# Community Legal Services South Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC27297
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Advocacy
**ICNPO group:** Law, Advocacy and Politics
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043115297
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Vision: Transforming lives, helping communities. Mission: Provision of quality legal services that ensures fair access to justice for our South Auckland Community.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A- (89.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$2.25M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.85M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$406k
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.04M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$294k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.75M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.66M
- **Government grants:** NZ$1.36M (60.5% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$662k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$1.53M
- **Paid staff:** 17
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=7936e4dc-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$2.25M | NZ$1.85M | NZ$406k | NZ$1.75M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$2.14M | NZ$1.65M | NZ$490k | NZ$1.34M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$1.67M | NZ$1.41M | not disclosed | NZ$852k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$1.33M | NZ$1.29M | not disclosed | NZ$593k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$1.34M | NZ$1.36M | not disclosed | NZ$551k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$1.22M | NZ$1.25M | not disclosed | NZ$573k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$1.27M | NZ$1.03M | not disclosed | NZ$597k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$982k | NZ$911k | not disclosed | NZ$358k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$753k | NZ$785k | not disclosed | NZ$288k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$754k | NZ$752k | not disclosed | NZ$320k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (27 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Accrete Accountants Limited
- **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=CC27297) and on the charity's profile page.

## 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/community-legal-services-south-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/community-legal-services-south-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/community-legal-services-south-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27297

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/community-legal-services-south-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 2026-10-04T23:06:28.177Z.