# The Whau River Catchment Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC48826
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2013-02-21
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043318308
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The key purposes of the Trust are as follows: To provide leadership by adopting an Ecosystem-based Management approach with the aim of restoring and sustaining ecosystems within the Whau River catchment to meet both ecological and human needs now and in the future. Ecosystem Management aims to conserve major ecological services and restore natural resources while meeting the socio-economic, political and cultural needs of current and future generations. Approaches to effective ecosystem management engage conservation efforts at both a local or landscape level; To maintain, enhance, protect, restore, monitor and nurture the natural ecology and its environment, the support of ecosystem restoration and conservation projects with particular emphasis on the Whau River, its tributaries, margins and catchment areas; ETC. For full details go to http://www.whauriver.org.nz/the-whau-river-catchment-trust or see attached document

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Liabilities exceed assets, which the scoring template cannot represent fairly.
- **Status code:** `structural_negative_equity`
- **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$210k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$202k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$7k
- **Total assets:** NZ$33k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$49k
- **Net assets:** NZ$-16k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$24k
- **Donations:** NZ$209k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$164k
- **Paid staff:** 4
- **Volunteers:** 28
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=0158b96f-4956-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$210k | NZ$202k | NZ$7k | NZ$-16k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$204k | NZ$187k | NZ$17k | NZ$-23k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$225k | NZ$215k | not disclosed | NZ$-40k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$223k | NZ$232k | not disclosed | NZ$-50k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$196k | NZ$246k | not disclosed | NZ$-41k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$183k | NZ$187k | not disclosed | NZ$8k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$197k | NZ$172k | not disclosed | NZ$12k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$194k | NZ$245k | not disclosed | NZ$-12k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$268k | NZ$247k | not disclosed | NZ$58k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$206k | NZ$245k | not disclosed | NZ$37k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (12 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=CC48826) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$63k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$45k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2023-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2019-03-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- 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-whau-river-catchment-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-whau-river-catchment-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-whau-river-catchment-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC48826

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-whau-river-catchment-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 2026-09-28T10:18:36.176Z.