# Waikato Environment Centre 

**Charities Register number:** CC10644
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2007-07-16
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Hamilton
**NZBN:** 9429043015849
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Primary - To be an effective and strategic regional environmental capability and capacity building organisation in the Waikato region for the purposes of creating environmental awareness, forming position statements and stimulating community environmental action with a climate action lens to protect and enhance the local environment and to promote urban sustainability for the benefit of the public in the Waikato community.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A- (87.3 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 92.5/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.24M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.33M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-84k
- **Total assets:** NZ$568k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$452k
- **Net assets:** NZ$117k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$368k
- **Government grants:** NZ$210k (16.9% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$162k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$995k
- **Paid staff:** 14
- **Volunteers:** 1
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=607ef104-4c56-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$1.24M | NZ$1.33M | NZ$-84k | NZ$117k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$1.35M | NZ$1.24M | NZ$111k | NZ$201k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$1.12M | NZ$1.17M | not disclosed | NZ$90k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$933k | NZ$1.01M | not disclosed | NZ$139k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$777k | NZ$730k | not disclosed | NZ$212k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$727k | NZ$600k | not disclosed | NZ$164k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$416k | NZ$549k | not disclosed | NZ$38k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$463k | NZ$509k | not disclosed | NZ$171k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$592k | NZ$509k | not disclosed | NZ$235k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$533k | NZ$488k | not disclosed | NZ$157k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (50 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Owen McLeod & Co Ltd
- **Most recent audit opinion:** qualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC10644) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2024-03-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-29

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/waikato-environment-centre
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/waikato-environment-centre/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/waikato-environment-centre/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC10644

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/waikato-environment-centre. 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 2026-09-29T09:17:26.619Z.