# Mai Lighthouse Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC37443
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2009-02-04
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Pukekohe
**NZBN:** 9429043179633
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Empowering people and changing lives to support and strengthen our community.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A- (89.0 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 95/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$2.14M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$2.07M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$72k
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.86M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$182k
- **Net assets:** NZ$2.68M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$617k
- **Government grants:** NZ$1.86M (86.8% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$23k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$1.26M
- **Paid staff:** 27
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=bda06d85-4d56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$2.14M | NZ$2.07M | NZ$72k | NZ$2.68M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$1.88M | NZ$1.59M | NZ$293k | NZ$2.57M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$1.59M | NZ$1.35M | not disclosed | NZ$2.28M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$1.51M | NZ$1.16M | not disclosed | NZ$2.04M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$1.57M | NZ$1.15M | not disclosed | NZ$1.31M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$1.16M | NZ$1.16M | not disclosed | NZ$372k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$987k | NZ$918k | not disclosed | NZ$648k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$916k | NZ$1.04M | not disclosed | NZ$580k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$948k | NZ$949k | not disclosed | NZ$705k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$971k | NZ$931k | not disclosed | NZ$706k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (42 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** BDO Manawatu Audit 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=CC37443) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2025-03-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-03

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/mai-lighthouse-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/mai-lighthouse-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/mai-lighthouse-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC37443

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/mai-lighthouse-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 2026-10-03T20:01:48.506Z.