# Southern Seed Exchange Foundation Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC34467
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429042940210
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To facilitate and promote the exchange of traditional seeds and plants with the object of educating New Zealanders in primary intermediate and secondary schools and universities and poltechnic and other institutes of learning about such matters. To promote,conduct and publish research as part of the programme to educate New Zealanders. To carry on any other charitable object which may seem to the Trustees capable of being conveniently carried on in connection with the above objects or calculated directly or indirectly to advance the charitable objects ot the Trust or any of them.

## 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$420
- **Total expenses:** NZ$210
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$210
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=3d01f19f-1c75-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$420 | NZ$210 | NZ$210 | not disclosed |
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$635 | NZ$150 | NZ$485 | not disclosed |
| 2024-07-31 | NZ$1k | NZ$1k | NZ$196 | not disclosed |
| 2023-07-31 | NZ$1k | NZ$271 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-07-31 | NZ$153 | NZ$502 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-07-31 | NZ$46 | NZ$661 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-07-31 | NZ$1k | NZ$2k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-07-31 | NZ$856 | NZ$535 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-07-31 | NZ$1k | NZ$369 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-07-31 | NZ$974 | NZ$476 | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (20 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=CC34467) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-14

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/southern-seed-exchange-foundation-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/southern-seed-exchange-foundation-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/southern-seed-exchange-foundation-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC34467
- Charity website: http://www.southernseed.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/southern-seed-exchange-foundation-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 2026-09-14T12:17:11.562Z.