Trust For The Destruction Of Synthetic Refrigerants — Registered Charity in Auckland
Trust For The Destruction Of Synthetic Refrigerants is a Trust charity, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity A (92.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.4M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: Collection and destruction of used/unwanted synthetic refrigerants
- Registration Number
- CC36997
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- A (92.5/100)
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Website
- https://coolsafe.org.nz/
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $8.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $27.7M NZD
- Net Assets
- $24.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 8
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.4M | $8.4M | $24.7M |
| 2024 | $9.6M | $4.2M | $30.7M |
| 2023 | $8.6M | $3.2M | $25.3M |
| 2022 | $11.3M | $1.9M | $19.8M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $10.4M |
| 2020 | $3.2M | $1.6M | $10.0M |
| 2019 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $8.4M |
| 2018 | $1.7M | $1.1M | $8.2M |
| 2017 | $1.7M | $0.9M | $7.6M |
| 2016 | $1.3M | $0.8M | $6.9M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- A
- Overall Score
- 92.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 85
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (13)
- Ian Hawke — Trustee
- Walter Tongue — Trustee
- Brent Long — Trustee
- Michelle Kazor — Trustee
- Matthew Darby — Trustee
- Allan Nicholls — Trustee (departed 2024-05-09)
- Linda Mulvihill — Trustee
- Richard Lauder — Chairman and Trustee
- Lionel Rowe — Trustee (departed 2024-05-15)
- Sameer Handa — Trustee
- Clifton Madgwick — Trustee (departed 2024-05-14)
- OZone Protection Co Limited — Trustee (departed 2021-03-14)
- Kenneth Bowen — Director (departed 2021-03-14)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Madgwick | Trustee | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Lionel Rowe | Trustee | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Linda Mulvihill | Trustee | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Sameer Handa | Trustee | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Matthew Darby | Trustee | $36,667 | 2024 |
| Dave Nicholls | Trustee | $36,667 | 2024 |
| Richard Lauder | Trustee (Chair) | - | 2024 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)
As disclosed in Trust For The Destruction Of Synthetic Refrigerants's annual report.
- Refrigerant wholesalers — Levy collection on sale of CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, and flammable synthetic refrigerants
Service Providers
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
- ANZ Bank
- Forsyth Barr
- Burton Partners
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Trust For The Destruction Of Synthetic Refrigerants
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$2.4M
$8.4M
$27.7M
8
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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