Takapuna Boating Club Incorporated — Education Charity in Auckland
Takapuna Boating Club Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B- (72/100). Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at May 2025.
Mission: The Takapuna Boating Club is committed to boating, sailing, paddling, and other aquatic activities both recreational and competitive; the teaching of sailing to adults and children with an emphasis on water safety and education.
- Registration Number
- CC42039
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-08-31
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (72/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- accounts@takapunaboating.org.nz
- Data as at
- May 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.6M NZD
- Total Assets
- $6.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $6.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.4 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 8
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-05-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.5M | $0.6M | $6.3M |
| 2024 | $0.5M | $0.7M | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $0.8M | $0.9M | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $3.3M |
| 2021 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $3.1M |
| 2019 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $3.2M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $3.2M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $3.4M |
| 2016 | $0.5M | $0.8M | $3.3M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 72/100
- Financial Score
- 75
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.4%
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (10)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Ratcliffe | Trustee | 2025-08-17 |
| Greg Boland | Trustee | 2025-08-17 |
| Darren Moore | Vice Commodore | 2024-08-18 |
| Alasdair Tarry | Trustee | 2024-08-18 |
| Charles Saunders | Trustee | 2024-08-18 |
| Danika Mowlem | Trustee | 2024-08-18 |
| Wendy Baker | Commodore | 2024-08-18 |
| Mark Wooster | Finance Director | 2019-07-26 |
| Andrew Snell | Rear Commodore | 2016-08-31 |
| Barry Ward | Club Captain | 2016-02-01 |
Former Officers (16)
- Julia West — Trustee (departed 2025-06-23)
- Sheryn Ambler — Trustee (departed 2024-08-18)
- James Jordan — Commodore (departed 2024-08-18)
- Antonio Cozzilino — Vice Commodore (departed 2020-05-31)
- Emma Comrie-Thomson — Vice-Commodore (departed 2015-08-01)
- Dave West — Rear-Commodore (departed 2015-06-01)
- Peter Dallimore — Vice-Commodore (departed 2015-01-01)
- Angela Maisey — Secretary (departed 2013-08-31)
- Evelyn Johnson — Commodore (departed 2012-08-12)
- Evelyn Wooster — Vice Commodore (departed 2011-08-13)
- Ken Eglinton — Patron (departed 2018-11-07)
- Janet Watkins — Rear Commodore (departed 2011-08-13)
- Ian Maclaine — Vice Commodore (departed 2011-08-13)
- Raymond Welson — Commodore (departed 2016-05-01)
- Colin Thompson — Patron (departed 2010-10-06)
- Ralph Roberts — President (departed 2023-06-30)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $21,036
- Lion Foundation — $10,000
- Foundation North — $10,000
- Trillian Trust — $9,115.79
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Takapuna Boating Club Incorporated
Financial data as at May 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (2)
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 10. 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.
- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~136 months of expenses on $471K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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The Takapuna Boating Club is committed to boating, sailing, paddling, and other aquatic activities both recreational and competitive; the teaching of sailing to adults and children with an emphasis on water safety and education.
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Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M
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