# Our Back Yard Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC55998
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2018-08-13
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Tauranga
**NZBN:** 9429046949615
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The purpose of the Trust includes: 1. to relieve poverty in NZ by receiving donations of goods and services and redistributing those to individuals and families suffering from financial and other hardship: 2. assist with conservation in NZ: 3. support other charitable organisations with a similar purpose.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B- (70.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$79k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$7k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$73k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$493k
- **Donations:** NZ$71k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=e86f6e56-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$79k | NZ$7k | NZ$73k | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$124k | NZ$33k | NZ$91k | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$218k | NZ$152k | NZ$66k | NZ$331k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$137k | NZ$34k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$230k | NZ$129k | not disclosed | NZ$162k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$50k | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$800 | NZ$3 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$10k | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC55998) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-04

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/our-back-yard-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/our-back-yard-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/our-back-yard-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC55998

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/our-back-yard-charitable-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 2026-10-04T18:45:31.957Z.