# SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE TRUST

**Charities Register number:** CC22151
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-03-26
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042726357
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Spirit of Adventure Trust mission is to enable young New Zealanders to reach their full potential through the challenge of the sea. Running youth development voyages on the tall ship Spirit of New Zealand, the voyages provide a unique environment where the focus of learning is on teamwork, developing communication skills, self reliance, self discipline, self esteem, resilience, confidence and leadership.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The filed financial data is incomplete or internally inconsistent, so a score would not be meaningful.
- **Status code:** `insufficient_data`
- **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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$445k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$0
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$4.38M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.53M
- **Net assets:** NZ$2.85M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$4.38M
- **Donations:** NZ$445k
- **Paid staff:** 24
- **Volunteers:** 4

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$445k | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$2.85M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$4.66M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$3.01M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$3.03M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$2.79M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$3.51M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$2.32M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$4.04M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$2.19M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$2.55M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$1.40M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$1.44M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$698k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$1.01M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$564k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$940k | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$-29k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$1.35M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$69k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (22 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 4
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$500k+
- **Auditor:** BDO
- **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=CC22151) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$950k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$226k, year ended 2020-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$195k, year ended 2026-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$113k, year ended 2019-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$100k, year ended 2023-03-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$100k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$100k, year ended 2022-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$91k, year ended 2021-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$65k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$65k, year ended 2024-03-31

## Service providers

- PwC — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

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/spirit-of-adventure-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/spirit-of-adventure-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/spirit-of-adventure-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22151

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/spirit-of-adventure-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 2026-09-28T15:38:30.702Z.