# Connected Media Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC23433
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-23
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042617457
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Connected Media is a New Zealand based charitable trust founded in 1993. Our mission is to promote sustainability through media.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Liabilities exceed assets, which the scoring template cannot represent fairly.
- **Status code:** `structural_negative_equity`
- **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 2024-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$925k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$946k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-22k
- **Total assets:** NZ$97k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$109k
- **Net assets:** NZ$-12k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$93k
- **Donations:** NZ$42k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$274k
- **Paid staff:** 5
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=d607562a-08c8-ef11-bb3d-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$925k | NZ$946k | NZ$-22k | NZ$-12k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$575k | NZ$571k | NZ$5k | NZ$10k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$539k | NZ$451k | not disclosed | NZ$5k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$465k | NZ$458k | not disclosed | NZ$-16k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$371k | NZ$388k | not disclosed | NZ$-24k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$572k | NZ$525k | not disclosed | NZ$-26k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$566k | NZ$662k | not disclosed | NZ$-73k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$699k | NZ$680k | not disclosed | NZ$23k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$547k | NZ$556k | not disclosed | NZ$4k |
| 2015-12-31 | NZ$488k | NZ$484k | not disclosed | NZ$13k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (25 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **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=CC23433) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$75k, year ended 2021-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$50k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$50k, year ended 2027-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2019-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2022-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2026-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2020-03-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Dragon Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- 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/connected-media-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/connected-media-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/connected-media-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC23433
- Charity website: http://www.dofilm.co.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/connected-media-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 2026-09-29T18:04:09.639Z.