# Vanessa Lowndes Turanga Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC23276
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-21
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Gisborne
**NZBN:** 9429042935995
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To represent aspiration and achievement for individuals and their whanau with disabilities

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C (60.3 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 72.5/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - trustees holding many concurrent board roles

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$570k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$593k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-23k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.99M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$74k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.92M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$102k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$305k
- **Paid staff:** 6
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=c83fc996-4a56-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$570k | NZ$593k | NZ$-23k | NZ$1.92M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$888k | NZ$578k | NZ$310k | NZ$184k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$486k | NZ$547k | not disclosed | NZ$1.61M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$524k | NZ$530k | not disclosed | NZ$1.68M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$400k | NZ$407k | not disclosed | NZ$1.68M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$443k | NZ$458k | not disclosed | NZ$1.69M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$447k | NZ$497k | not disclosed | NZ$1.70M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$468k | NZ$515k | not disclosed | NZ$1.75M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$534k | NZ$520k | not disclosed | NZ$1.80M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$542k | NZ$519k | not disclosed | NZ$1.79M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (9 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Graham & Dobson Ltd
- **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=CC23276) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$60k, 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/vanessa-lowndes-turanga-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/vanessa-lowndes-turanga-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/vanessa-lowndes-turanga-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC23276
- Charity website: http://vlc.co.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/vanessa-lowndes-turanga-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 2026-09-28T16:09:41.479Z.