# Trees That Count Te Rahi o Tāne Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC43133
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2009-12-09
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429043032570
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To encourage and support New Zealanders to plant and protect native trees in order to enhance our indigenous biodiversity, build connection with nature, and mitigate climate change. This encompasses our historical mission to restore and protect pohutukawa and rata and to support the planting and protection of all other species of native trees.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The charity type has not been classified yet, so no scoring template applies and the grade is withheld.
- **Status code:** `unclassified`
- **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$4.93M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$5.52M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-592k
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.28M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$810k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.47M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.62M
- **Government grants:** NZ$4.54M (92.1% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Paid staff:** 16
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2

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$4.93M | NZ$5.52M | NZ$-592k | NZ$1.47M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$5.81M | NZ$5.86M | NZ$-51k | NZ$2.06M |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$6.33M | NZ$6.11M | NZ$217k | NZ$2.11M |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$5.23M | NZ$5.33M | not disclosed | NZ$1.90M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$4.23M | NZ$3.81M | not disclosed | NZ$2.00M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$4.51M | NZ$4.18M | not disclosed | NZ$1.58M |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$3.87M | NZ$3.70M | not disclosed | NZ$1.25M |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$2.57M | NZ$2.10M | not disclosed | NZ$1.07M |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$1.01M | NZ$959k | not disclosed | NZ$596k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$888k | NZ$775k | not disclosed | NZ$522k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (23 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 3
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$500k+
- **Auditor:** Baker Tilly Rodway Staples
- **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=CC43133) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$506k, year ended 2022-03-31
- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$178k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$154k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$140k, year ended 2023-03-31

## Service providers

- Baker Tilly Staples Rodway — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-12
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-11
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-13

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/trees-that-count-te-rahi-o-tane-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/trees-that-count-te-rahi-o-tane-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/trees-that-count-te-rahi-o-tane-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC43133

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/trees-that-count-te-rahi-o-tane-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 2026-09-13T04:54:36.244Z.