# Sawdust Charity Limited

**Charities Register number:** CC39448
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2009-04-24
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Tauranga
**NZBN:** 9429034013175
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide charitable funding by way of donations and management assistance to other charities.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (69.0 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 75/100
- **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$3k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$232k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-229k
- **Total assets:** NZ$509k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$4k
- **Net assets:** NZ$505k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$368k
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$138k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=7ab4b039-922d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

> **Note on this year's figures.** The figures filed for this year do not reconcile: reported staff costs exceed reported total revenue. Derived percentages are omitted for this year. Treat the individual figures as filed, and the source annual return as the authority.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$3k | NZ$232k | NZ$-229k | NZ$505k |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$13k | NZ$269k | NZ$-256k | NZ$735k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$13k | NZ$203k | NZ$-190k | NZ$991k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$25k | NZ$137k | NZ$-111k | NZ$1.18M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$391k | NZ$70k | not disclosed | NZ$1.29M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$101k | NZ$113k | not disclosed | NZ$996k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$138k | NZ$112k | not disclosed | NZ$1.01M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$55k | NZ$117k | not disclosed | NZ$981k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$22k | NZ$130k | not disclosed | NZ$1.04M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$113k | NZ$30k | not disclosed | NZ$1.16M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC39448) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- 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/sawdust-charity-limited
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/sawdust-charity-limited/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/sawdust-charity-limited/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC39448

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/sawdust-charity-limited. 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 2026-10-01T14:51:18.115Z.