# Helping Families Nelson Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC55968
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2018-08-07
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Richmond
**NZBN:** 9429046935595
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide welfare through the donation of new and second-hand clothing, toys and other goods, to children and their caregivers who are suffering genuine financial hardship.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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$70k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$54k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$16k
- **Total assets:** NZ$75k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1k
- **Net assets:** NZ$74k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$62k
- **Donations:** NZ$27k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$37k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=f06f6e56-912d-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$70k | NZ$54k | NZ$16k | NZ$74k |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$69k | NZ$56k | NZ$13k | NZ$59k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$61k | NZ$57k | NZ$4k | NZ$46k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$83k | NZ$74k | not disclosed | NZ$42k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$38k | NZ$31k | not disclosed | NZ$15k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$24k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | NZ$7k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$6k | not disclosed | NZ$3k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$5k | NZ$721 | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (9 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC55968) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-26
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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/helping-families-nelson-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/helping-families-nelson-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/helping-families-nelson-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC55968

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/helping-families-nelson-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 2026-10-01T07:00:44.327Z.