Conservation Volunteers New Zealand — Environment Charity in Dunedin
Conservation Volunteers New Zealand is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. CharityData rates this charity A- (86.4/100). Annual revenue: $3.3M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To attract and manage volunteers to participate in projects that protect and enhance the environment
- Registration Number
- CC25569
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-09
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A- (86.4/100)
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- Dunedin, Dunedin
- cvbusiness@cvnz.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $3.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $3.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 3.8 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 20
- Volunteers
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.3M | $3.5M | $1.3M |
| 2024 | $5.6M | $5.6M | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $6.3M | $5.9M | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $5.4M | $4.7M | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $3.8M | $3.7M | $0.6M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $0.5M |
| 2019 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $0.5M |
| 2018 | $1.7M | $1.3M | $0.5M |
| 2017 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $0.1M |
| 2016 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $0.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A-
- Overall Score
- 86.4/100
- Financial Score
- 99.9
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sandra Mendez | Trustee | 2023-04-27 |
| Antony Rogers | Trustee | 2023-04-27 |
| Aaron Jaggar | Trustee | 2016-12-14 |
| Edward Morrow | Trustee | 2010-04-01 |
Former Officers (8)
- Philip Harrison — Trustee (departed 2025-06-30)
- Dr David Clark — Trustee (departed 2025-06-30)
- Theresa Tingey — Director (departed 2018-06-20)
- Catherine Meldrum — Director (departed 2017-05-23)
- Gerry Morvell — Trustee (departed 2017-08-25)
- Neil Jens — Trustee (departed 2011-11-25)
- Colin Jackson — Trustee (departed 2017-09-22)
- Martin Pepperell — Trustee (departed 2008-11-07)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $251,462
- Foundation North — $106,413
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Conservation Volunteers New Zealand
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (2)
These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
- Same audit firm for many yearsSame audit firm (Hart & Co North Shore) for 6 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
To attract and manage volunteers to participate in projects that protect and enhance the environment
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Ranked against 48 peers · Environment · $1M – $10M
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