# Radio Active Charitable Trust 

**Charities Register number:** CC54454
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2017-04-10
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429046098207
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Trust will hold and operate a non-commercial broadcast licence issued by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage to run a community radio station based in Wellington. A condition of the licence is that the radio station must operate on a not for profit basis and benefit the community including discussion of community issues, including political processes, programming aimed to inform, entertain and involve a specified or underserved local community or communities of interest

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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$481k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$497k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-16k
- **Total assets:** NZ$164k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$66k
- **Net assets:** NZ$98k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$41k
- **Donations:** NZ$36k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$380k
- **Paid staff:** 12
- **Volunteers:** 1
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=1484d484-4a56-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$481k | NZ$497k | NZ$-16k | NZ$98k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$514k | NZ$522k | NZ$-8k | NZ$1 |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$476k | NZ$493k | not disclosed | NZ$122k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$478k | NZ$427k | not disclosed | NZ$170k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$491k | NZ$445k | not disclosed | NZ$117k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$315k | NZ$343k | not disclosed | NZ$73k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$287k | NZ$284k | not disclosed | NZ$101k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$358k | NZ$260k | not disclosed | NZ$98k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (15 including former)
- **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=CC54454) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

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

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/radio-active-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/radio-active-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/radio-active-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC54454

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/radio-active-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 2026-09-29T00:40:51.660Z.