# Top Of The South Athletics Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC35435
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Sports & Recreation
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Nelson
**NZBN:** 9429043137909
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Our Mission “To ensure modern athletics facilities and programmes for our region.” The Trust’s mission is to establish and provide the facilities and equipment for a modern composite surfaced athletics track and associated facilities, and making them available to a greater cross-section of the community. It will provide for use in school competitions, specialist training for other sporting codes, and be a valuable resource for disabled athletes to reach their full potential. The Trust will provide an administration structure for the track, ensuring its promotion, maintenance and availability for compatible recreational and sporting activities. The structure will provide clear delegation of responsibilities, reporting monthly to the Trust chair, or Trust executive office. It is also the Trust’s mission to attract more young people into the sport of athletics by providing specialist training and coaching to give them every opportunity to compete nationally and internationally.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **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 2025-09-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$19k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$20k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-2k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$11k
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=705890eb-8b9e-f011-bb48-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | NZ$19k | NZ$20k | NZ$-2k | not disclosed |
| 2024-09-30 | NZ$14k | NZ$14k | NZ$655 | not disclosed |
| 2023-09-30 | NZ$21k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-09-30 | NZ$76k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-09-30 | NZ$17k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-09-30 | NZ$16k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-09-30 | NZ$27k | NZ$15k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-09-30 | NZ$20k | NZ$15k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-09-30 | NZ$17k | NZ$16k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-09-30 | NZ$20k | NZ$14k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (20 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=CC35435) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Mainland Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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/top-of-the-south-athletics-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/top-of-the-south-athletics-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/top-of-the-south-athletics-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC35435

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/top-of-the-south-athletics-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 2026-10-01T12:31:09.588Z.