# Carter Observatory Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC22282
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-03-30
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429043157648
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To foster and promote the maintenance, operation and development of the New Zealand astronomical observatory known as the Carter Observatory (rebranded to Space Place)

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **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$83k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$146k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-62k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$26k
- **Donations:** NZ$20k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=ac0a0595-4c56-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$83k | NZ$146k | NZ$-62k | not disclosed |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$57k | not disclosed | NZ$57k | NZ$33k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$453 | NZ$40 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$23 | NZ$40 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-06-30 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-06-30 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$20k | NZ$35 | not disclosed | NZ$31k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$3k | NZ$3k | not disclosed | NZ$11k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$48 | NZ$80 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$175 | NZ$160 | not disclosed | NZ$11k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 1 current (9 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC22282) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Central Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

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/carter-observatory-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/carter-observatory-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/carter-observatory-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22282

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/carter-observatory-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 2026-09-28T14:17:20.475Z.