# Animal Protection Society Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC29460
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429043140411
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Animal Protection Society (APS) is an incorporated society with charitable status set up in May 2006 to provide services and facilities to help animals in need. The Society works towards improving animal welfare directly and via working with other animal welfare groups. We work towards animal liberation. We promote education about animal rights, and fundraise to help animals in need. We run an animal sanctuary and care for neglected, abused and homeless animals, both ex-farm animal, domestic animals, and native and introduced wild animals We educate the public about animal rights, animal welfare and an animal friendly diet through the sanctuary, stalls, and our fundraising op-shops We offer advice to the public about specific animal care issues The Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary is a safe and sustainable space to rehabilitate and re-home abused, injured, and neglected non-human animals. The Sanctuary operates on animal rights principles and promotes animal liberation.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The charity type has not been classified yet, so no scoring template applies and the grade is withheld.
- **Status code:** `unclassified`
- **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$1.07M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.09M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-25k
- **Total assets:** NZ$959k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$375k
- **Net assets:** NZ$584k
- **Donations:** NZ$92k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$377k
- **Paid staff:** 10
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3

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$1.07M | NZ$1.09M | NZ$-25k | NZ$584k |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$1.06M | NZ$973k | NZ$90k | NZ$609k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$938k | NZ$891k | NZ$47k | NZ$567k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$771k | NZ$762k | not disclosed | NZ$520k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$672k | NZ$699k | not disclosed | NZ$510k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$685k | NZ$631k | not disclosed | NZ$597k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$743k | NZ$602k | not disclosed | NZ$543k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$656k | NZ$617k | not disclosed | NZ$402k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$547k | NZ$546k | not disclosed | NZ$364k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$482k | NZ$479k | not disclosed | NZ$184k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (7 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Phil Major Chartered Accountant
- **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=CC29460) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-12
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-11
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-12

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/animal-protection-society-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/animal-protection-society-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/animal-protection-society-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC29460

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/animal-protection-society-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 2026-09-12T16:25:31.954Z.