# Hawkes Bay Volunteer Coastguard Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC27700
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Napier
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

HB Volunteer Coastguard Trust owns the Westshore building that HB Volunteer Coastguard operate as a Marine Search and Rescue and Training Centre. this includes administration promotion and development of Coastguard Operations in the Hawke's Bay area, saving lives at sea and aiding vessels and members of the public requiring assistance at sea. Education boating public in marine safety, raising awareness in the general public of CG objectives. Develop and train operational volunteers - skippers, crew, radio operators, search and rescue coordinators. Be an active member of RCNZCF and Coastguard Eastern Region (CER)

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** F (24.0 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 35/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-10 (methodology 3.6)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - 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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$6k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$233
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$6k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$68k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=4d85edfa-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$6k | NZ$233 | NZ$6k | not disclosed |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$7k | NZ$46 | NZ$6k | not disclosed |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$4k | NZ$405 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$4k | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$4k | NZ$582 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$5k | NZ$43 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$6k | NZ$52 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$7k | NZ$71 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$10k | NZ$10k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$6k | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (15 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27700) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-10
- This document generated: 2026-09-11

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/hawkes-bay-volunteer-coastguard-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/hawkes-bay-volunteer-coastguard-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/hawkes-bay-volunteer-coastguard-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27700
- Charity website: http://www.hawkesbaycoastguard.co.nz/

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/hawkes-bay-volunteer-coastguard-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 2026-09-11T09:09:49.786Z.