# Swim For Life Tairawhiti

**Charities Register number:** CC52429
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2015-07-20
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Gisborne
**NZBN:** 9429043281183
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To teach young people how to safely use the aquatic environment, through a structured program. With the intended outcome of decreasing water related incidents in our region.

## 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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$194k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$186k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$9k
- **Total assets:** NZ$227k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$133k
- **Net assets:** NZ$94k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$139k
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$64k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=3f6491b8-d7e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$194k | NZ$186k | NZ$9k | NZ$94k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$201k | NZ$200k | NZ$324 | NZ$86k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$203k | NZ$197k | NZ$6k | NZ$86k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$194k | NZ$192k | not disclosed | NZ$78k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$209k | NZ$188k | not disclosed | NZ$76k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$196k | NZ$191k | not disclosed | NZ$106k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$198k | NZ$196k | not disclosed | NZ$50k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$197k | NZ$188k | not disclosed | NZ$47k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$176k | NZ$175k | not disclosed | NZ$38k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$198k | NZ$161k | not disclosed | NZ$37k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (16 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC52429) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$121k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$37k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Central Limited** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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/swim-for-life-tairawhiti
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/swim-for-life-tairawhiti/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/swim-for-life-tairawhiti/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC52429

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/swim-for-life-tairawhiti. 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 2026-10-01T01:30:16.848Z.