# The Routeburn-Dart Wildlife Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC49747
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2013-09-17
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Queenstown
**NZBN:** 9429043256198
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Trust has a vision to bring back the birdsong to the Routeburn, Rockburn, Beansburn and Dart Valleys and to create an Inland Conservation Sanctuary in the Valleys

## 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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$120k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$187k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-67k
- **Total assets:** NZ$150k
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Donations:** NZ$67k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$37k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=c69f0a22-c00e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$120k | NZ$187k | NZ$-67k | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$233k | NZ$261k | NZ$-28k | NZ$217k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$217k | NZ$249k | not disclosed | NZ$246k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$297k | NZ$122k | not disclosed | NZ$277k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$93k | NZ$87k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$72k | NZ$101k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$147k | NZ$110k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$181k | NZ$116k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$34k | NZ$25k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$2k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (15 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=CC49747) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$36k, year ended 2022-03-31

## 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/the-routeburn-dart-wildlife-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-routeburn-dart-wildlife-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-routeburn-dart-wildlife-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC49747

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-routeburn-dart-wildlife-charitable-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 2026-09-11T12:07:32.723Z.