# Taranaki Biodiversity Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC51797
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2015-05-18
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** New Plymouth
**NZBN:** 9429043275762
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Empowering our community to restore our natural environment.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The charity type has not been classified yet, so no scoring template applies and the grade is withheld.
- **Status code:** `unclassified`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - trustees holding many concurrent board roles

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$1.04M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.06M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-22k
- **Total assets:** NZ$615k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$304k
- **Net assets:** NZ$311k
- **Government grants:** NZ$96k (9.2% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$274k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$251k
- **Paid staff:** 5
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=18d7ba39-4956-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$1.04M | NZ$1.06M | NZ$-22k | NZ$311k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$500k | NZ$330k | NZ$170k | NZ$333k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$406k | NZ$366k | not disclosed | NZ$163k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$330k | NZ$290k | not disclosed | NZ$123k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$286k | NZ$282k | not disclosed | NZ$125k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$241k | NZ$213k | not disclosed | NZ$149k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$190k | NZ$154k | not disclosed | NZ$122k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$94k | NZ$142k | not disclosed | NZ$89k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$114k | NZ$84k | not disclosed | NZ$159k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$149k | NZ$20k | not disclosed | NZ$129k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (25 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=CC51797) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-11
- This document generated: 2026-09-11

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/taranaki-biodiversity-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/taranaki-biodiversity-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/taranaki-biodiversity-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC51797

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/taranaki-biodiversity-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 2026-09-11T18:08:48.132Z.