# Heretaunga Bookfest Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC58086
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2020-08-21
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Upper Hutt
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Our mission is to support and uplift primarily the Hutt Valley community through charitable donations generated from the sale of donated books, magazines, jigsaws, DVDs, and records.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (76.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-11 (methodology 3.8)
- **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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$152k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$173k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-20k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$124k
- **Donations:** NZ$144k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=d4b987ca-d7e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$152k | NZ$173k | NZ$-20k | not disclosed |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$150k | NZ$125k | NZ$25k | not disclosed |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$122k | NZ$122k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$89k | NZ$53k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$126k | NZ$50k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$2k | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (10 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=CC58086) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-11
- 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/heretaunga-bookfest-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/heretaunga-bookfest-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/heretaunga-bookfest-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC58086
- Charity website: https://www.bookfest.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/heretaunga-bookfest-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 2026-09-11T11:41:54.430Z.