Wellington Access Broadcasting Society Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Wellington

Wellington Access Broadcasting Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Wellington Access Broadcasting Society Inc is a volunteer based community radio station for the people and by the people.

Registration Number
CC42168
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2009-09-08
Status
Active
Sector
Social Services
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Website
http://www.accessradio.org.nz
Email
info@accessradio.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.6M NZD
Total Assets
$0.3M NZD
Net Assets
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
5
Volunteers
5
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

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

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
John SaundersChair2008-11-29
Dorai GounderDeputy Chair2008-11-29

Former Officers (6)

  • Pauline Edwards — Trustee
  • Victoria Quade — Trustee
  • Don Carson — Chair (departed 2019-10-20)
  • Brendon Fitzgibbon — Council Member (departed 2015-10-01)
  • Jorge Herrera — Committee Member (departed 2010-01-01)
  • Keith Riach — Secretary (departed 2010-01-01)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $3,946.9

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Wellington Access Broadcasting Society Incorporated

CC42168Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 8 Sept 2009
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

NR
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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  • Small board structure
    2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties

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Revenue

$512.0K

Expenses

$568.0K

Assets

$277.4K

Staff

5

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

About

Mission

Wellington Access Broadcasting Society Inc is a volunteer based community radio station for the people and by the people.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peoplePeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$512.0K
Total Expenses
$568.0K
Net Assets
$187.0K
Staff
5
employees
Volunteers
5

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 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
1.3mo
Could operate 1.3 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

4
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,644
High Concentration: 98% of revenue from Other
Other98.2%
Investment Income0.8%
Donations0.7%
Trading / Services0.2%

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
$512K
#40/141
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/141
Surplus
$-56K
#131/141
Staff Cost %
49%
#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
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC42168
Entity TypeTrust
Registered8 Sept 2009
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated11 Apr 1988
Registered office
Level 1, 35-37 Guznee St, Wellington, 6012

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

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: 29 September 2026.