# The Wish For Fish Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC46562
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2011-05-15
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Tauranga
**NZBN:** 9429043151806
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Salt water activities for people with physical disabilities, mental illness and financial hardship

## 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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$575k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$811k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-236k
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.25M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$303k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.95M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$63k
- **Donations:** NZ$55k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$237k
- **Paid staff:** 5
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=2021ac4e-4a56-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$575k | NZ$811k | NZ$-236k | NZ$1.95M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$570k | NZ$571k | NZ$-806 | NZ$25 |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$324k | NZ$669k | not disclosed | NZ$2.19M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$266k | NZ$380k | not disclosed | NZ$2.53M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$1.75M | NZ$111k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$947k | NZ$71k | not disclosed | NZ$965k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$166k | NZ$92k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$129k | NZ$93k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$87k | NZ$56k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$31k | NZ$15k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (15 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Cookson Forbes & Associates Limited
- **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=CC46562) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Grassroots Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$511k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$123k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$34k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **One Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$21k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$17k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **We Care Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **The North and South Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, 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-wish-for-fish-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-wish-for-fish-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-wish-for-fish-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC46562
- Charity website: https://www.wish4fish.co.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-wish-for-fish-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 2026-09-28T12:34:47.825Z.