Sexual Abuse Support and Healing (SASH-Nelson) Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Nelson
Sexual Abuse Support and Healing (SASH-Nelson) Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Nelson, Nelson. CharityData rates this charity A (92.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.9M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: We believe people have a right to live in a society free from sexual abuse and violence. We aim to assist people by empowering them towards healing and promote autonomy, self-determination, personal growth, pride, confidence and self-esteem.
- Registration Number
- CC24107
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-08
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A (92.5/100)
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Nelson, Nelson
- Website
- https://sash.co.nz
- manager@sash.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.9M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $3.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.8M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 4.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 17
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.9M | $2.7M | $2.8M |
| 2024 | $2.7M | $2.2M | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $1.8M | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.5M | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.3M | $0.9M |
| 2020 | $0.9M | $0.7M | $0.4M |
| 2019 | $0.6M | $0.7M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A
- Overall Score
- 92.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Felicity Devon | Trustee | 2026-01-01 |
| Emillie MacRitchie | Trustee | 2026-01-01 |
| Darren Hendricks | Trustee | 2025-03-20 |
| Kirste Nalder | General Manager | 2024-02-04 |
| Tim Shaw | Trustee | 2023-05-01 |
| Lavinia Askin | Trustee | 2022-11-23 |
| Vanessa Stutz | Treasurer | 2021-08-18 |
| Maria Takai | Chair | 2021-07-21 |
Former Officers (39)
- Sally McBride — Trustee (departed 2025-12-31)
- Debbie Fisher — Trustee (departed 2023-02-20)
- Kirsten Hopkins — Trustee (departed 2022-10-27)
- Cas Gillespie — Chair (departed 2020-11-30)
- Emma Brazendale — Manager (departed 2024-02-09)
- Dana King — Chair (departed 2023-12-31)
- Venus Sood — Trustee (departed 2020-02-26)
- Linda Dodge — Trustee (departed 2019-05-31)
- Leslie Jones — Trustee (departed 2021-08-31)
- Kay Chapman — Chair Person (departed 2019-08-31)
- Glynnis MacPherson — Trustee (departed 2019-02-11)
- Lee-Anne Ketchen — Manager (departed 2019-08-31)
- Louise Staite — Trustee (departed 2022-04-30)
- Lisa Wi — Finance Group Member (departed 2015-11-20)
- Natalie Gousmett — Employment Coordinator (departed 2015-11-20)
- Jemma Omlo — Administrator (departed 2018-02-23)
- Vikki Wilkinson — Business Team Member (departed 2016-02-01)
- Lois Hewetson — Business Team Member (departed 2016-07-01)
- Rebecca Young — Business Team Member (departed 2015-05-20)
- Sylvia Nevin — Case Manager (departed 2016-09-24)
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Sexual Abuse Support and Healing (SASH-Nelson) Incorporated
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- Government-funding concentration96% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
We believe people have a right to live in a society free from sexual abuse and violence. We aim to assist people by empowering them towards healing and promote autonomy, self-determination, personal growth, pride, confidence and self-esteem.
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