# Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge Trust 

**Charities Register number:** CC31866
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Taupo 
**NZBN:** 9429042634867
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Our event is hosted by the communities of Taupo, and allows us to showcase the beautiful and unique Taupo region to a wide variety of people from around NZ, and abroad. We generate amongst the largest economic impact of any event in the Taupo region. Owned by a Charitable Trust, and governed by a Rotary-appointed Board, all surpluses are injected back into the community, benefiting a number of worthy groups and organisations.

## 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 2026-01-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$706k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$737k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-31k
- **Total assets:** NZ$288k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$29k
- **Net assets:** NZ$259k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$204k
- **Donations:** NZ$138k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$80k
- **Paid staff:** 3
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=f91aeedb-33ff-f011-bb4f-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | NZ$706k | NZ$737k | NZ$-31k | NZ$259k |
| 2025-01-31 | NZ$704k | NZ$694k | NZ$10k | NZ$290k |
| 2024-01-31 | NZ$677k | NZ$676k | NZ$2k | NZ$290k |
| 2023-01-31 | NZ$718k | NZ$681k | not disclosed | NZ$288k |
| 2022-01-31 | NZ$473k | NZ$320k | not disclosed | NZ$251k |
| 2021-01-31 | NZ$63k | NZ$187k | not disclosed | NZ$98k |
| 2020-01-31 | NZ$761k | NZ$788k | not disclosed | NZ$222k |
| 2019-01-31 | NZ$850k | NZ$856k | not disclosed | NZ$250k |
| 2018-01-31 | NZ$916k | NZ$933k | not disclosed | NZ$255k |
| 2017-01-31 | NZ$944k | NZ$1.02M | not disclosed | NZ$272k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (20 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Silks Chartered Accountants
- **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=CC31866) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$11k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-29

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/lake-taupo-cycle-challenge-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/lake-taupo-cycle-challenge-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/lake-taupo-cycle-challenge-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC31866

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/lake-taupo-cycle-challenge-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 2026-09-29T01:27:58.741Z.