The Aotearoa Circle Trust — Environment Charity in Wellington
The Aotearoa Circle Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $1.5M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: The kaupapa/purpose of The Aotearoa Circle Trust is to promote the preservation, conservation, protection and enhancement of the New Zealand environment (including without limitation land and water-based ecosystems, natural and physical resources such as living organisms, and landscape) in their roles of providing natural resource inputs for economic outcomes.
- Registration Number
- CC57015
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2019-05-31
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- Website
- https://www.theaotearoacircle.nz/
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 6
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.5M | $1.7M | $0.7M |
| 2025 | $2.2M | $1.7M | $0.9M |
| 2024 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $0.5M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $0.4M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $0.3M |
| 2021 | $0.9M | $0.7M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Public Trust | Trustee | 2019-12-29 |
Funding Sources
- The Tindall Foundation — $75,000
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The Aotearoa Circle 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)
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- Small board structure1 current officer listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
The kaupapa/purpose of The Aotearoa Circle Trust is to promote the preservation, conservation, protection and enhancement of the New Zealand environment (including without limitation land and water-based ecosystems, natural and physical resources such as living organisms, and landscape) in their roles of providing natural resource inputs for economic outcomes.
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Ranked against 56 peers · Environment · $1M – $10M
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