# Shorebirds Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC51285
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2014-12-22
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043268320
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Our Purpose: The Shorebirds Trust is dedicated to restoring and sustaining the biodiversity along the Mangawhai to Pakiri coastline (Focus Area). We embrace our responsibility as guardians of the tara iti, other indigenous species and ecosystems, ensuring that future generations can continue to enjoy the nation’s unique coastal treasures. Through scientific research, strategic funding, and coordinated conservation initiatives, we safeguard and enhance these vital ecosystems.

## 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 2026-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$234k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$232k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$2k
- **Total assets:** NZ$561k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$14k
- **Net assets:** NZ$546k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$520k
- **Government grants:** NZ$64k (27.5% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$153k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=afca3dc2-1b75-f111-bb55-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | NZ$234k | NZ$232k | NZ$2k | NZ$546k |
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$237k | NZ$207k | NZ$30k | NZ$544k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$201k | NZ$127k | NZ$74k | NZ$514k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$171k | NZ$104k | not disclosed | NZ$440k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$168k | NZ$88k | not disclosed | NZ$373k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$177k | NZ$129k | not disclosed | NZ$293k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$26k | NZ$181k | not disclosed | NZ$245k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$141k | NZ$193k | not disclosed | NZ$400k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$83k | NZ$94k | not disclosed | NZ$452k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$285k | NZ$62k | not disclosed | NZ$463k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (4 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=CC51285) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2023-03-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- 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/shorebirds-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/shorebirds-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/shorebirds-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC51285

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/shorebirds-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 2026-09-29T16:11:01.576Z.