Russell Landcare Trust — Education Charity in Russell
Russell Landcare Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Russell, Russell. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: -educate the public about kiwi and other threatened species -increase the population of those threatened native species on the Russell peninsular -maintain the native biota still present on the Russell peninsular and reintroduce native species formerly present but now locally extinct -undertake the control of invasive alien flora and fauna on the Russell peninsular, which are detrimental to native biota -undertake the restoration of native vegetation in areas where intensive weed control has been completed -promote conservation generally and use of native plants in gardens and on other private lands
- Registration Number
- CC10965
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-08-28
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Russell, Russell
- Website
- www.russelllandcare.org.nz
- treasurer@russelllandcare.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (iwi_trust)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.6M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.6M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M 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 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.1M |
| 2023 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.1M |
| 2022 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| William Fuller | Trustee | 2025-05-03 |
| John Russell | Trustee/treasurer | 2025-05-03 |
| Christopher Richmond | Trustee | 2025-01-09 |
| Helen Ough-Dealy | Trustee | 2024-05-04 |
| Claire Ellis | Trustee | 2022-05-18 |
| Nicholas Minchin | Trustee | 2021-06-10 |
Former Officers (24)
- Neil Morris — Trustee (departed 2025-09-30)
- Victoria Froude — Trustee Chair (departed 2026-07-16)
- Melody Oldfield — Trustee (departed 2025-02-13)
- Erin Bomati — Trustee (departed 2023-09-29)
- Margaret Pasco — Acting Chair (departed 2024-10-31)
- Tony Dunlop — Trustee/chair (departed 2022-05-18)
- Ross Pennington — Trustee (departed 2020-05-17)
- Lisette Collins — Trustee (departed 2023-11-09)
- Paul Adriaens — Trustee (departed 2021-06-10)
- Vincent Watts — Trustee (departed 2025-03-11)
- Wilhelmina Latupeirissa — Treasurer/trustee (departed 2025-05-03)
- Kelvin Cornish — Trustee (departed 2021-06-10)
- Eion Harwood — Trustee/chair (departed 2023-09-27)
- David McKenzie — Trustee (departed 2023-05-13)
- Martin Culley — Trustee (departed 2014-12-10)
- Joanna Oliver — Trustee (departed 2012-04-10)
- David Oliver — Trustee/chair (departed 2012-04-10)
- Lindsay Alexander — Trustee (departed 2022-05-18)
- Heather Lindauer — Secretary/trustee (departed 2019-05-08)
- John Gallie — Trustee (departed 2018-05-23)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $146,834
- Foundation North — $131,400
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $5,000
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Russell Landcare Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. 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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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. 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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About
-educate the public about kiwi and other threatened species -increase the population of those threatened native species on the Russell peninsular -maintain the native biota still present on the Russell peninsular and reintroduce native species formerly present but now locally extinct -undertake the control of invasive alien flora and fauna on the Russell peninsular, which are detrimental to native biota -undertake the restoration of native vegetation in areas where intensive weed control has been completed -promote conservation generally and use of native plants in gardens and on other private lands
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Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M
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