# Youth Encounter Ministries Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC48898
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2012-09-17
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Te Puke
**NZBN:** 9429043302772
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Youth Encounter exists to unleash the God-given potential of young people across Aotearoa NZ, empowering them to Live Life Wide Open through activity-based therapy, faith, and community—restoring identity, igniting purpose, fostering hope, and building resilience. Too many young people today are weighed down by insecurity, lack of direction, hopelessness, and experiences of victimisation. That’s why we create safe spaces of belonging where true acceptance is found and real connections are formed, so the youth of this nation are empowered in their true value and inspired to live life to their fullest potential. Our vision is to see young people unleashing their God-given potential and thriving in life — secure in identity, living with purpose, filled with hope, and resilient to challenges – living life wide open.

## 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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$874k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$790k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$85k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.74M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$438k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.30M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$289k
- **Government grants:** NZ$120k (13.7% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$336k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$629k
- **Paid staff:** 11
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=fcf06926-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$874k | NZ$790k | NZ$85k | NZ$1.30M |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$836k | NZ$863k | NZ$-27k | NZ$1.20M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$948k | NZ$867k | NZ$80k | NZ$1.22M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$773k | NZ$710k | not disclosed | NZ$1.18M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$914k | NZ$561k | not disclosed | NZ$1.02M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$960k | NZ$341k | not disclosed | NZ$664k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$306k | NZ$295k | not disclosed | NZ$46k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$242k | NZ$238k | not disclosed | NZ$36k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$172k | NZ$169k | not disclosed | NZ$31k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$97k | NZ$101k | not disclosed | NZ$29k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (15 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** William Buck
- **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=CC48898) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Air Rescue Services Limited** (foundation) — NZ$175k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$14k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **We Care Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$14k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$13k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Akarana Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$13k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$12k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **One Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

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/youth-encounter-ministries-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/youth-encounter-ministries-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/youth-encounter-ministries-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC48898

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/youth-encounter-ministries-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 2026-09-28T07:10:42.774Z.