# Needle Exchange Services Trust Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC32609
**Status:** Deregistered (2024-04-03)
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Christchurch 
**NZBN:** 9429043078783

## Purpose

Needle Exchange Services Trust's mission is to reduce drug related harm in New Zealand.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — No longer on the Charities Register.
- **Status code:** `deregistered`
- **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 2023-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$3.34M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$3.58M
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.00M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$514k
- **Net assets:** NZ$491k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$465k
- **Paid staff:** 7
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Financial report audited:** yes
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=0677e411-de17-ee11-bb22-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$3.34M | NZ$3.58M | not disclosed | NZ$491k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$2.74M | NZ$2.70M | not disclosed | NZ$727k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$2.59M | NZ$2.60M | not disclosed | NZ$683k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$2.61M | NZ$2.58M | not disclosed | NZ$691k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$2.82M | NZ$3.10M | not disclosed | NZ$661k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$2.68M | NZ$2.72M | not disclosed | NZ$936k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$3.12M | NZ$2.99M | not disclosed | NZ$971k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$2.44M | NZ$2.60M | not disclosed | NZ$849k |
| 2015-03-31 | NZ$2.68M | NZ$2.82M | NZ$-138k | NZ$1.01M |
| 2014-03-31 | NZ$2.66M | NZ$2.78M | NZ$-128k | NZ$1.15M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (16 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Nexia New Zealand
- **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=CC32609) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-04-25
- 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/needle-exchange-services-trust-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/needle-exchange-services-trust-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/needle-exchange-services-trust-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC32609

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/needle-exchange-services-trust-incorporated. 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 2026-10-01T06:05:00.331Z.