# Nova Trust Board

**Charities Register number:** CC28404
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429042796015
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Nova Trust is an NGO and Social Enterprise making life better for those affected by alcohol, drugs and other life challenges. Our skilled and compassionate people work closely with tangata whai ora, their whānau, families and communities, to change lives. Nova offers hope, help and the opportunity to change through treatment, rehabilitation, skills development and recovery-support, creating pathways to new lives. Nova has been supporting change since 1981. Nova’s vision is to change life for the better, helping people affected by alcohol, drugs & other life challenges to change their lives and fulfil their potential (the ‘why’ of Nova).

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C- (57.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 50/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (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$4.84M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$4.91M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-75k
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.40M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$696k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.70M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$464k
- **Government grants:** NZ$3.60M (74.5% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$11k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$2.99M
- **Paid staff:** 45
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=f5bfd13c-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$4.84M | NZ$4.91M | NZ$-75k | NZ$1.70M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$4.59M | NZ$4.77M | NZ$-179k | NZ$1.78M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$4.09M | NZ$4.44M | not disclosed | NZ$1.96M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$4.02M | NZ$4.29M | not disclosed | NZ$2.31M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$4.08M | NZ$4.21M | not disclosed | NZ$2.58M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$4.14M | NZ$4.09M | not disclosed | NZ$2.71M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$3.75M | NZ$3.61M | not disclosed | NZ$2.66M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$3.88M | NZ$2.88M | not disclosed | NZ$2.52M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$2.24M | NZ$2.27M | not disclosed | NZ$1.52M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$2.11M | NZ$2.24M | not disclosed | NZ$1.55M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (16 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** PKF Goldsmith Fox
- **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=CC28404) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$7k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2024-12-31

## Service providers

- PKF — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-27

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/nova-trust-board
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/nova-trust-board/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/nova-trust-board/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC28404

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/nova-trust-board. 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 2026-09-27T20:59:34.877Z.