# Triangle Park Community Teaching Garden Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC53615
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2016-05-18
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043296231
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

3.1 to establish, operate and promote a sustainable Community Teaching Garden; 3.2 to provide equipment and resources to allow members to share their knowledge and skills with members of the community; 3.3 to foster the teaching of sustainable gardening skills to children; 3.4 to develop the garden as a reference point for other community gardens, and as a hub for sharing information and plant material; 3.5 to focus on improving the health and wellbeing of the local community by providing the opportunity to grow vegetables using permaculture principles, exchanging labour for food or learning; 3.6 to raise funds for projects and activities to promote organic gardening across a range of ages and cultures; 3.7 to foster links with members of the local community and community organizations; and 3.8 to work collaboratively with other people and organisations in order to facilitate, promote, achieve, support or to further the Purposes of the Charitable Trust.

## 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$108k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$77k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$31k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$52k
- **Donations:** NZ$723
- **Staff costs:** NZ$62k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=ce3492b2-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$108k | NZ$77k | NZ$31k | not disclosed |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$50k | NZ$72k | NZ$-23k | NZ$36k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$65k | NZ$64k | NZ$812 | NZ$75k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$63k | NZ$59k | not disclosed | NZ$69k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$51k | NZ$36k | not disclosed | NZ$39k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$45k | NZ$32k | not disclosed | NZ$23k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$12k | NZ$2k | not disclosed | NZ$11k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$90 | NZ$2k | not disclosed | NZ$2k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$2k | NZ$2k | not disclosed | NZ$2k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$2k | NZ$675 | not disclosed | NZ$2k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current (15 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC53615) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

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

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-26
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

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/triangle-park-community-teaching-garden-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/triangle-park-community-teaching-garden-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/triangle-park-community-teaching-garden-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC53615

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/triangle-park-community-teaching-garden-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 2026-09-30T21:23:25.339Z.