Supporting Families in Mental Illness New Zealand (SFNZ) Limited — Health Charity in Whanganui
Supporting Families in Mental Illness New Zealand (SFNZ) Limited is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Whanganui, Whanganui. CharityData rates this charity C (64.2/100). Annual revenue: $4.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Supporting the families and whānau of people with or affected by mental illness or addictions; * promoting information and education programmes to create greater public awareness and understanding of the problems for families and individuals arising from major mental illnesses and addictions; * supporting research into the causes and treatment * supporting and promoting the provision of quality services to people with mental illness and addictions, including the provision of respite care
- Registration Number
- CC55721
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2018-09-19
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C (64.2/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Whanganui, Whanganui
- felicity@yellowbrickroad.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Other charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $4.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $4.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.4 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 42
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.0M | $4.0M | $1.0M |
| 2024 | $4.1M | $4.1M | $1.0M |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $3.7M | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $3.6M | $3.8M | $0.9M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $3.2M | $2.6M | $1.3M |
| 2019 | $0.9M | $0.2M | $0.6M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C
- Overall Score
- 64.2/100
- Financial Score
- 63.9
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Noel Hensman | Director | 2026-09-03 |
| Philip Temple | Director | 2026-04-30 |
| Maren Frerichs | Director | 2026-04-30 |
| Rachel Stephenson | Director | 2024-01-31 |
| Denyse Wilcox | Director | 2023-10-21 |
| Samantha Rodney-Hudson | Director | 2022-10-29 |
| Jacinda Cole | Director | 2020-11-07 |
Former Officers (14)
- Michael Hines — Director (departed 2025-11-08)
- Hemi Smiler — Director (departed 2025-02-25)
- Sharleen Stirling — Director (departed 2025-11-08)
- Samatha Rodney-Hudson — Director (departed 2022-10-29)
- Mervyn Goh — Director (departed 2023-04-27)
- Kerri Price — Director (departed 2023-05-25)
- Janet Collier-Taniela — Trustee (departed 2021-12-11)
- Sakthy Wijeyesinghe — Director (departed 2021-02-13)
- Gary Sturgess — Director (departed 2024-05-25)
- Wendy Creurer — Director (departed 2019-11-01)
- Richard Skeates — Director (departed 2024-10-19)
- Ruth Morgan — Director (departed 2021-09-18)
- George Brown — Director (departed 2023-10-28)
- Kate Yesberg — Director (departed 2022-10-29)
Funding Sources
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $31,000
- The Lion Foundation — $25,000
- Trust House Foundation — $22,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $10,000
- Milestone Foundation Limited — $8,347.13
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $7,000
- Trillian Trust — $5,426
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $5,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $5,000
- Rano Community Trust — $4,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $3,643.33
- Dragon Community Trust — $3,000
- We Care Community Trust — $3,000
- Oxford Sports Trust — $1,000
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Supporting Families in Mental Illness New Zealand (SFNZ) Limited
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo 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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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Supporting the families and whānau of people with or affected by mental illness or addictions; * promoting information and education programmes to create greater public awareness and understanding of the problems for families and individuals arising from major mental illnesses and addictions; * supporting research into the causes and treatment * supporting and promoting the provision of quality services to people with mental illness and addictions, including the provision of respite care
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Ranked against 67 peers · Health · $1M – $10M
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