Whanau Awhina Women's Refuge Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Whakatane

Whanau Awhina Women's Refuge Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Whakatane, Whakatane. CharityData rates this charity A- (89.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.9M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To assist and respond to the needs of all women (in the first instance) and their families, who are the victims of physical, emotional, mental and sexual abuse.

Registration Number
CC25487
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-08
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (89.5/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Whakatane, Whakatane
Email
support@wawr.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

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

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.9M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.6M NZD
Total Assets
$2.4M NZD
Net Assets
$2.2M NZD
Reserve Months
8.4 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
7
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.9M$0.6M$2.2M
2024$1.4M$0.5M$1.9M
2023$0.9M$0.5M$1.0M
2022$0.7M$0.5M$0.6M
2021$0.6M$0.4M$0.4M
2020$0.4M$0.4M$0.2M
2019$0.4M$0.3M$0.1M
2018$0.3M$0.3M$0.1M
2017$0.3M$0.3M$0.0M
2016$0.3M$0.4M$0.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
89.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.9%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (11)

  • Deborah Multrus — Trustee
  • Ruahine Albert — Trustee
  • Aubrey Kohunui — Trustee (departed 2022-11-21)
  • Roma Balzer — Trustee
  • Sandra Turei — Trustee (departed 2021-02-25)
  • Fay Pryor-Rawson — Chair/trustee (departed 2021-02-25)
  • Wini Te Are — Trustee
  • Natalie Te Are — Secretary (departed 2021-05-11)
  • Tracy Hillier — Chair (departed 2016-05-09)
  • Stella Marr — Trustee
  • Wendy Bryan — Chair (departed 2008-05-25)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $2,634.78

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Social ServicesTrust

Whanau Awhina Women's Refuge Incorporated

CC25487Whakatane, WhakataneRegistered 8 Jun 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Ratingyesterday

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

A-
90/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. 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

$908.4K

Expenses

$607.0K

Assets

$2.4M

Staff

7

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

About

Mission

To assist and respond to the needs of all women (in the first instance) and their families, who are the victims of physical, emotional, mental and sexual abuse.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$908.4K
Total Expenses
$607.0K
Net Assets
$2.2M
Staff
7
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
89c
For every $1 spent, 89c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
8.4mo
Could operate 8.4 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

24
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,611
High Concentration: 87% of revenue from Other
Other86.5%
Investment Income11.1%
Donations2.4%

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
90
#1/141
Revenue
$908K
#4/141
Reserve Months
8.4
#1/141
Surplus
$301K
#13/141
Staff Cost %
74%
#141/141

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

Rating

A-
Score: 89.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 79 → A-.
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Contact Details

Address
Whakatane, Whakatane

Registration

Registration NumberCC25487
Entity TypeTrust
Registered8 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated3 Aug 1988
Registered office
79 Goulstone Road, Whakatane, 3120

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides 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: 27 September 2026.