# Purewa Cemetery Trust Board

**Charities Register number:** CC25379
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-04
**Sector:** Community Development
**ICNPO group:** Development and Housing
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042808930
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Provide funeral and cremation services

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A- (87.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 97.5/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$4.34M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$3.53M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$812k
- **Total assets:** NZ$20.65M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$403k
- **Net assets:** NZ$20.25M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$546k
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$1.21M
- **Paid staff:** 11
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=238a69f4-d7e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$4.34M | NZ$3.53M | NZ$812k | NZ$20.25M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$3.81M | NZ$3.44M | NZ$376k | NZ$18.99M |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$3.91M | NZ$3.19M | NZ$720k | NZ$17.92M |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$3.77M | NZ$4.06M | not disclosed | NZ$16.94M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$3.41M | NZ$2.60M | not disclosed | NZ$17.28M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$2.94M | NZ$2.50M | not disclosed | NZ$15.84M |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$3.14M | NZ$2.66M | not disclosed | NZ$14.96M |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$3.02M | NZ$2.44M | not disclosed | NZ$13.99M |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$2.74M | NZ$2.36M | not disclosed | NZ$13.88M |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$2.59M | NZ$2.14M | not disclosed | NZ$12.91M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (24 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 1
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$150k–200k
- **Auditor:** BDO
- **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=CC25379) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- BDO — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- 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/purewa-cemetery-trust-board
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/purewa-cemetery-trust-board/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/purewa-cemetery-trust-board/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC25379

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/purewa-cemetery-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 2026-10-01T06:17:05.259Z.