# NZ Native Forests Restoration Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC30320
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042793489
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To purchase and covenant land to restore native forest in perpetuity

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (76.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$3.82M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$55k
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.96M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$401k
- **Net assets:** NZ$2.56M
- **Government grants:** NZ$295k (7.7% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$3.82M
- **Paid staff:** 8
- **Volunteers:** 1

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$3.82M | NZ$55k | not disclosed | NZ$2.56M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$1.43M | NZ$946k | not disclosed | NZ$4.10M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$1.62M | NZ$764k | not disclosed | NZ$3.63M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$3.26M | NZ$848k | not disclosed | NZ$2.97M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$987k | NZ$620k | not disclosed | NZ$2.10M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$877k | NZ$662k | not disclosed | NZ$3.06M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$1.30M | NZ$562k | not disclosed | NZ$3.13M |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$1.24M | NZ$542k | not disclosed | NZ$2.47M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$1.47M | NZ$572k | not disclosed | NZ$2.37M |
| 2015-12-31 | NZ$954k | NZ$445k | not disclosed | NZ$10.73M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (26 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Lynch & Associates 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=CC30320) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-02

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/nz-native-forests-restoration-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/nz-native-forests-restoration-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/nz-native-forests-restoration-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC30320

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/nz-native-forests-restoration-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 2026-10-02T02:23:14.106Z.