# TCLD Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC55685
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2018-09-05
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Whanganui
**NZBN:** 9429046605276
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Community-led development primarily for residents of the Whanganui River Road Settlement Communities with a focus on social, environmental, economic, and self-reliance, in order to create transformation and a thriving remote rural community. Secondly to work alongside whanau, Marae and Hapu entities. The Trust will: - Engage in community-led development within eight Whanganui Settlement Communities from Pungarehu to Pipiriki; - Seek to create a thriving and inclusive community advancing all people; - Take a balanced long-term versus immediate focus; and - Provide other support and assistance consistent with this purpose.

## 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 2025-09-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$967k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$853k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$114k
- **Total assets:** NZ$568k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$162k
- **Net assets:** NZ$406k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$418k
- **Government grants:** NZ$380k (39.3% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$242k
- **Paid staff:** 8
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=58b295e5-8b9e-f011-bb48-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | NZ$967k | NZ$853k | NZ$114k | NZ$406k |
| 2024-09-30 | NZ$1.25M | NZ$895k | NZ$355k | NZ$291k |
| 2023-09-30 | NZ$708k | NZ$841k | NZ$-132k | NZ$-63k |
| 2022-09-30 | NZ$1.05M | NZ$1.06M | NZ$-12k | NZ$69k |
| 2021-09-30 | NZ$530k | NZ$659k | not disclosed | NZ$81k |
| 2020-09-30 | NZ$426k | NZ$344k | not disclosed | NZ$210k |
| 2019-09-30 | NZ$325k | NZ$245k | not disclosed | NZ$119k |
| 2018-09-30 | NZ$16k | NZ$4k | not disclosed | NZ$12k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (10 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** PKF Doyle Audit Limited
- **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=CC55685) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-26
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

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/tcld-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/tcld-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/tcld-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC55685

---

Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/tcld-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 2026-09-28T00:37:55.347Z.