# The Wanaka Community House Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC47826
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2012-01-10
**Sector:** Community Development
**ICNPO group:** Development and Housing
**Region:** Wanaka
**NZBN:** 9429043230884
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To create a central Wanaka Hub that all residents identify as their community "home away from home" by creating a welcoming light and modern building to foster, promote, facilitate and encourage the delivery of services for the people of Wanaka and the surrounding districts.

## 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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$278k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$344k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-66k
- **Total assets:** NZ$3.97M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$33k
- **Net assets:** NZ$3.94M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$80k
- **Donations:** NZ$490
- **Staff costs:** NZ$125k
- **Paid staff:** 4
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=9d5476e2-d7e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$278k | NZ$344k | NZ$-66k | NZ$3.94M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$255k | NZ$343k | NZ$-88k | NZ$4.00M |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$317k | NZ$324k | NZ$-7k | NZ$4.09M |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$762k | NZ$285k | not disclosed | NZ$4.10M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$273k | NZ$276k | not disclosed | NZ$3.62M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$563k | NZ$854k | not disclosed | NZ$3.62M |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$1.13M | NZ$103k | not disclosed | NZ$3.33M |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$2.18M | NZ$20k | not disclosed | NZ$2.31M |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$81k | NZ$37k | not disclosed | NZ$-66k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$197k | NZ$112k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (21 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **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=CC47826) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-05

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-wanaka-community-house-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-wanaka-community-house-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-wanaka-community-house-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC47826
- Charity website: https://www.wanakacommunityhub.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-wanaka-community-house-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 2026-10-05T05:16:07.192Z.