# Whakamatau Eel Management Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC23681
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-30
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Tauranga
**NZBN:** 9429043057573
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Trust's objectives require the use of the Trust fund to further the charitable purposes and objects such as: - Investigating the feasibility of transporting migrant sexually mature female long-finned eels in lake Coleridge; - To undertake any research that furthers the objects including but not limited to: a study of the migration habits of the eels in the Rakaia catchment and Lake Coleridge; a study of the habitat requirements and breeding habits of the female eels; - To fund measures as may be needed to sustain migrant long finned eels in Lake Coleridge; - To implement any trapping and transporting measures as necessary.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (67.9 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 73.5/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (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$6k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$3k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$3k
- **Total assets:** NZ$355k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$111k
- **Net assets:** NZ$244k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$355k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=6ce9ccc6-73a5-f011-bb49-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$6k | NZ$3k | NZ$3k | NZ$244k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$9k | NZ$3k | NZ$6k | NZ$250k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$5k | NZ$3k | not disclosed | NZ$235k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$506 | NZ$3k | not disclosed | NZ$233k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$167 | NZ$3k | not disclosed | NZ$236k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$188 | NZ$3k | not disclosed | NZ$238k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$332 | NZ$3k | not disclosed | NZ$240k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$332 | NZ$2k | not disclosed | NZ$243k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$333 | NZ$14k | not disclosed | NZ$245k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$774 | NZ$71k | not disclosed | NZ$258k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current (17 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=CC23681) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-03

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/whakamatau-eel-management-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whakamatau-eel-management-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whakamatau-eel-management-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC23681

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/whakamatau-eel-management-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 2026-10-03T22:54:19.116Z.