# Sustainability Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC35964
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429043106875
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Our Mission is to provide advice, resources, services, and products that influence and improve the well-being and sustainability of households, communities, and businesses in the Wellington region.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C- (57.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 50/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$7.74M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$7.41M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$332k
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.67M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.80M
- **Net assets:** NZ$869k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.04M
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$99k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$2.74M
- **Paid staff:** 43
- **Volunteers:** 1
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=542c0a47-4c56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$7.74M | NZ$7.41M | NZ$332k | NZ$869k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$7.36M | NZ$7.13M | NZ$239k | NZ$514k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$6.53M | NZ$7.33M | not disclosed | NZ$335k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$7.22M | NZ$7.66M | not disclosed | NZ$1.06M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$7.12M | NZ$7.04M | not disclosed | NZ$1.50M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$5.78M | NZ$5.91M | not disclosed | NZ$1.43M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$5.29M | NZ$5.01M | not disclosed | NZ$1.56M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$4.30M | NZ$4.24M | not disclosed | NZ$1.28M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$3.52M | NZ$3.48M | not disclosed | NZ$1.22M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$3.65M | NZ$3.57M | not disclosed | NZ$1.18M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current (25 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Eyles Audit
- **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=CC35964) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Grassroots Trust Central Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2023-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-11-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-11-12

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/sustainability-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/sustainability-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/sustainability-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC35964

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/sustainability-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 2026-11-12T04:43:16.879Z.