Rural Guardian Charitable Trust — Animal Welfare Charity in Clarks Beach
Rural Guardian Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Animal Welfare sector, based in Clarks Beach, Clarks Beach. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To fund, procure, maintain, and ensure the operation of a large animal crematorium that will divert the disposal of large animals from the current practices of on farm burial and landfill and generate profits and/ or surplus emanating from the facility to be utilised for charitable purposes to fund equine and other large animal research, sponsor further research and studies for Veterinarians that will contribute to the improvement of health and welfare of horses and other large animals.
- Registration Number
- CC62239
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2023-12-20
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Animal Welfare
- Location
- Clarks Beach, Clarks Beach
- Office@RuralGuardian.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Animals
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.7M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 5
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.4M |
| 2025 | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Justine Sclater | Trustee | 2026-07-26 |
| Alexander Kelly | Trustee | 2023-11-15 |
| Ivan Bridge | Trustee | 2023-11-15 |
| John Walker | Trustee | 2023-11-15 |
| Christopher Rogers | Trustee | 2023-11-15 |
| Andrew Fisher | Trustee | 2023-11-15 |
Former Officers (1)
- Andrew Flexman — Trustee (departed 2025-10-31)
Similar Charities in Animal Welfare
- Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust — Animal Welfare
- Bay of Islands Animal Rescue Trust — Animal Welfare
- The Waiheke Island Society for the Care of Animals Incorporated — Animal Welfare
- New Zealand Horse Ambulance Trust — Animal Welfare
- Le Afio'Aga O Aotearoa Trust — Animal Welfare
Rural Guardian Charitable Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. 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.)
How ratings work →Reasons to look carefully (1)
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 6. 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.
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.
$224.0K
$189.2K
$661.2K
5
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
To fund, procure, maintain, and ensure the operation of a large animal crematorium that will divert the disposal of large animals from the current practices of on farm burial and landfill and generate profits and/ or surplus emanating from the facility to be utilised for charitable purposes to fund equine and other large animal research, sponsor further research and studies for Veterinarians that will contribute to the improvement of health and welfare of horses and other large animals.
Who We Serve
Key Statistics
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (3 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Expense Breakdown
API DataBased on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.
Financial Health Dashboard
Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology
Revenue Diversification
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 99 peers · Animal Welfare · $100K – $1M
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
Is this your charity?
Claim your profile to view analytics, submit corrections, and improve your rating.
Claim This ProfileContact Details
Registration
Companies Office
Sector & Activities
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: 3 October 2026.
Similar Charities in Animal Welfare
Other Animal Welfare charities ranked by overall score