Natureland Wildlife Trust — Education Charity in Nelson
Natureland Wildlife Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Nelson, Nelson. Annual revenue: $1.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To hold, maintain and control the zoological park at Nelson currently known as Natureland Zoo as a wildlife conservation and recreational facility for the general public; To preserve, protect and foster animals (including endangered species) and plants by conservation and promotion of breeding according to best practice animal husbandry standards; To educate the general public and encourage learning and awareness in the public in respect of the general principles of preservation, protection and fostering of the animals and plants; To undertake, promote or fund study and research for the purpose of achieving the Trust's purposes; To pursue any other purposes which are charitable under New Zealand law.
- Registration Number
- CC49944
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2013-11-13
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Nelson, Nelson
- accounts@natureland.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 14
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $0.8M | $0.9M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.3M |
| 2021 | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.4M |
| 2019 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.4M |
| 2018 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.3M |
| 2017 | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.3M |
| 2016 | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (19)
- Christopher Tews — Trustee
- Brendan Cook — Trustee
- Sophie Hayes — Trustee
- William Freeman — Trustee
- Drew Hayes — Chair & Trustee
- Louise Staite — Treasurer & Trustee
- Brendan Hickman — Secretary & Trustee
- Stephen Standley — Chair (departed 2022-04-22)
- Rosalie Turner — Secretary & Trustee (departed 2024-03-10)
- Daniel Adam — Trustee (departed 2019-10-01)
- Janie Proctor — Trustee (departed 2024-03-10)
- Glenn Turner — Chair & Trustee (departed 2024-03-10)
- Darren Quirk — Treasurer (departed 2022-04-29)
- Warren McLean — Trustee (departed 2019-07-03)
- Brian Mills — Trustee (departed 2017-10-02)
- Alan Hinton — Trustee (departed 2020-10-09)
- Michael Thomas — Trustee (departed 2017-04-30)
- Mike Rutledge — Trustee (departed 2018-02-23)
- Megan Selby — Trustee (departed 2018-12-21)
Funding Sources
- New Zealand Community Trust — $15,000
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $9,500
- Lion Foundation — $1,400
- Pub Charity Limited — $1,300
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Natureland Wildlife Trust
Financial data as at June 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.
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To hold, maintain and control the zoological park at Nelson currently known as Natureland Zoo as a wildlife conservation and recreational facility for the general public; To preserve, protect and foster animals (including endangered species) and plants by conservation and promotion of breeding according to best practice animal husbandry standards; To educate the general public and encourage learning and awareness in the public in respect of the general principles of preservation, protection and fostering of the animals and plants; To undertake, promote or fund study and research for the purpose of achieving the Trust's purposes; To pursue any other purposes which are charitable under New Zealand law.
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