Sir Peter Blake Marine Education And Recreation Board — Education Charity in Auckland
Sir Peter Blake Marine Education And Recreation Board is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $1.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To provide safe, fun, high quality marine environmental education and recreation experiences for young New Zealanders. Kia Whakaongaonga Tangaroa i to whatumanawa
- Registration Number
- CC29903
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- http://www.merc.org.nz
- accounts@merc.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 20
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.4M |
| 2025 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.6M |
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.7M |
| 2019 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.8M |
| 2018 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $1.9M |
| 2017 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.9M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Bhakti Patel | Trustee | 2026-10-12 |
| James Clarke | Trustee | 2026-10-12 |
| Stephen McNaull | Treasurer | 2026-10-12 |
| Richard Hills | Council Representative | 2026-10-12 |
| Tonia Shaw | Trustee | 2026-06-15 |
Former Officers (30)
- Gregg Walden — Local Board Representative
- Sarah Wakeford — Trustee
- Kerry Tyack — Trustee
- Alexis Poppelbaum — Local Board Representative (departed 2025-10-11)
- Michael Brown — Chair (departed 2024-09-16)
- Glenn Wilcox — Trustee (departed 2025-03-31)
- Robert Gill — Trustee (departed 2023-12-04)
- Stephen Hathaway — Trustee (departed 2023-09-18)
- Denise Lee — Council Representative (departed 2026-10-12)
- Anthony Peat — Treasurer (departed 2026-10-12)
- Richard Rainey — Chair (departed 2020-11-03)
- Michael Goudie — Trustee (departed 2016-06-27)
- Bruce Nancekivell — Trustee (departed 2018-07-30)
- Anita Bilby — Trustee (departed 2015-04-20)
- Jeremy Burfoot — Trustee (departed 2009-08-18)
- Graeme Collett — Trustee (departed 2008-09-02)
- Naomi Cowan — Trustee (departed 2018-07-30)
- Ross Garrett — Secretary (departed 2019-12-16)
- Maurice Gray — Trustee (departed 2012-07-17)
- Geoff Green — Trustee (departed 2008-06-24)
Funding Sources
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $77,677.9
- Foundation North — $65,000
- Foundation North — $65,000
- Foundation North — $45,000
- Foundation North — $45,000
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $39,096
- New Zealand Community Trust — $20,000
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $13,990
- Pub Charity Limited — $10,000
- Foundation North — $10,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $6,399.48
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $1,009
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Sir Peter Blake Marine Education And Recreation Board
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
XRB Tier 3 lets smaller charities (total expenses of $5M or less; $2M for periods ending before 28 March 2024) file a simple-format performance report instead of full PBE standards. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below our $2M rating threshold. (Whether the accounts must be audited is a separate Charities Act test: audit from $1.1M of operating expenditure, review from $550K.) A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — set at the pre-2024 Tier 3 ceiling; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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To provide safe, fun, high quality marine environmental education and recreation experiences for young New Zealanders. Kia Whakaongaonga Tangaroa i to whatumanawa
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