SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE TRUST

CC22151 · NZBN 9429042726357 · Emergency / disaster relief · Auckland
Registered 26 Mar 2008 · Status: Registered · Latest return year: 2025 · Tier 2

Key facts: SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE TRUST is a registered New Zealand charity (CC22151), operating in the emergency / disaster relief sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$4.8M and total expenditure of NZ$3.8M for the year ended 2025.

Spirit of Adventure Trust mission is to enable young New Zealanders to reach their full potential through the challenge of the sea. Running youth development voyages on the tall ship Spirit of New Zealand, the voyages provide a unique environment where the focus of learning is on teamwork, developing communication skills, self reliance, self discipline, self esteem, resilience, confidence and leadership.
NZ$4.8M
Gross income
NZ$3.8M
Expenditure
NZ$16.0M
Total assets
NZ$14.5M
Total equity

Income vs expenditure

Each year from the charity's annual returns. The top bar is money coming in, the bar below is money spent.

Income  Expenditure
2018
NZ$3.5M
NZ$3.2M
2019
NZ$3.9M
NZ$3.3M
2020
NZ$3.8M
NZ$3.8M
2021
NZ$4.5M
NZ$2.7M
2022
NZ$4.9M
NZ$3.9M
2023
NZ$3.4M
NZ$4.1M
2024
NZ$6.1M
NZ$4.3M
2025
NZ$4.8M
NZ$3.8M

Funding mix (latest year)

Donations / kohaNZ$445K
Govt funding reliance: 0%. Reserves cover ~45 months.
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