# The Aotearoa Circle Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC57015
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2019-05-31
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Wellington
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The kaupapa/purpose of The Aotearoa Circle Trust is to promote the preservation, conservation, protection and enhancement of the New Zealand environment (including without limitation land and water-based ecosystems, natural and physical resources such as living organisms, and landscape) in their roles of providing natural resource inputs for economic outcomes.

## 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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.45M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.67M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-220k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.16M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$441k
- **Net assets:** NZ$724k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$334k
- **Government grants:** NZ$168k (11.6% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$811k
- **Paid staff:** 6
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=80c4556e-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$1.45M | NZ$1.67M | NZ$-220k | NZ$724k |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$2.17M | NZ$1.73M | NZ$441k | NZ$944k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$2.03M | NZ$1.95M | NZ$85k | NZ$503k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$1.32M | NZ$1.23M | not disclosed | NZ$419k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$1.67M | NZ$1.69M | not disclosed | NZ$259k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$878k | NZ$745k | not disclosed | NZ$285k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$593k | NZ$441k | not disclosed | NZ$152k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 1 current
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** BDO Wellington
- **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=CC57015) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Tindall Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$75k, year ended 2023-06-30

## 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/the-aotearoa-circle-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-aotearoa-circle-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-aotearoa-circle-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC57015
- Charity website: https://www.theaotearoacircle.nz/

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-aotearoa-circle-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 2026-10-02T01:34:42.279Z.