# Life A Plenty Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC35735
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-12-04
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Papamoa
**NZBN:** 9429043184750
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Provide therapeutic retreats to women, in particular those without financial means, and who are struggling with psychological and emotional stress to enable them to rest and recuperate and attend workshops to gain life skills, self-care strategies and practical tools for transformative change for themselves and their Whānau Provide affordable, informative and interactive seminars utilizing subject matter experts to upskill participants on current and relevant social issues faced within Aotearoa New Zealand society and the wider Bay of Plenty region; and Do anything else which the Board may determine from time to time is consistent with the charitable purposes.

## 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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$111k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$88k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$23k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$69k
- **Government grants:** NZ$71k (64.5% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$31k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=c13054b7-922d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$111k | NZ$88k | NZ$23k | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$69k | NZ$83k | NZ$-14k | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$76k | NZ$82k | NZ$-6k | NZ$44k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$63k | NZ$55k | not disclosed | NZ$56k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$32k | NZ$24k | not disclosed | NZ$45k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$28k | NZ$31k | not disclosed | NZ$45k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$66k | NZ$23k | not disclosed | NZ$49k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$17k | NZ$16k | not disclosed | NZ$7k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$11k | NZ$5k | not disclosed | NZ$6k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$6k | not disclosed | NZ$406 |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (24 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=CC35735) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **We Care Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$12k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Rano Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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/life-a-plenty-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/life-a-plenty-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/life-a-plenty-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC35735

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/life-a-plenty-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 2026-10-01T00:11:04.439Z.