# Silverwood Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC38191
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429043095025
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The purposes of the Silverwood Trust are the education, training, demonstration and research of agriculture and silviculture in New Zealand. The Silverwood Trust owns a 418 hectare farming property in Hororata, Canterbury known as ‘Silverwood’. The majority of the property is operated for agricultural purposes and a smaller portion of the property is used for silverculture purposes.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (65.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 70/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (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 2025-05-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$492k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$227k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$265k
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.98M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.76M
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.21M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$169k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a229ff40-b63e-f011-bb43-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | NZ$492k | NZ$227k | NZ$265k | NZ$1.21M |
| 2024-05-31 | NZ$484k | NZ$299k | NZ$186k | NZ$948k |
| 2023-05-31 | NZ$464k | NZ$305k | not disclosed | NZ$762k |
| 2022-05-31 | NZ$466k | NZ$219k | not disclosed | NZ$604k |
| 2021-05-31 | NZ$470k | NZ$276k | not disclosed | NZ$356k |
| 2020-05-31 | NZ$225k | NZ$282k | not disclosed | NZ$162k |
| 2019-05-31 | NZ$186k | NZ$372k | not disclosed | NZ$362k |
| 2018-05-31 | NZ$259k | NZ$375k | not disclosed | NZ$549k |
| 2017-05-31 | NZ$155k | NZ$441k | not disclosed | NZ$665k |
| 2016-05-31 | NZ$136k | NZ$324k | not disclosed | NZ$950k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current (5 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=CC38191) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- 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/silverwood-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/silverwood-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/silverwood-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC38191

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/silverwood-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 2026-09-29T21:09:34.861Z.