# Auckland Land Search and Rescue Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC40812
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429052473265
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

We are a professional unpaid volunteer based organisation that provides a land search and rescue capability for the wider Auckland area from Wellsford to Pokeno. We work in conjunction with the Auckland Police SAR squad to provide additional personnel and resources when people are lost or injured in the bush, hills or Auckland City. We provide a complete Land Search and Rescue service from search parties with SAR specialist skills in the field to Field Headquarters staff for running the search. We are a member of the national organisation, New Zealand Land Search and Rescue Inc (NZ LandSAR).

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$33k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$17k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$16k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$43k
- **Donations:** NZ$20k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=e3071d3f-4b56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$33k | NZ$17k | NZ$16k | not disclosed |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$42k | NZ$59k | NZ$-17k | not disclosed |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$42k | NZ$32k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$22k | NZ$16k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$21k | NZ$30k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$7k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$43k | NZ$44k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$40k | NZ$24k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$49k | NZ$62k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$54k | NZ$37k | not disclosed | NZ$29k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (23 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC40812) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2024-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-05

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/auckland-land-search-and-rescue-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/auckland-land-search-and-rescue-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/auckland-land-search-and-rescue-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC40812

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/auckland-land-search-and-rescue-incorporated. 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 2026-10-05T14:54:31.642Z.