# The Sustainable Coastlines Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC46615
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2011-05-23
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043208821
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Established in March 2011, the Sustainable Coastlines Charitable Trust is a multi award-winning New Zealand charity that exists to reduce litter together. Our goal is for 60% less coastal litter by 2030. We inspire change in mindsets, behaviours, policies and practices, through community engagement and citizen science. With the scale of our vision, we cannot achieve this work alone. We deliver and support large-scale clean-up events, educational programmes, public awareness campaigns and citizen science environmental monitoring activities nationwide. Sustainable Coastlines is strictly apolitical and focuses on solutions for people of all ages, backgrounds and sectors.

## 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$1.20M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.29M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-86k
- **Total assets:** NZ$196k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$366k
- **Net assets:** NZ$-170k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$86k
- **Government grants:** NZ$82k (6.8% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$699k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$640k
- **Paid staff:** 11
- **Volunteers:** 47
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=6ea32df9-c20e-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$1.20M | NZ$1.29M | NZ$-86k | NZ$-170k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$1.73M | NZ$2.22M | NZ$-495k | NZ$445k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$2.10M | NZ$2.65M | not disclosed | NZ$411k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$2.23M | NZ$2.44M | not disclosed | NZ$962k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$2.23M | NZ$2.23M | not disclosed | NZ$1.17M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$2.40M | NZ$2.18M | not disclosed | NZ$1.17M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$1.78M | NZ$1.70M | not disclosed | NZ$951k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$1.29M | NZ$1.30M | not disclosed | NZ$870k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$962k | NZ$733k | not disclosed | NZ$881k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$656k | NZ$696k | not disclosed | NZ$207k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (25 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** William Buck
- **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=CC46615) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **ILT Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- 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/the-sustainable-coastlines-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-sustainable-coastlines-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-sustainable-coastlines-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC46615

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-sustainable-coastlines-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 2026-09-28T19:28:54.707Z.