# Sustainable South Canterbury Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC31594
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Timaru
**NZBN:** 9429043017812
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To Educate & Inform: Empowering people of all ages and backgrounds to contribute to a more sustainable future for South Canterbury. To Enthuse and Inspire: Providing practical examples and opportunities that stimulate people to learn more, question unsustainable practices and change behaviour for a better future To Facilitate and Enable: Providing the necessary support to assist and enable business, industry, groups and individuals to move towards sustainability To Research and Develop: supporting the search for sustainable solutions to local resource problems.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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$799k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$744k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$54k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.88M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$79k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.80M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$423k
- **Donations:** NZ$26k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$608k
- **Paid staff:** 16
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=9d6bf8eb-52c6-f011-bb4b-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$799k | NZ$744k | NZ$54k | NZ$1.80M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$776k | NZ$621k | NZ$155k | NZ$1.77M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$506k | NZ$467k | not disclosed | NZ$1.62M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$1.02M | NZ$365k | not disclosed | NZ$1.58M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$429k | NZ$333k | not disclosed | NZ$919k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$538k | NZ$296k | not disclosed | NZ$798k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$533k | NZ$324k | not disclosed | NZ$556k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$437k | NZ$301k | not disclosed | NZ$343k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$257k | NZ$258k | not disclosed | NZ$206k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$233k | NZ$242k | not disclosed | NZ$207k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (15 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=CC31594) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-02

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/sustainable-south-canterbury-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/sustainable-south-canterbury-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/sustainable-south-canterbury-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC31594

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/sustainable-south-canterbury-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 2026-10-02T02:29:33.647Z.