Wellington Marine Conservation Trust Board — Animal Welfare Charity in Wellington
Wellington Marine Conservation Trust Board is a Charitable Trust charity in the Animal Welfare sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To create and operate a non-profit, community-supported marine conservation centre aiming to stimulate interest in, increase knowledge of and promote guardianship of local, national, and global marine environments through innovative live exhibits, public education programmes, and community-initiated projects;• To expose the general public to the rich diversity of marine life living on the Wellington South Coast;• To stimulate the interest of pre-school and school age children in science in general and marine science in particular; • To instil community awareness of local, national and international conservation issues related to the marine environment including over-exploitation of natural resources, pollution and habitat destruction.
- Registration Number
- CC23598
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-29
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Animal Welfare
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- judyhutt@octopus.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.3M |
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.3M |
| 2021 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.4M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.5M |
| 2019 | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.4M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.4M |
| 2017 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.3M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (7)
- Marco Zeeman — Trustee (departed 2009-11-04)
- Stuart Macaskill — Trustee (departed 2008-04-30)
- Allan Jenkins — Trustee (departed 2019-03-29)
- Stephen Day — Trustee (departed 2025-08-13)
- Victor Anderlini — Trustee/chairman
- Karen Day — Trustee (departed 2025-08-13)
- Judy Hutt — Trustee Secretary/treasurer
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Wellington Marine Conservation Trust Board
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.)
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- Small board structure2 current officers 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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To create and operate a non-profit, community-supported marine conservation centre aiming to stimulate interest in, increase knowledge of and promote guardianship of local, national, and global marine environments through innovative live exhibits, public education programmes, and community-initiated projects;• To expose the general public to the rich diversity of marine life living on the Wellington South Coast;• To stimulate the interest of pre-school and school age children in science in general and marine science in particular; • To instil community awareness of local, national and international conservation issues related to the marine environment including over-exploitation of natural resources, pollution and habitat destruction.
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Ranked against 99 peers · Animal Welfare · $100K – $1M
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