# Ara Education Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC57553
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2020-01-31
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429047406797
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To have a positive impact on the lives of young people and their families by establishing and achieving sustainable education and employment opportunites and outcomes for students from Member Schools

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A- (89.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$2.50M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.91M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$596k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.27M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$885k
- **Net assets:** NZ$388k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$990k
- **Government grants:** NZ$1.39M (55.7% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$800
- **Staff costs:** NZ$1.39M
- **Paid staff:** 25
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=3e997ed6-d7e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$2.50M | NZ$1.91M | NZ$596k | NZ$388k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$1.46M | NZ$1.48M | NZ$-21k | NZ$99k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$750k | NZ$773k | NZ$-23k | NZ$119k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$651k | NZ$638k | not disclosed | NZ$186k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$659k | NZ$635k | not disclosed | NZ$173k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$122k | NZ$38k | not disclosed | NZ$84k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (15 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Dellow Financial Services Limited
- **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=CC57553) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$37k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Dragon Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$6k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Rano Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Dragon Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$3k, 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: 2026-09-29

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/ara-education-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/ara-education-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/ara-education-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC57553
- Charity website: https://www.araskills.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/ara-education-charitable-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 2026-09-29T23:31:51.113Z.