# Hands Across the Water New Zealand Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC49495
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2013-06-26
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043246663
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

We help provide food, shelter, education, accommodation and opportunities for several hundred Thai children and their communities.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **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 2024-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$33k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$43k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-10k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$-11k
- **Donations:** NZ$31k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=f155dd9e-edef-ee11-bb2f-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$33k | NZ$43k | NZ$-10k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$48k | not disclosed | NZ$48k | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$6k | NZ$2k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$17k | not disclosed | NZ$61k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$51 | NZ$45k | not disclosed | NZ$70k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$82k | NZ$178k | not disclosed | NZ$114k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$208k | NZ$180k | not disclosed | NZ$210k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$200k | NZ$117k | not disclosed | NZ$182k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$84k | NZ$85k | not disclosed | NZ$99k |
| 2015-03-31 | NZ$74k | NZ$24k | NZ$50k | NZ$100k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (6 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC49495) 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: 2026-10-05

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/hands-across-the-water-new-zealand-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/hands-across-the-water-new-zealand-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/hands-across-the-water-new-zealand-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC49495

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/hands-across-the-water-new-zealand-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 2026-10-05T00:14:33.791Z.