# Akarana Marine Sports Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC49113
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2012-10-03
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043318643
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

"Safe pathways to the sea" The Akarana Marine Sports Charitable Trust (AMSCT) has been established as the vehicle to develop a marine based multi-sport facility on The Landing, Okahu Bay.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A- (89.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2026-05-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$8.24M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$6.07M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$2.17M
- **Total assets:** NZ$15.21M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$5.52M
- **Net assets:** NZ$9.69M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$474k
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$2.42M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$2.65M
- **Paid staff:** 56
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=5958ed44-885d-f111-bb53-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | NZ$8.24M | NZ$6.07M | NZ$2.17M | NZ$9.69M |
| 2025-05-31 | NZ$5.51M | NZ$5.91M | not disclosed | NZ$7.52M |
| 2024-05-31 | NZ$4.92M | NZ$5.73M | not disclosed | NZ$7.92M |
| 2023-05-31 | NZ$4.53M | NZ$5.12M | not disclosed | NZ$8.74M |
| 2022-05-31 | NZ$3.05M | NZ$3.36M | not disclosed | NZ$9.33M |
| 2021-05-31 | NZ$3.57M | NZ$3.89M | not disclosed | NZ$9.64M |
| 2020-05-31 | NZ$4.98M | NZ$3.97M | not disclosed | NZ$9.96M |
| 2019-05-31 | NZ$3.89M | NZ$761k | not disclosed | NZ$8.95M |
| 2018-05-31 | NZ$3.78M | NZ$408k | not disclosed | NZ$5.82M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$1.79M | NZ$384k | not disclosed | NZ$2.45M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (15 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 2
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$300k–500k
- **Auditor:** Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Limited
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC49113) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$67k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$43k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$41k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The North and South Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$40k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$17k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$13k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Rano Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Service providers

- Grant Thornton — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-29

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/akarana-marine-sports-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/akarana-marine-sports-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/akarana-marine-sports-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC49113
- Charity website: https://akarana.co.nz/

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/akarana-marine-sports-charitable-trust. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-29T20:43:18.800Z.