About Us
Office Holders of the Marlborough Sounds Restoration Trust are:
Chairman – Paul Tredinnick
Secretary – Sara Archdale
Treasurer – Doug Holmes
Trustees – Peter Beech, Michael Gilbert, John Hellstrom, Eric Jorgensen, Andrew Macalister, David Oddie .
The Department of Conservation's Sounds Area Manager and the Marlborough District Council's Environmental Science and Monitoring Manager are ex officio members of the Trust. The Trust is incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957, and is a registered charitable entity in terms of the Charities Act 2005. Information about the Trust is publicly available on the Charities Register.
The Trust is exempt from income tax, and individuals or companies who donate property to the charity are given relief from gift duty.
The Trust is also considered a donee organisation for tax purposes, such that any gifts of money it receives from individuals and certain companies qualify for tax advantages.