# Wale Taute Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC52988
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2025-05-19
**Sector:** Community Development
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043234950
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

"Wano kavea te lau niu!" "Enhancing the well-being of people, and build families towards a dynamic community."

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The most recent annual return on the register is too old to score.
- **Status code:** `stale_data`
- **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 2020-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$590k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$639k
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.10M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$331k
- **Net assets:** NZ$765k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$12k
- **Donations:** NZ$11k
- **Paid staff:** 13
- **Volunteers:** 73
- **Financial report audited:** yes
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=0d58e197-3ada-eb11-b43a-00155d6b7730&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$590k | NZ$639k | not disclosed | NZ$765k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$1.03M | NZ$868k | not disclosed | NZ$814k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$702k | NZ$761k | not disclosed | NZ$654k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$1.16M | NZ$789k | not disclosed | NZ$713k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$922k | NZ$737k | not disclosed | NZ$343k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (5 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=CC52988) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$16k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-04-25
- 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/wale-taute-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/wale-taute-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/wale-taute-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC52988

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/wale-taute-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 2026-09-30T11:32:59.765Z.