerston NorthRegistered 8 Jul 2016
Data updated: Today
Financials9mo agoRating5d ago

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

C-
57/100
Financial
53
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.

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Revenue

$3.8M

Expenses

$3.7M

Assets

$2.2M

Staff

8

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

About

Mission

The charitable purpose of RRT is set out in clause 5 of the Constitution: the relief of such poverty, sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, disability, destitution or helplessness as arouses pity or compassion in the community.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicPeople with disabilitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.8M
Total Expenses
$3.7M
Net Assets
$1.6M
Staff
8
employees

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
1.6mo
Could operate 1.6 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

25
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,544
High Concentration: 86% of revenue from Other
Other85.8%
Donations13.5%
Investment Income0.7%

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

Peer Comparison

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

Rating Score
57
#29/56
Revenue
$3.8M
#17/56
Reserve Months
1.6
#1/56
Surplus
$79K
#30/56
Staff Cost %
7%
#56/56

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

Rating History

C-
2025
Score: 56.8
Financial: 53 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
C-
2024
Score: 58.5
Financial: 56 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

C-
Score: 56.8/100
Financial
53.3
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 53 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 60 → 57 after red-flag penalties → C-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Palmerston North, Palmerston North

Registration

Registration NumberCC53659
Entity TypeCompany
Registered8 Jul 2016
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeNZ Limited Company
Incorporated8 Mar 2016
Company #5900276
Registered office
Level 15, 215 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 6011
Differs from Charities Register address (101 Walkers Road, , Longburn, Palmerston North, 4477, Palmerston North, Palmerston North). May be stale on either register — verify with the charity if material.

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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