# Heritage Food Crops Research Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC10627
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2007-07-12
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Whanganui
**NZBN:** 9429043171255
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Trust works in a multi-disciplinary way - using research, horticulture and community action as the three arms of its activities. The Trust stays abreast of the literature about the health benefits of food crops. It grows crops to provide for testing. It commissions and collaborates with scientists investigating the health potential of these crops. Cultivating and processing crops is carried out by a volunteer team at the Trust's orchard/gardens and by people working on their own properties. The Trust is at heart a wellness initiative. Its mission is not to sell crops but to educate and empower people to grow and consume more of the most beneficial food crops so they become healthier and more resistant to disease.

## 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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$70k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$73k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-3k
- **Total assets:** NZ$26k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$13k
- **Net assets:** NZ$13k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$17k
- **Donations:** NZ$25k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$40k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=89a73d2a-d8e6-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$70k | NZ$73k | NZ$-3k | NZ$13k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$54k | NZ$45k | NZ$9k | NZ$16k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$124k | NZ$124k | NZ$497 | NZ$7k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$80k | NZ$84k | not disclosed | NZ$12k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$69k | NZ$66k | not disclosed | NZ$11k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$59k | NZ$61k | not disclosed | NZ$9k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$44k | NZ$66k | not disclosed | NZ$13k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$27k | NZ$16k | not disclosed | NZ$34k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$78k | NZ$66k | not disclosed | NZ$23k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$28k | NZ$27k | not disclosed | NZ$12k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (5 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=CC10627) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Four Regions Trust** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2017-06-30

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

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/heritage-food-crops-research-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/heritage-food-crops-research-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/heritage-food-crops-research-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC10627

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/heritage-food-crops-research-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 2026-09-28T16:05:48.166Z.