# Life Education Trust Coastal Otago

**Charities Register number:** CC52525
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2015-10-28
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Dunedin
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Life Education is a children's charity. We visit local schools and preschools and teach "Life Education" to the children up to year 8. Life Education supports students to: develop life skills make healthy choices gain knowledge about health and their bodies develop self esteem and a positive understanding of themselves develop strategies for relating to others

## 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 2024-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$74k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$111k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-36k
- **Total assets:** NZ$39k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$6k
- **Net assets:** NZ$33k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$10k
- **Donations:** NZ$60k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Volunteers:** 2
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Financial report audited:** no
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=758226cf-05c8-ef11-bb3d-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$74k | NZ$111k | NZ$-36k | NZ$33k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$90k | NZ$98k | NZ$-7k | NZ$40k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$103k | NZ$109k | not disclosed | NZ$77k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$94k | NZ$106k | not disclosed | NZ$83k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$112k | NZ$99k | not disclosed | NZ$94k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$88k | NZ$98k | not disclosed | NZ$82k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$97k | NZ$111k | not disclosed | NZ$92k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$114k | NZ$103k | not disclosed | NZ$105k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$199k | NZ$105k | not disclosed | NZ$94k |
| 2015-12-31 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (29 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **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=CC52525) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **The Bendigo Valley Sports and Charity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$1k, year ended 2023-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-04-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

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-education-trust-coastal-otago
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/life-education-trust-coastal-otago/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/life-education-trust-coastal-otago/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC52525

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/life-education-trust-coastal-otago. 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 2026-09-30T13:18:57.234Z.