# Helps Pohatu Conservation Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC57055
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2019-05-18
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Akaroa
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To preserve and protect New Zealand’s biodiversity, fauna and flora, animals and their habitats and the environmental heritage of Pohatu Bay and Banks Peninsula. To undertake or facilitate the provision of education opportunities to New Zealanders of all ages on conservation and other associated topics. To share information and raise awareness of conservation necessary in New Zealand to ensure the longevity of fauna and flora, marine and other wildlife for future generations.

## 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$119k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$70k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$49k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$213k
- **Donations:** NZ$119k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$62k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4

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$119k | NZ$70k | NZ$49k | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$75k | NZ$64k | NZ$11k | NZ$156k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$114k | NZ$58k | NZ$56k | NZ$156k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$107k | NZ$47k | not disclosed | NZ$109k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$69k | NZ$10k | not disclosed | NZ$58k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$2k | not disclosed | NZ$26k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$11k | NZ$3k | not disclosed | NZ$22k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current
- **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=CC57055) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-11
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-12

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/helps-pohatu-conservation-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/helps-pohatu-conservation-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/helps-pohatu-conservation-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC57055
- Charity website: https://www.pohatu.co.nz/Trust.html

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/helps-pohatu-conservation-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 2026-09-12T22:37:42.951Z.