# Development West Coast

**Charities Register number:** CC27257
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Greymouth
**NZBN:** 9429042982401
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Development West Coast is a trust for charitable purposes for the benefit of the community of the present and future inhabitants of the West Coast Region and directs that the Trust Fund may be applied and used exclusively by the Trustees for the following general purposes within New Zealand, namely: (a) to promote sustainable employment opportunities in the West Coast Region; or (b) to generate sustainable economic benefits for the West Coast Region; or (c) to support projects which are not the ordinary day-to-day running, maintenance and upgrade of the infrastructure that is normally the responsibility of the local authorities or central government, provided such projects meet paragraphs (a) or (b); provided that any private benefit conferred to any person (other than a charity) is incidental to these overriding objects.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The charity type has not been classified yet, so no scoring template applies and the grade is withheld.
- **Status code:** `unclassified`
- **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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$14.84M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$18.53M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-3.69M
- **Total assets:** NZ$157.72M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$11.23M
- **Net assets:** NZ$146.49M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$197k
- **Government grants:** NZ$568k (3.8% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$2.24M
- **Paid staff:** 21
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=00998275-922d-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$14.84M | NZ$18.53M | NZ$-3.69M | NZ$146.49M |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$7.39M | NZ$7.54M | not disclosed | NZ$149.03M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$13.91M | NZ$7.16M | not disclosed | NZ$146.93M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$6.20M | NZ$11.19M | not disclosed | NZ$139.60M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$12.82M | NZ$10.01M | not disclosed | NZ$146.95M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$25.87M | NZ$11.33M | not disclosed | NZ$148.22M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$7.31M | NZ$5.61M | not disclosed | NZ$127.71M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$10.42M | NZ$5.07M | not disclosed | NZ$128.41M |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$10.45M | NZ$5.24M | not disclosed | NZ$124.05M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$10.49M | NZ$5.21M | not disclosed | NZ$117.75M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (43 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 16
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$200k–300k
- **Auditor:** Ernst & Young
- **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=CC27257) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-27
- 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/development-west-coast
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/development-west-coast/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/development-west-coast/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27257
- Charity website: http://www.dwc.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/development-west-coast. 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 2026-09-28T22:05:31.054Z.