Tread Lightly Charitable Trust — Health Charity in Auckland

Tread Lightly Charitable Trust is a deregistered Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at December 2023.

Mission: The Tread Lightly Charitable Trust (TLCT) - formerly Urban EcoLiving Charitable Trust - was established in 2007 with the vision to "inspire New Zealanders to live sustainably". The TLCT achieves this vision through two programmes which are offered to primary and intermediate schools across the Auckland region: the Tread Lightly Caravan (TLC) and the Tread Lightly Drain Game. In addition, Tread Lightly offers a number of other initiatives including Whanau "recycle right" workshops offered to students' parents and Litter Blitzes and Stormwater Sleuths Programme. The long term goals of the Tread Lightly programmes are to teach Auckland students and their families of the environmental consequences of their everyday lives and to inspire positive behaviour change to create actual environmental benefits such as reduced waste to landfill, reduced pollution in our creeks and streams and a greater consciousness when making consumer decisions. Tread Lightly also engages with wider community.

Registration Number
CC25846
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-12
Status
Deregistered (2025-09-30)
Sector
Health
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
khawkins@tread-lightly.org
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
December 2023

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$0.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
13
Volunteers
11
Financial Year End
2023-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2023$0.3M$0.3M$0.0M
2022$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2022$0.2M$0.3M$0.1M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2020$0.3M$0.3M$0.1M
2019$0.3M$0.2M$0.1M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$0.0M
2017$0.2M$0.1M$0.0M
2016$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2015$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (14)

  • Mark Ashby — Diector
  • Kanika Jhunjhnuwala — Director
  • Mitali Purohit — Director
  • Monica Ganan — Trustee (departed 2021-12-13)
  • Elizabeth Gunn — Trustee (departed 2024-02-12)
  • Gael Ogilvie — Trustee
  • Anne Barrowclough — Trustee (departed 2020-12-07)
  • Christopher Wilkins — Trustee-Board-Member (departed 2016-11-21)
  • Alice Andrew — Trustee (departed 2024-02-28)
  • Stephen Ellett — Trustee (departed 2015-08-01)
  • Chris Walton — Trustee (departed 2020-08-10)
  • Julian Nixon — Trustee
  • Stephen Stokes — Trustee (departed 2009-03-31)
  • Brent Ogilvie — Trustee (departed 2015-05-21)

Funding Sources

  • Foundation North — $51,785
  • Foundation North — $45,000
  • Foundation North — $45,000
  • Foundation North — $40,000
  • Foundation North — $40,000
  • Foundation North — $35,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $20,000
  • Foundation North — $15,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $8,000
  • Lion Foundation — $6,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $4,856

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Tread Lightly Charitable Trust

CC25846Auckland, AucklandRegistered 12 Jun 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials31 Dec 2023Rating2d ago

Financial data as at December 2023. Sourced from Charities Services register.

DR
Deregistered — Deregistered from the Charities Services register

This charity has been removed from the Charities Services register and is no longer obliged to file annual returns. Because the charity is no longer active under the Charities Act, the standard rating is withheld. The figures shown above reflect the last filings made while the charity was registered.

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Revenue

$257.2K

Expenses

$296.5K

Assets

$130.0K

Staff

13

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2023). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
EducationEnvironmentCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
AucklandNationwide

About

Mission

The Tread Lightly Charitable Trust (TLCT) - formerly Urban EcoLiving Charitable Trust - was established in 2007 with the vision to "inspire New Zealanders to live sustainably". The TLCT achieves this vision through two programmes which are offered to primary and intermediate schools across the Auckland region: the Tread Lightly Caravan (TLC) and the Tread Lightly Drain Game. In addition, Tread Lightly offers a number of other initiatives including Whanau "recycle right" workshops offered to students' parents and Litter Blitzes and Stormwater Sleuths Programme. The long term goals of the Tread Lightly programmes are to teach Auckland students and their families of the environmental consequences of their everyday lives and to inspire positive behaviour change to create actual environmental benefits such as reduced waste to landfill, reduced pollution in our creeks and streams and a greater consciousness when making consumer decisions. Tread Lightly also engages with wider community.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$257.2K
Total Expenses
$296.5K
Net Assets
$41.2K
Staff
13
employees
Volunteers
11

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 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
3.7mo
Could operate 3.7 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

30
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,982
High Concentration: 82% of revenue from Donations
Donations81.8%
Other17.0%
Investment Income1.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 157 peers · Health · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#39/158
Revenue
$257K
#88/158
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/158
Surplus
$-39K
#129/158
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/158

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
0
Transparency
0
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC25846
Entity TypeTrust
Registered12 Jun 2008
StatusDeregistered
Deregistered30 Sept 2025

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - 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: 28 September 2026.