1 September 2023
Ref: DOIA 2324-0252
Matthew Underwood
Email
: [FYI request #23718 email]
Tēnā koe Matthew
Thank you for your email of 6 August 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982, the fol owing information:
[…] Please provide me with the number of Trusts registered as shareholders, perhaps indicating
those trusts that are registered under the 1957 Charitable Trusts Act.
Please also provide me with an excel spreadsheet listing the shareholding Trusts and the company
name and number of the company that they are a shareholder of.
The Companies Office does not keep a list of company shareholders that are a “Trust”.
To assist you with your request, however, please refer to the attached file which contains the following
information:
• The worksheet named “Shareholders on CT register” lists a total of 154 entities derived from
matching all active shareholders (excluding companies) of registered companies against the
Charitable Trusts register on 17 August 2023. Companies registered as shareholders were
excluded from the search.
• The worksheet named “Shareholders with TRUST in name” includes al individuals and entities
(other than a company) registered as shareholders identified from a search of the companies
register on 1 August 2023 using the search word “Trust”. Companies registered as shareholders
were excluded from the search. Please note that search results may show names containing the
text “Trust” in any form.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contact
[email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Nāku noa, nā
Bolen Ng
National Manager, Business Registries
Market Integrity