# EcoMatters Environment Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC34322
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042982913
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

EcoMatters was established in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2002, to support the community with the knowledge and tools to restore nature, grow food, reduce waste, ride and fix bikes, and live more sustainably. We also run workshops and provide opportunities for hands-on environmental action in Auckland. VISION: Communities where aroha, wairua and mauri thrive. MISSION: To nurture kaitiakitanga and help restore te taiao. PURPOSE: To be a tohu to connect people and place.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B+ (81.9 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 84.8/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (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$3.96M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$3.94M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$23k
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.84M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.13M
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.71M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$486k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$428k
- **Paid staff:** 82
- **Volunteers:** 7
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a41cf2c4-4c56-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$3.96M | NZ$3.94M | NZ$23k | NZ$1.71M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$3.29M | NZ$3.27M | NZ$20k | NZ$697k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$2.67M | NZ$2.67M | not disclosed | NZ$1.22M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$1.20M | NZ$1.17M | not disclosed | NZ$1.22M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$2.22M | NZ$2.13M | not disclosed | NZ$1.12M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$1.97M | NZ$1.87M | not disclosed | NZ$857k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$2.05M | NZ$1.94M | not disclosed | NZ$762k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$2.16M | NZ$2.11M | not disclosed | NZ$644k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$1.66M | NZ$1.79M | not disclosed | NZ$596k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$1.62M | NZ$1.59M | not disclosed | NZ$728k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current (36 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** MFA Audit
- **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=CC34322) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$80k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$70k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$70k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$50k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$40k, year ended 2019-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2026-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-03-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

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/ecomatters-environment-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/ecomatters-environment-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/ecomatters-environment-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC34322

---

Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/ecomatters-environment-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 2026-09-30T07:50:35.953Z.