Heritage Food Crops Research Trust — Health Charity in Whanganui
Heritage Food Crops Research Trust is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Whanganui, Whanganui. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The Trust works in a multi-disciplinary way - using research, horticulture and community action as the three arms of its activities. The Trust stays abreast of the literature about the health benefits of food crops. It grows crops to provide for testing. It commissions and collaborates with scientists investigating the health potential of these crops. Cultivating and processing crops is carried out by a volunteer team at the Trust's orchard/gardens and by people working on their own properties. The Trust is at heart a wellness initiative. Its mission is not to sell crops but to educate and empower people to grow and consume more of the most beneficial food crops so they become healthier and more resistant to disease.
- Registration Number
- CC10627
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-07-12
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Whanganui, Whanganui
- info@heritagefoodcrops.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Duff | Trustee | 2024-03-16 |
| Murray John Woodhouse | Trustee, Chairman | 2007-05-08 |
| Mark Elliot Christensen | Trustee | 2007-05-08 |
| Hinemoa Annette Ransom-Boyd | Trustee, Secretary | 2007-05-08 |
Former Officers (1)
- Gordon John Lees — Trustee (departed 2024-03-16)
Funding Sources
- Four Regions Trust — $20,000
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Heritage Food Crops Research Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
The Trust works in a multi-disciplinary way - using research, horticulture and community action as the three arms of its activities. The Trust stays abreast of the literature about the health benefits of food crops. It grows crops to provide for testing. It commissions and collaborates with scientists investigating the health potential of these crops. Cultivating and processing crops is carried out by a volunteer team at the Trust's orchard/gardens and by people working on their own properties. The Trust is at heart a wellness initiative. Its mission is not to sell crops but to educate and empower people to grow and consume more of the most beneficial food crops so they become healthier and more resistant to disease.
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