# Bays Community Housing Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC29961
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Community Development
**ICNPO group:** Development and Housing
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043137473
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide safe, affordable quality housing on the North Shore for people in social or economic need

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A (92.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$2.26M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.79M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$474k
- **Total assets:** NZ$20.63M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$14.24M
- **Net assets:** NZ$6.39M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$88k
- **Government grants:** NZ$121k (5.3% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$9k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$170k
- **Paid staff:** 5
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=94a6121e-c50e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$2.26M | NZ$1.79M | NZ$474k | NZ$6.39M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$1.45M | NZ$1.23M | NZ$213k | NZ$6.47M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$2.03M | NZ$952k | not disclosed | NZ$6.26M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$1.62M | NZ$865k | not disclosed | NZ$5.18M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$905k | NZ$748k | not disclosed | NZ$4.43M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$1.32M | NZ$701k | not disclosed | NZ$4.27M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$882k | NZ$570k | not disclosed | NZ$3.61M |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$646k | NZ$463k | not disclosed | NZ$3.26M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$617k | NZ$451k | not disclosed | NZ$3.08M |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$2.31M | NZ$435k | not disclosed | NZ$2.91M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (22 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Audit Integrity Ltd
- **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=CC29961) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2020-03-31

## Data freshness

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

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/bays-community-housing-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/bays-community-housing-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/bays-community-housing-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC29961
- Charity website: http://www.bcht.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/bays-community-housing-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 2026-10-01T15:19:43.296Z.