# Sea Education Aotea Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC21539
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-03-03
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Great Barrier Island
**NZBN:** 9429043118502
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

VISION: To have confident, resilient tamariki on Aotea | Great Barrier Island as kaitiaki of our moana. PROGRAMME GOALS a. To foster personnel development of our tamariki and volunteers through our summer water based programme. b .To increase environmental awareness through active participation in, for and about the marine environment. c. To increase the well-being and enjoyment for the community by providing a vehicle for more involvement and therefore improving social opportunities. d. To provide training and employment for young people and adults in water activities/safety and administration/organisational skills thereby improving economic opportunities. e. To provide a resource for specialised maritime and marine training and development for the community on Aotea | Great Barrier Island, utilising the unique waterside character of Mulberry Grove (the school and beach) and Tryphena Harbour.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **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$6k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$2k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$4k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$0
- **Donations:** NZ$6k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=81073636-d8e6-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$6k | NZ$2k | NZ$4k | not disclosed |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$37k | NZ$15k | NZ$22k | not disclosed |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$13k | NZ$-2k | NZ$1k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$19k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | NZ$30k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$14k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | NZ$24k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$20k | NZ$21k | not disclosed | NZ$24k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$10k | NZ$16k | not disclosed | NZ$25k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$11k | NZ$11k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$18k | NZ$16k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$5k | NZ$23k | not disclosed | NZ$28k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (15 including former)
- **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=CC21539) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$6k, year ended 2022-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2019-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2020-03-31
- **Blue Sky Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31

## 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/sea-education-aotea-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/sea-education-aotea-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/sea-education-aotea-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC21539

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/sea-education-aotea-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 2026-10-01T06:55:35.206Z.