# The Harwood Farm Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC22798
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-09
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Dannevirke
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To ensure that the objects contained in the Deed of Trust are met, thereby ensuring that Miss Arnaboldi's aspirations are realized. These include: -to promote the training and education of people in farming and to promote research and education, development and extension in the sciences of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, deer farming, cropping and all other forms of farming activity and of projects relating to the use of land and to productivity. -to provide, in particular, training and education in the farming of East Coast hill country within New Zealand. -to provide support and assistance for people undertaking agricultural courses at any institution established for that purpose within New Zealand -to establish bursaries, scholarships, funds, grants, prize, awards, trophies, or memorials. -to promote facilities in the Weber district to improve to improve the quality of life of people living in and around that farming district.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (67.3 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 72.5/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (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$911k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$924k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-13k
- **Total assets:** NZ$10.01M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.37M
- **Net assets:** NZ$8.64M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$330k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$200k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=88c80683-4c56-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$911k | NZ$924k | NZ$-13k | NZ$8.64M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$1.04M | NZ$1.15M | NZ$-113k | NZ$8.21M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$715k | NZ$766k | not disclosed | NZ$7.77M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$844k | NZ$797k | not disclosed | NZ$7.91M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$672k | NZ$813k | not disclosed | NZ$5.99M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$859k | NZ$743k | not disclosed | NZ$5.21M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$674k | NZ$729k | not disclosed | NZ$5.33M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$979k | NZ$666k | not disclosed | NZ$4.99M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$504k | NZ$563k | not disclosed | NZ$4.36M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$669k | NZ$622k | not disclosed | NZ$4.32M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (6 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** BDO Manawatu Ltd
- **Most recent audit opinion:** qualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22798) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- 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/the-harwood-farm-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-harwood-farm-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-harwood-farm-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22798
- Charity website: https://www.harwoodfarmtrust.co.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-harwood-farm-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 2026-10-01T09:04:20.770Z.