# Crown Forestry Rental Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC10628
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2007-07-15
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Wellington
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Crown Forestry Rental Trust works to expedite the settlement of Māori claims against the Crown, which involve or could involve Crown forest licensed lands.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C- (57.3 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 96.9/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 2
  - staff costs above the methodology threshold
  - trustees holding many concurrent board roles

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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$8.13M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$5.79M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$2.34M
- **Total assets:** NZ$198.42M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$124.47M
- **Net assets:** NZ$73.95M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.30M
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$1.03M
- **Paid staff:** 6
- **Reporting tier:** Tier1
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=74c79157-922d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$8.13M | NZ$5.79M | NZ$2.34M | NZ$73.95M |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$10.74M | NZ$5.94M | NZ$4.81M | NZ$71.61M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$10.29M | NZ$6.14M | not disclosed | NZ$66.81M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$6.25M | NZ$5.61M | not disclosed | NZ$62.66M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$2.68M | NZ$5.75M | not disclosed | NZ$62.02M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$3.81M | NZ$6.25M | not disclosed | NZ$65.09M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$5.69M | NZ$7.33M | not disclosed | NZ$67.53M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$6.64M | NZ$10.82M | not disclosed | NZ$69.17M |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$7.40M | NZ$13.80M | not disclosed | NZ$73.35M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$7.26M | NZ$14.21M | not disclosed | NZ$79.76M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (19 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 33
- **Executive remuneration bands:** under NZ$100k, NZ$300k–500k
- **Auditor:** Whakahaumanu Ltd
- **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=CC10628) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-27

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/crown-forestry-rental-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/crown-forestry-rental-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/crown-forestry-rental-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC10628

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/crown-forestry-rental-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 2026-09-27T17:46:58.506Z.