Zero Invasive Predators Limited — Health Charity in Wellington
Zero Invasive Predators Limited is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity B+ (84.9/100). Annual revenue: $19.5M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: ZIP was established in February 2015 as a research and development entity focused on developing the tools and techniques to enable an ambitious and exciting vision for New Zealand: The complete removal of rats, stoats, and possums from large mainland areas for the long term, sustainable protection of native biodiversity.
- Registration Number
- CC51889
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2015-06-08
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B+ (84.9/100)
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: General public, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $19.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $22.9M NZD
- Total Assets
- $10.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $6.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.9 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 99
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19.5M | $22.9M | $6.4M |
| 2024 | $20.5M | $17.9M | $9.9M |
| 2023 | $19.1M | $17.9M | $7.2M |
| 2022 | $12.3M | $9.6M | $6.0M |
| 2021 | $8.5M | $8.1M | $3.6M |
| 2020 | $5.5M | $5.3M | $3.2M |
| 2019 | $7.4M | $5.4M | $2.5M |
| 2018 | $4.4M | $4.9M | $0.5M |
| 2017 | $4.1M | $4.0M | $1.0M |
| 2016 | $2.6M | $2.3M | $0.6M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B+
- Overall Score
- 84.9/100
- Financial Score
- 97.7
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| David Flacks | Director | 2015-10-16 |
| Charles Daugherty | Director | 2015-10-16 |
| Devon McLean | Director | 2014-10-22 |
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon McLean | Director | - | 2022 |
| Charles Daugherty | Director | - | 2021 |
| David Flacks | Director | - | 2021 |
| Devon McLean | Director | - | 2021 |
| Charles Daugherty | Director | - | 2022 |
| Unknown | Chair | - | 2024 |
| David Flacks | Director | - | 2022 |
Funding Sources
- Buchanan Charitable Foundation — $775,300
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2022)
As disclosed in Zero Invasive Predators Limited's annual report.
- Predator Free South Westland Limited — $4,750,000 (40.7% of revenue) — Funding and Products
- Hutton Wilson Charitable Trust — $2,000,000 (17.2% of revenue) — Funding
- Predator Free Wellington Limited — $102,980 (0.9% of revenue) — Funding and Products
Service Providers
- Nexia New Zealand
- PwC
- Bank of New Zealand
- Bank of New Zealand
- Nexia New Zealand
- Russell McVeagh
- Russell McVeagh
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Zero Invasive Predators Limited
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 3. 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.
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$19.5M
$22.9M
$10.3M
99
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
ZIP was established in February 2015 as a research and development entity focused on developing the tools and techniques to enable an ambitious and exciting vision for New Zealand: The complete removal of rats, stoats, and possums from large mainland areas for the long term, sustainable protection of native biodiversity.
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