The Taupo Budget Advisory Service Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Taupō

The Taupo Budget Advisory Service Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Taupō, Taupō. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Provides free and confidential budget advice to individuals and families in the community, promoting the development of personal budget skills in the Taupo district.

Registration Number
CC23513
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-04-28
Status
Active
Sector
Social Services
Location
Taupō, Taupō
Website
https://budgethouse.org.nz
Email
info@tbas.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (society)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.5M NZD
Total Assets
$0.2M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
8
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.6M$0.5M$0.1M
2024$0.5M$0.5M$0.2M
2023$0.5M$0.4M$0.2M
2022$0.4M$0.4M$0.1M
2021$0.3M$0.3M$0.1M
2020$0.2M$0.3M$0.1M
2019$0.2M$0.3M$0.1M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$0.2M
2017$0.3M$0.2M$0.2M
2016$0.3M$0.2M$0.2M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (37)

  • Heather Singer — Trustee (departed 2025-12-01)
  • Hadlee Cade — Trustee
  • Stuart Hickman — Trustee
  • Helena Watts — Trustee (departed 2026-03-31)
  • Helen Oakes — Trustee
  • Tom Sainsbury — Trustee (departed 2025-12-01)
  • Michelle Barnett — Treasurer
  • Joady McLaughlin — Trustee (departed 2025-07-01)
  • Averil Naumai — Trustee (departed 2025-01-14)
  • Casey Brunsdon — Trustee (departed 2025-07-01)
  • Renee Kiwi — Trustee (departed 2025-02-26)
  • Christine Singer — Trustee (departed 2023-08-16)
  • Ruth Hartley — Trustee (departed 2023-05-09)
  • Lindsay Benefield — Trustee
  • Nicholas Callaghan — Trustee (departed 2022-06-30)
  • Kjesten Allardice — Trustee
  • Lisa De Thierry — Secretary (departed 2026-03-31)
  • Graeme Spence — Vice Chair (departed 2021-10-19)
  • Natasha Nicholson — Treasurer (departed 2022-06-30)
  • Gayle Leaf — Trustee (departed 2021-03-16)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $25,499.98
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $10,000

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The Taupo Budget Advisory Service Incorporated

CC23513Taupō, TaupōRegistered 28 Apr 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

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

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Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. 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 the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. 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 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

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Revenue

$561.3K

Expenses

$549.6K

Assets

$176.2K

Staff

8

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Community Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Provides free and confidential budget advice to individuals and families in the community, promoting the development of personal budget skills in the Taupo district.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$561.3K
Total Expenses
$549.6K
Net Assets
$108.1K
Staff
8
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
2.1mo
Could operate 2.1 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

3
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,724
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Other
Other98.6%
Investment Income1.3%
Donations0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 140 peers · Social Services · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#33/141
Revenue
$561K
#35/141
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/141
Surplus
$12K
#76/141
Staff Cost %
70%
#141/141

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC23513
Entity TypeTrust
Registered28 Apr 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated7 Mar 1996

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 28 September 2026.