# Access Community Radio Auckland Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC27629
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042571643
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide a quality not-for-profit community access radio station and facilities serving the Auckland region, providing media services, and space, to the needs, interests, languages and culture not otherwise represented in the region.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$669k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$748k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-80k
- **Total assets:** NZ$3.85M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.63M
- **Net assets:** NZ$2.21M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$125k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$309k
- **Paid staff:** 6
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=f1591a65-4c56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$669k | NZ$748k | NZ$-80k | NZ$2.21M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$717k | NZ$1.02M | NZ$-301k | NZ$1.09M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$2.14M | NZ$937k | not disclosed | NZ$2.60M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$1.06M | NZ$751k | not disclosed | NZ$1.40M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$521k | NZ$535k | not disclosed | NZ$1.12M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$461k | NZ$469k | not disclosed | NZ$1.13M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$477k | NZ$456k | not disclosed | NZ$1.14M |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$484k | NZ$534k | not disclosed | NZ$1.12M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$503k | NZ$507k | not disclosed | NZ$1.17M |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$499k | NZ$480k | not disclosed | NZ$1.17M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (39 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** BK Audit Ltd
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27629) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$1.35M, year ended 2021-03-31
- **Trillian Trust** (foundation) — NZ$24k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$16k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Milestone Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Blue Sky Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$1k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/access-community-radio-auckland-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/access-community-radio-auckland-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/access-community-radio-auckland-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27629
- Charity website: http://www.planetaudio.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/access-community-radio-auckland-incorporated. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-30T17:03:31.172Z.