# Wellington Zoo Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC22002
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-03-19
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429043129751
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Manage, Administer, Plan ,Develop, Maintain, Operate and Promote the Wellington Zoo for the benefit of the inhabitants of Wellington and as an attraction to visitor to Wellington

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The filed financial data is incomplete or internally inconsistent, so a score would not be meaningful.
- **Status code:** `insufficient_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 2026-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$11.10M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$11.15M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-45k
- **Total assets:** NZ$4.15M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$2.48M
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.66M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$3.11M
- **Government grants:** NZ$84k (0.8% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$576k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$7.51M
- **Paid staff:** 89
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=64550570-1c75-f111-bb55-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | NZ$11.10M | NZ$11.15M | NZ$-45k | NZ$1.66M |
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$748k | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$260k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$10.86M | NZ$3.24M | not disclosed | NZ$1.15M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$9.21M | NZ$3.21M | not disclosed | NZ$1.13M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$1.59M | NZ$3.31M | not disclosed | NZ$241k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$5.67M | NZ$1.76M | not disclosed | NZ$1.86M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$976k | NZ$8.61M | not disclosed | NZ$1.22M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$1.45M | NZ$8.75M | not disclosed | NZ$1.51M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$7.59M | NZ$7.43M | not disclosed | NZ$1.51M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$1.17M | NZ$8.06M | not disclosed | NZ$-255k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (29 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 9
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$100k–150k
- **Auditor:** Moore Markhams Wellington Audit
- **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=CC22002) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$75k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Air Rescue Services Limited** (foundation) — NZ$75k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **One Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$50k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Central Limited** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **One Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2023-12-31

## Service providers

- Moore Markhams — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-11-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-10-04
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-11-12

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/wellington-zoo-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/wellington-zoo-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/wellington-zoo-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22002
- Charity website: http://www.wellingtonzoo.com

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/wellington-zoo-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 2026-11-12T06:13:36.682Z.