Wanaka Community Workshop — Education Charity in Wanaka

Wanaka Community Workshop is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wanaka, Wanaka. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To provide a place, support and resources for marginalised, disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the community to learn ‘shoulder to shoulder’. To engage youth, elderly and vulnerable groups in the community, both the urban and rural areas of the Upper Clutha District, to promote identity, sociability, companionship and mental health. To share, disseminate, and preserve skills, abilities and interests, as identified by the community themselves.

Registration Number
CC59355
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2021-07-19
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Wanaka, Wanaka
Email
wanakacommunityworkshop@gmail.com
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2025$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2024$0.2M$0.1M$0.1M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$-0.0M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Joanna UnderwoodTrustee2026-05-31
Laura MarshTrustee2026-04-01
Ben AclandTrustee2020-11-20

Former Officers (2)

  • Alan Richards — Trustee (departed 2026-07-03)
  • Gwilym Griffith-Jones — Trustee (departed 2026-03-31)

Funding Sources

  • Lion Foundation — $10,000

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Wanaka Community Workshop

CC59355Wanaka, WanakaRegistered 19 Jul 2021
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials7mo agoRating1mo ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

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

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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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 3. 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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Revenue

$181.4K

Expenses

$185.9K

Assets

$61.3K

Staff

2

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

To provide a place, support and resources for marginalised, disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the community to learn ‘shoulder to shoulder’. To engage youth, elderly and vulnerable groups in the community, both the urban and rural areas of the Upper Clutha District, to promote identity, sociability, companionship and mental health. To share, disseminate, and preserve skills, abilities and interests, as identified by the community themselves.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$181.4K
Total Expenses
$185.9K
Net Assets
$57.9K
Staff
2
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (5 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
1.6mo
Could operate 1.6 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

35
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,465
Other78.3%
Donations17.9%
Trading / Services3.7%
Investment Income0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 152 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#47/153
Revenue
$181K
#122/153
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/153
Surplus
$-5K
#107/153
Staff Cost %
20%
#153/153

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
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC59355
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered19 Jul 2021
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated20 Nov 2020
Registered office
14 Allenby Place, Mt Iron, Wanaka/otago

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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