# Rameka Forest Restoration Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC51679
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2015-05-06
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Golden Bay
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Trust owns 91 hectares of land, certificate of title number 708898, adjacent to Rameka Creek Road, East Takaka, Golden Bay. This land is managed for public appreciation and enjoyment, recreation, restoration, reforestation and carbon sequestration. A protective forest sink covenant (#16/09/0023) from Her Majesty the Queen in right of New Zealand acting by and through the Minister of Forestry pursuant to section 67Y of the Forests Act 1949 and the Permanent Forest Sink Initiative is registered on the title . The Trust's purposes are: To sequester carbon through forest growth as a response to climate change, To acquire and hold land for public enjoyment, To promote the revegetation of native forest and to enhance the beauty of the land held, To provide access to enable members of the public to enjoy and appreciate it via recreation, To promote public understanding appreciation and enjoyment of the natural environment, native forest, reforestation and carbon sequestration

## 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$14k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$2k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$12k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$32k
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=f021444a-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$14k | NZ$2k | NZ$12k | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$19k | NZ$25k | NZ$-6k | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$35k | NZ$32k | NZ$3k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$25k | NZ$25k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$13k | NZ$17k | not disclosed | NZ$451k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$14k | NZ$11k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$14k | NZ$30k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$6k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$4k | NZ$20k | not disclosed | NZ$467k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$63k | NZ$12k | not disclosed | NZ$483k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (9 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=CC51679) 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/rameka-forest-restoration-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/rameka-forest-restoration-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/rameka-forest-restoration-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC51679

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/rameka-forest-restoration-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 2026-10-04T23:22:22.043Z.