# Vulnerable Support Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC55753
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2018-07-05
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429043384273
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The purpose is to support the vulnerable. This is done through two projects - Take 10 - Take 10’s purpose is to support the reduction of alcohol-related harm alleviated demands on emergency services and local hosts by providing a centralised base for vulnerable youth, and help eliminate the risk of sexual abuse to vulnerable people. Do Some Good - Lunch School project - Supplies lunch to low decile schools.

## 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 2024-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$299k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$382k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-83k
- **Total assets:** NZ$169k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$6k
- **Net assets:** NZ$163k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$117k
- **Donations:** NZ$211k
- **Paid staff:** 6
- **Volunteers:** 9
- **Financial report audited:** yes
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=35315b2e-eeef-ee11-bb2f-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$299k | NZ$382k | NZ$-83k | NZ$163k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$236k | NZ$306k | not disclosed | NZ$256k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$347k | NZ$229k | not disclosed | NZ$288k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$221k | NZ$172k | not disclosed | NZ$251k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$161k | NZ$125k | not disclosed | NZ$173k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$136k | NZ$38k | not disclosed | NZ$124k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current
- **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=CC55753) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-26
- Financials: last updated 2026-04-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-27

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/vulnerable-support-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/vulnerable-support-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/vulnerable-support-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC55753

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/vulnerable-support-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 2026-09-27T20:13:11.380Z.