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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Backcountry Trust (Aotearoa/New Zealand)

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Backcountry Trust

Registration number:

CC54962

NZBN number:

9429046381668

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

9/10/2017

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 12105

Thorndon

Wellington

6144

Charity's Street Address:

3 Collina Terrace

Thorndon

Wellington

6011

Charity's other details

Phone:

0272304850

Email:

bill@rise.co.nz

Website:

https://backcountrytrust.org.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1683830791842019

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC54962

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To fund volunteer work on the backcountry huts and track network in New Zealand

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Acts as an umbrella / resource body, Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Sport / recreation

Fund-raising

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	9/03/2026	$1,635,194	$1,573,999	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024	31/12/2024	29/04/2025	$1,277,529	$1,247,384	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023	31/12/2023	7/12/2023	$1,150,843	$1,326,474	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2022	30/11/2022	30/11/2022	$1,869,917	$1,734,997	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2021	30/11/2021	25/09/2021	$966,952	$952,275	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2020	30/11/2020	23/07/2020	$471,338	$454,060	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2019	30/11/2019	10/09/2019	$543,924	$360,815	Included in Annual Return
31/05/2018	30/11/2018	10/07/2018	$535,619	$198,169	Included in Annual Return

= Balance Date Change
-	This Annual Return will cover 13 months from 1 June 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Meagan Robertson	Trustee	15/10/2025
David Rider	Board Member	23/09/2024
Josh Dryden McBride	Board Member	16/08/2022
Steven Peters	Deputy Chairperson	1/05/2021
Kevin O'Connor	Chairperson	13/04/2021
Geoffrey Spearpoint	Board Member	27/09/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Lou Hunt	Board Member	15/10/2025
Gordon George	Board Member	23/09/2024
Craig Joy Benbow	Chairperson	16/08/2022
David Keen	Board Member	6/10/2021
Nessa Lynch	Board Member	31/07/2021
Guy Wynn-WIlliams	Board Member	30/04/2021
Peter Gordon Wilson	Board Member	22/02/2021
William Joy O'Leary	Board Member	9/09/2019

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
9/03/2026	NOC019
9/12/2025	NOC018
5/08/2025	NOC017
16/12/2022	NOC014
30/08/2022	NOC012
10/08/2021	NOC010
9/08/2021	NOC009
7/05/2021	NOC008
5/05/2021	NOC007
11/09/2019	NOC005

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name