Wellington Indian Association Incorporated — Religion Charity in Wellington

Wellington Indian Association Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $1.6M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To promote and advance the interests, welfare and status of Indians in Wellington. To develop the character and qualities of usefulness, self-respect and good citizenship Advancement of the Hindu religion Integration with New Zealand culture Meet the needs of the young and the elderly Develop and maintain community spirit

Registration Number
CC23738
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-05-01
Status
Active
Sector
Religion
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
secretary@wia.org.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.5M NZD
Total Assets
$13.8M NZD
Net Assets
$13.7M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
1
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$1.6M$1.5M$13.7M
2024$1.1M$1.2M$13.8M
2023$1.2M$0.8M$13.9M
2022$1.1M$0.6M$13.6M
2021$0.7M$0.6M$11.6M
2020$0.7M$0.5M$10.2M
2019$0.7M$0.5M$8.3M
2018$0.7M$0.5M$8.3M
2017$0.6M$0.4M$7.8M
2016$0.6M$0.6M$7.2M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (96)

  • Prakash Balu — Executive Member
  • Depak Daji — Executive Member
  • Rajesh Bava — Executive Member
  • Sunil Dahya — Executive Member
  • Umesh Patel — Social Cultural Chair (departed 2025-08-24)
  • Jayendra Chhana — General Secretary
  • Hemant Kashyap — Membership Secretary
  • Kiran Naran — Bot Member
  • Malika Kalidas — Youth Chair (departed 2024-06-30)
  • Daxa Patel — Mahila Samaj Chair
  • Saira Naran — Health and Order Chair
  • Raj Patel — Social and Cultural Chair (departed 2024-06-30)
  • Tejas Kalidas — General Secretary (departed 2024-06-30)
  • Kusum Nathu — Gujarati School Chair
  • Radhika Budhia — Membership Secretary (departed 2024-06-30)
  • Balvant Mavji — Social and Cultural Chair (departed 2022-06-25)
  • Ramila Patel — Mahila Samaj Chair (departed 2023-06-24)
  • Hema Budhia — Gita Mandir Chair
  • Harita Kashyap — Publication Secretary
  • Tikendra Mistry — Social and Cultural Chair (departed 2021-07-04)

Funding Sources

  • One Foundation — $87,380
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $50,000
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $50,000
  • One Foundation — $18,380
  • Lion Foundation — $5,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $3,000

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Wellington Indian Association Incorporated

CC23738Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 1 May 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at March 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.)

How ratings work →
Revenue

$1.6M

Expenses

$1.5M

Assets

$13.8M

Staff

1

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

About

Mission

To promote and advance the interests, welfare and status of Indians in Wellington. To develop the character and qualities of usefulness, self-respect and good citizenship Advancement of the Hindu religion Integration with New Zealand culture Meet the needs of the young and the elderly Develop and maintain community spirit

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originReligious groupsVoluntary bodies other than charitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.6M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Net Assets
$13.7M
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
1

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
4.3mo
Could operate 4.3 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

16
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,386
High Concentration: 91% of revenue from Other
Other91.4%
Donations4.8%
Investment Income2.7%
Trading / Services1.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#16/35
Revenue
$1.6M
#23/35
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/35
Surplus
$52K
#26/35
Staff Cost %
4%
#35/35

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

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC23738
Entity TypeTrust
Registered1 May 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated11 Oct 1944
Registered office
48 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington, 6012

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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.