New Zealand Landcare Trust — Environment Charity in Waikato

New Zealand Landcare Trust is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Waikato, Waikato. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity A (92.5/100). Annual revenue: $3.3M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To promoting the concept of landcare amongst private landowners and communities to improve performance in the sustainable management of natural and physical resources for the community.

Registration Number
CC38005
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (92.5/100)
Sector
Environment
Location
Waikato, Waikato
Website
http://www.landcare.org.nz
Email
info@landcare.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, General public, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$3.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$3.1M NZD
Total Assets
$4.0M NZD
Net Assets
$1.7M NZD
Reserve Months
9.8 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
21
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$3.3M$3.1M$1.7M
2024$3.8M$3.4M$1.5M
2023$4.3M$4.2M$1.1M
2022$2.8M$2.8M$1.1M
2021$2.3M$2.3M$1.1M
2020$1.8M$1.6M$1.1M
2019$1.4M$1.4M$0.9M
2018$1.6M$1.5M$0.9M
2017$1.5M$1.5M$0.9M
2016$1.9M$1.8M$0.9M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A
Overall Score
92.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Sandra KirbyTrustee2026-04-29
Artemus RyanTrustee2026-01-01
Wayne LandfordTrustee Chair2022-12-06
Wayne LangfordTrustee Chair2022-12-06
Guy SalmonTrustee2018-12-05

Former Officers (22)

  • Sandra Matthews — Trustee (departed 2026-03-31)
  • Richard Capie — Trustee
  • Jan Finlayson — Trustee
  • Corina Jordan — Trustee (departed 2026-05-21)
  • Ulrich Guttke — Trustee
  • Gillian Naylor — Trustee (departed 2025-01-31)
  • Rainsford Grubb — Trustee (departed 2022-09-06)
  • Andrew Hoggard — Trustee (departed 2022-11-01)
  • Kevin Hague — Trustee Vice Chair (departed 2022-04-01)
  • Martin Taylor — Trustee (departed 2020-12-01)
  • Katrina Milne — Trustee (departed 2020-12-01)
  • Fiona Gower — Trustee-Chair (departed 2020-12-04)
  • Ian Mackenzie — Trustee (departed 2017-12-29)
  • Jon Wenham — Trustee (departed 2018-06-30)
  • George Matthews — Trustee
  • Hugh Stewart — Trustee (departed 2013-10-30)
  • Bruce Mcnab — Trustee (departed 2013-12-31)
  • Margaret Chapman — Trustee (departed 2016-05-30)
  • Mavis Mullins — Trustee (departed 2013-06-30)
  • William Johnson — Trustee (departed 2017-12-31)

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New Zealand Landcare Trust

CC38005Waikato, WaikatoRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Ratingyesterday

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

A
93/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$3.3M

Expenses

$3.1M

Assets

$4.0M

Staff

21

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Arts & CultureCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Waikato

About

Mission

To promoting the concept of landcare amongst private landowners and communities to improve performance in the sustainable management of natural and physical resources for the community.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
AnimalsChildren / young peopleGeneral publicOther charitiesVoluntary bodies other than charitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.3M
Total Expenses
$3.1M
Net Assets
$1.7M
Staff
21
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
9.8mo
Could operate 9.8 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

9
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,132
High Concentration: 96% of revenue from Other
Other95.5%
Investment Income3.1%
Donations1.4%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 48 peers · Environment · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
93
#1/49
Revenue
$3.3M
#12/49
Reserve Months
9.8
#1/49
Surplus
$216K
#21/49
Staff Cost %
59%
#49/49

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

A
Score: 92.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 85 → A.
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC38005
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated26 Jun 2003

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Environment
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Sponsors / undertakes researchOther - Acts an Umbrella body

Data 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: 27 September 2026.