Waiariki Womens Refuge Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Rotorua
Waiariki Womens Refuge Incorporated is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Rotorua, Rotorua. CharityData rates this charity D+ (54.9/100). Annual revenue: $2.4M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To provide a safe crisis home for women their children and whanau who have experienced Family harm and to offer support services, address barriers and provide information for women their children and whanau in the Waiariki district
- Registration Number
- CC38185
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2009-03-02
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (54.9/100)
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Rotorua, Rotorua
- sarah.small@wwr.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.8 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 12
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.4M | $2.5M | $0.9M |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| 2023 | $0.5M | $0.6M | $0.8M |
| 2022 | $0.4M | $0.6M | $0.9M |
| 2021 | $0.6M | $0.5M | $1.0M |
| 2020 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.9M |
| 2019 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.8M |
| 2018 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.7M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.7M |
| 2016 | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.6M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 54.9/100
- Financial Score
- 46.3
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Brown | Trustee | 2025-03-31 |
| Joyce Fletcher | Trustee | 2024-07-16 |
| Leah Morrison | Deputy Chair | 2024-02-20 |
| Jo Holmes | Secretary | 2022-12-22 |
| Ben Sanford | Trustee | 2022-12-22 |
| Shelly Elvin | Chair | 2022-07-25 |
Former Officers (39)
- Jonathan Haggar — Trustee (departed 2026-01-28)
- Shirley Trumper — Trustee (departed 2025-07-25)
- Janice Morgan — Trustee (departed 2023-03-15)
- Kylie McKee — Trustee (departed 2023-05-01)
- Sheree Malaquin — Treasurer (departed 2024-01-16)
- Charlene Hicks — Trustee (departed 2022-10-10)
- Maryann Himona — Trustee (departed 2021-07-01)
- Jahvis Davis — Secretary (departed 2022-10-02)
- Mihi James — Trustee (departed 2022-10-02)
- Mark Thompson — Treasurer (departed 2022-10-02)
- Jarvis Davis — Trustee (departed 2021-03-01)
- Maree Saunders — Trustee (departed 2021-04-01)
- Melissa Choppin — Chair (departed 2022-10-02)
- Steven Panckhurst — Trustee (departed 2020-12-07)
- Mia Turner — Trustee (departed 2020-07-06)
- Martina Wineera — Secretary (departed 2021-09-27)
- Sandra Hill — Secretary (departed 2020-05-19)
- Sandra Smaill — Treasurer (departed 2020-03-27)
- Rachael Bell — Trustee (departed 2020-01-18)
- Aroha Campbell — Chair (departed 2022-09-27)
Funding Sources
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $20,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $20,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $10,000
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $10,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $5,000
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Waiariki Womens Refuge Incorporated
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- Government-funding concentration82% 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.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D+ is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
About
To provide a safe crisis home for women their children and whanau who have experienced Family harm and to offer support services, address barriers and provide information for women their children and whanau in the Waiariki district
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Ranked against 55 peers · Social Services · $1M – $10M
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