# Accounting for Charities Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC46662
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2011-06-07
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Upper Hutt
**NZBN:** 9429043223367
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Provide affordable, quality financial and governance training and education for the benefit of the Not-For-Profit sector.

## 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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$420k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$416k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$4k
- **Total assets:** NZ$179k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$33k
- **Net assets:** NZ$146k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$126k
- **Government grants:** NZ$72k (17.2% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$178k
- **Paid staff:** 8
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=13c600c2-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$420k | NZ$416k | NZ$4k | NZ$146k |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$445k | NZ$439k | NZ$6k | NZ$141k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$452k | NZ$439k | NZ$13k | NZ$135k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$461k | NZ$459k | not disclosed | NZ$122k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$403k | NZ$392k | not disclosed | NZ$120k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$349k | NZ$325k | not disclosed | NZ$117k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$360k | NZ$349k | not disclosed | NZ$92k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$324k | NZ$316k | not disclosed | NZ$81k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$330k | NZ$320k | not disclosed | NZ$73k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$279k | NZ$272k | not disclosed | NZ$63k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (7 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC46662) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$7k, 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/accounting-for-charities-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/accounting-for-charities-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/accounting-for-charities-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC46662

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/accounting-for-charities-trust. 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 2026-09-30T18:05:13.383Z.