# Keep New Zealand Beautiful Society Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC29783
**Status:** Deregistered (2024-12-12)
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Lower Hutt
**NZBN:** 9429042656173

## Purpose

KNZB is the only national, non-governmental organisation in New Zealand focusing on a comprehensive range of social and environmental issues including civic and national pride, litter abatement,graffiti removal, environmental education, and beautification. KNZB employs a collaborative approach to achieve its strategic outcomes, and partners with central and local government, iwi, community funders, corporates, schools, and community organisations to realise shared objectives. Our programmes have grown over the years to not only addressing litter abatement, but to also tackling broader environmental objectives such as tree planting, stream restoration efforts, graffiti removal, and environmental education programmes designed to inspire children's interest in their environment and to motivate the nation to actively participate in the restoration, care, and protection of their local and national environment.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — No longer on the Charities Register.
- **Status code:** `deregistered`
- **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 2023-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$985k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.05M
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$218k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$149k
- **Net assets:** NZ$69k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$0
- **Donations:** NZ$259k
- **Paid staff:** 7
- **Volunteers:** 2122
- **Financial report audited:** yes
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=2a09679a-dd17-ee11-bb22-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$985k | NZ$1.05M | not disclosed | NZ$69k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$768k | NZ$768k | not disclosed | NZ$72k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$419k | NZ$592k | not disclosed | NZ$71k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$881k | NZ$887k | not disclosed | NZ$244k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$1.31M | NZ$1.08M | not disclosed | NZ$250k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$1.87M | NZ$1.88M | not disclosed | NZ$23k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$331k | NZ$523k | not disclosed | NZ$35k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$544k | NZ$567k | not disclosed | NZ$228k |
| 2015-06-30 | NZ$643k | NZ$609k | NZ$33k | NZ$251k |
| 2014-06-30 | NZ$487k | NZ$482k | NZ$5k | NZ$218k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (50 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** McLaren Guise Associates Limited
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC29783) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$1k, year ended 2023-03-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-05

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/keep-new-zealand-beautiful-society-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/keep-new-zealand-beautiful-society-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/keep-new-zealand-beautiful-society-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC29783

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/keep-new-zealand-beautiful-society-incorporated. 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 2026-10-05T10:21:10.184Z.