# Taupo Waters Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC51225
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2014-06-30
**Sector:** Community Development
**ICNPO group:** Development and Housing
**Region:** Turangi
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Taupo Waters Trust aims to protect and enable the growth of Ngati Tuwharetoa through social, cultural, environmental and economic development.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (76.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **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$8.60M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$284k
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$6.92M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$2.38M
- **Net assets:** NZ$4.54M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$5.28M
- **Donations:** NZ$2k
- **Paid staff:** 0
- **Volunteers:** 0

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$8.60M | NZ$284k | not disclosed | NZ$4.54M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$8.63M | NZ$304k | not disclosed | NZ$2.10M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$7.15M | NZ$233k | not disclosed | NZ$2.56M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$4.56M | NZ$190k | not disclosed | NZ$3.20M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$4.10M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$1.29M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$4.28M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$1.80M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$4.79M | NZ$859k | not disclosed | NZ$1.90M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$2.10M | NZ$811k | not disclosed | NZ$15.24M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$1.70M | NZ$586k | not disclosed | NZ$13.81M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$1.72M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$1.74M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current (18 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 10
- **Auditor:** Silks Audit Chartered Accountants Ltd
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unknown

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC51225) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- Silks Audit — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- 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/taupo-waters-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/taupo-waters-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/taupo-waters-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC51225
- Charity website: https://www.tuwharetoa.co.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/taupo-waters-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 2026-10-01T17:05:49.104Z.