# Auto Stewardship New Zealand

**Charities Register number:** CC59525
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2021-08-11
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Hastings
**NZBN:** 9429051756031
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The objectives of Auto Stewardship New Zealand are: • Be the Product Stewardship Organisation (PSO) which governs the product stewardship scheme for auto industry related regulated stewardship schemes, including tyres declared as priority product under Section 9 of the Waste Minimisation Act 2008, and all that entails; • Receive and administer funds “levied” on consumers for the purpose of managing the national bank of “end of life tyres” within the regulation framework; • Promote the aims of product stewardship in the auto industry to the benefit and advantage of all New Zealanders; • Collaborate with other developed programmes that may not be within Auto Stewardship New Zealand, but which benefit stewardship for the auto industry; • Promote the adoption of programmes by the auto industry for environmentally sound waste management practices; and • Respect and implement the dual heritage of the partners of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B+ (82.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - government funding above the concentration threshold

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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$56.53M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$56.53M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$0
- **Total assets:** NZ$26.40M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$26.40M
- **Net assets:** NZ$0
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$19.24M
- **Government grants:** NZ$56.53M (100.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier1
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=e4cf18aa-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$56.53M | NZ$56.53M | NZ$0 | NZ$0 |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$32.02M | NZ$32.02M | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2024-02-29 | NZ$578k | NZ$578k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$994k | NZ$994k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$220k | NZ$220k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (9 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 12
- **Executive remuneration bands:** under NZ$100k
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unknown

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC59525) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- Moore Markhams — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-27
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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/auto-stewardship-new-zealand
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/auto-stewardship-new-zealand/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/auto-stewardship-new-zealand/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC59525

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/auto-stewardship-new-zealand. 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 2026-10-01T09:23:35.569Z.