# Burnett Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC25567
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-09
**Sector:** Sports & Recreation
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Auckland
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Burnett Charitable Trust was founded in 1993 with the estate of Noel Burnett, a successful businessman and entrepreneur, and his late wife Ora Burnett. The Trust’s goal is to support New Zealand youth in sporting and educational pursuits, and since 1993 it has supported a wide variety of youth activities, both team and individual, often to help athletes attend international events or competitions, but also for local sporting and educational facilities.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B- (73.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$199k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$92k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$108k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$2.95M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=d8d22a48-d8e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$199k | NZ$92k | NZ$108k | not disclosed |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$250k | NZ$108k | NZ$142k | not disclosed |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$166k | NZ$92k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$121k | NZ$469k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$70k | NZ$65k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$290k | NZ$57k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$429k | NZ$92k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$171k | NZ$58k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$232k | NZ$83k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$100k | NZ$70k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (6 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=CC25567) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-03

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/burnett-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/burnett-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/burnett-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC25567

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/burnett-charitable-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 2026-10-03T18:02:38.330Z.