# Aries Charitable Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC59909
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2022-02-16
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Every charitable purpose, whether the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, or any other matter beneficial to the community.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B+ (84.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 97.5/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$807k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$230k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$577k
- **Total assets:** NZ$7.13M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$25k
- **Net assets:** NZ$392k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$28k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=5e287e21-c80e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$807k | NZ$230k | NZ$577k | NZ$392k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$405k | NZ$132k | not disclosed | NZ$6.18M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$5.92M | NZ$49k | not disclosed | NZ$6.29M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 1 current
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unknown

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC59909) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- 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/aries-charitable-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/aries-charitable-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/aries-charitable-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC59909

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/aries-charitable-foundation. 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 2026-09-29T01:16:42.378Z.