YSAR Trust — Education Charity in Auckland
YSAR Trust is a deregistered Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $1.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: YSAR Trust (CC56119) is a non-profit organisation providing a three-year training programme for secondary school students. Its focus is on skill development, community service principles and authentic outdoor education learning outcomes that are aligned with the Search and Rescue (SAR) and Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) sectors. YSAR is an emerging national brand and is a recognised entity within the SAR and CDEM sector after a history of delivery training. The positive impact on the SAR and CDEM sector in years to come will be significant. With a Mission of “empowering the next generation of community minded volunteers”, the YSAR programme seeks to address the aging demographic of community volunteers and the lack of innovation and technology aligned to the SAR and CDEM sectors and is in a unique position to achieve these outcomes. . Through YSAR, our young people develop friendships, grow strong interpersonal skills (particularly leadership and management skill
- Registration Number
- CC56119
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2018-09-27
- Status
- Deregistered (2026-02-28)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- finance@ysar.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 12
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $0.5M |
| 2023 | $0.9M | $0.8M | $0.5M |
| 2022 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.4M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | - | - | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Beatson | Trustee | 2024-04-16 |
| Fiona Watts | Trustee | 2023-05-01 |
| Gavin Lawrence | Trustee | 2023-05-01 |
| Daniel McGowan | Trustee | 2022-07-19 |
| Richard van der Jagt | Trustee | 2020-08-18 |
Former Officers (13)
- Dané Dreyer — Trustee (departed 2024-05-22)
- Amy Tocker — Trustee (departed 2024-02-06)
- Deborah-sue Ireland — Chairperson and Trustee (departed 2023-06-19)
- Gemma Periam — Trustee (departed 2021-02-16)
- Ryan McMaster — Trustee (departed 2023-06-20)
- Hiraina Tangiora — Trustee (departed 2022-07-19)
- Angela Werder — Treasurer and Trustee (departed 2020-08-18)
- Andrew Scott — Trustee (departed 2023-02-21)
- Peter Zimmer — Trustee (departed 2022-07-19)
- Tracey Swinehart — Trustee (departed 2020-05-26)
- Neil Penniston — Trustee (departed 2023-05-23)
- Jacqueline Dyer — Trustee (departed 2020-05-26)
- Michelle Dowling — Treasurer (departed 2020-05-26)
Funding Sources
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $29,196
- Foundation North — $25,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $25,000
- Foundation North — $25,000
- Air Rescue Services Limited — $20,000
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $17,578
- Foundation North — $15,000
- The North and South Trust Limited — $11,671
- Pelorus Trust — $5,915
- New Zealand Community Trust — $5,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $5,000
- New Zealand Community Trust — $4,347.83
- Mt Wellington — $1,900
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YSAR Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from 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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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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YSAR Trust (CC56119) is a non-profit organisation providing a three-year training programme for secondary school students. Its focus is on skill development, community service principles and authentic outdoor education learning outcomes that are aligned with the Search and Rescue (SAR) and Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) sectors. YSAR is an emerging national brand and is a recognised entity within the SAR and CDEM sector after a history of delivery training. The positive impact on the SAR and CDEM sector in years to come will be significant. With a Mission of “empowering the next generation of community minded volunteers”, the YSAR programme seeks to address the aging demographic of community volunteers and the lack of innovation and technology aligned to the SAR and CDEM sectors and is in a unique position to achieve these outcomes. . Through YSAR, our young people develop friendships, grow strong interpersonal skills (particularly leadership and management skill
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Ranked against 49 peers · Education · $1M – $10M
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