# Life Education Trust Gisborne East Coast and Wairoa

**Charities Register number:** CC52789
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2015-12-22
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Gisborne
**NZBN:** 9429043297870
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Life Education is a children's charity. We visit local preschools and schools and teach 'Life Education' to 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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$58k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$109k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-52k
- **Total assets:** NZ$127k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$42k
- **Net assets:** NZ$85k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$60k
- **Donations:** NZ$2k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$109k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=723492b2-d7e6-f011-bb4e-000d3acc4199&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

> **Note on this year's figures.** The figures filed for this year do not reconcile: reported staff costs exceed reported total revenue. Derived percentages are omitted for this year. Treat the individual figures as filed, and the source annual return as the authority.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$58k | NZ$109k | NZ$-52k | NZ$85k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$207k | NZ$191k | NZ$16k | NZ$155k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$131k | NZ$135k | NZ$-4k | NZ$139k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$53k | NZ$106k | not disclosed | NZ$143k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$175k | NZ$174k | not disclosed | NZ$196k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$98k | NZ$126k | not disclosed | NZ$196k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$88k | NZ$149k | not disclosed | NZ$223k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$219k | NZ$231k | not disclosed | NZ$214k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$191k | NZ$239k | not disclosed | NZ$225k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$172k | NZ$111k | not disclosed | NZ$274k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (12 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=CC52789) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Central Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **First Light Community Foundation 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: 2026-09-30

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-gisborne-east-coast-and-wairoa
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/life-education-trust-gisborne-east-coast-and-wairoa/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/life-education-trust-gisborne-east-coast-and-wairoa/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC52789

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/life-education-trust-gisborne-east-coast-and-wairoa. 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 2026-09-30T22:59:02.453Z.