# Backcountry Trust (Aotearoa/New Zealand)

**Charities Register number:** CC54962
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2017-10-09
**Sector:** Sports & Recreation
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429046381668
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To fund volunteer work on the backcountry huts and track network in New Zealand

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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$1.64M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.57M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$61k
- **Total assets:** NZ$359k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$241k
- **Net assets:** NZ$118k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$306k
- **Government grants:** NZ$1.05M (64.2% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$560k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$370k
- **Paid staff:** 3
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=d9d9d5e1-4956-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$1.64M | NZ$1.57M | NZ$61k | NZ$118k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$1.28M | NZ$1.25M | NZ$30k | NZ$55k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$1.15M | NZ$1.33M | not disclosed | NZ$25k |
| 2022-05-31 | NZ$1.87M | NZ$1.73M | not disclosed | NZ$200k |
| 2021-05-31 | NZ$967k | NZ$952k | not disclosed | NZ$65k |
| 2020-05-31 | NZ$471k | NZ$454k | not disclosed | NZ$83k |
| 2019-05-31 | NZ$544k | NZ$361k | not disclosed | NZ$55k |
| 2018-05-31 | NZ$536k | NZ$198k | not disclosed | NZ$14k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (14 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Hart & Co North Shore
- **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=CC54962) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$24k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$16k, year ended 2024-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-04

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/backcountry-trust-aotearoanew-zealand
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/backcountry-trust-aotearoanew-zealand/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/backcountry-trust-aotearoanew-zealand/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC54962

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/backcountry-trust-aotearoanew-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 2026-10-04T16:57:56.033Z.