# Brooklyn Toy Library Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC22707
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-08
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429042600725
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide a wide variety of quality toys to children of our local community. Play is an important way for children to develop physical and social skills, and build imagination. To provide these toys at an annual membership cost that makes it open to all members of our community. To reduce the waste going to landfills by having many children play with each toys. We also give parents and caregivers an opportunity to try toys before buying which reduces wasted purchases.

## 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 2026-01-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$12k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$15k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-3k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$14k
- **Donations:** NZ$432
- **Staff costs:** NZ$10k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=edc8e7e1-33ff-f011-bb4f-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$15k | NZ$-3k | not disclosed |
| 2025-01-31 | NZ$16k | NZ$16k | NZ$-456 | NZ$17k |
| 2024-01-31 | NZ$18k | NZ$14k | NZ$4k | NZ$18k |
| 2023-01-31 | NZ$15k | NZ$16k | not disclosed | NZ$14k |
| 2022-01-31 | NZ$14k | NZ$14k | not disclosed | NZ$15k |
| 2021-01-31 | NZ$2k | NZ$3k | not disclosed | NZ$15k |
| 2020-01-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$9k | not disclosed | NZ$17k |
| 2019-01-31 | NZ$11k | NZ$10k | not disclosed | NZ$16k |
| 2018-01-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | NZ$16k |
| 2017-01-31 | NZ$11k | NZ$9k | not disclosed | NZ$16k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (47 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=CC22707) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31

## 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/brooklyn-toy-library-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/brooklyn-toy-library-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/brooklyn-toy-library-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22707

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/brooklyn-toy-library-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 2026-09-29T07:40:26.591Z.