NEW ZEALAND BIO-RECORDING NETWORK TRUST — Registered Charity in Christchurch
NEW ZEALAND BIO-RECORDING NETWORK TRUST is a Trust charity, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: To increase knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of New Zealand’s natural history by engaging and assisting New Zealanders in observing and recording biological information.
- Registration Number
- CC49036
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2012-06-20
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Website
- www.inaturalist.nz
- steve.pawson@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 317
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- Overall Score
- /100
- Financial Score
- 0
- Governance Score
- 0
- Transparency Score
- 50
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (6)
- Murray Dawson — Trustee
- Stephen Pawson — Treasurer
- Colin Meurk — Chair
- Jeremy Cooper — Trustee
- David Orchard — Trustee (departed 2018-06-20)
- Jon Sullivan — Secretary
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NEW ZEALAND BIO-RECORDING NETWORK TRUST
CC49036Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 20 Jun 2012
Data updated: Today
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating15h ago
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation
Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.
How ratings work →Revenue
$4.5K
Expenses
$6.3K
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Mission
To increase knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of New Zealand’s natural history by engaging and assisting New Zealanders in observing and recording biological information.
Key Statistics
Annual Revenue
$4.5K
Total Expenses
$6.3K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
317
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (13 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Expense Breakdown
API DataBased on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.
Financial Health Dashboard
Cents to the Cause
99c
For every $1 spent, 99c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
58.5mo
Could operate 58.5 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
Fundraising Cost
$0.06
Costs $0.06 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient
Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology
Revenue Diversification
23
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,738
High Concentration: 87% of revenue from Other
Other87.0%
Donations13.0%
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 321 peers · Other · Under $100K
Rating Score
0
Revenue
$5K
Reserve Months
0.0
Surplus
$-2K
Staff Cost %
0%
Top Peers in Group
Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.
Rating History
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 0 | Transparency: 50
CurrentC-
2024
Score: 56.0
Financial: 65 | Governance: 50 | Transparency: 50
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Registration
Registration NumberCC49036
Entity TypeTrust
Registered20 Jun 2012
StatusRegistered
Sector & Activities
Primary Sector
OtherData sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 22 April 2026.
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