# Belong Aotearoa

**Charities Register number:** CC43070
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2009-12-07
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042981992
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To promote thriving and inclusive communities by facilitating and supporting the successful settlement and integration of migrants and refugees in Aotearoa by: 1. Facilitating and supporting initiatives or opportunities that prioritise settlement, belonging and wellbeing outcomes for new migrants and former refugees; Developing and delivering inter-cultural services of excellence that promote, facilitate, monitor and improve the economic integration of migrants and refugees into Aotearoa, and assisting migrants to access a wide range of health, education and social services; 4. Forging positive relationships between New Zealanders from refugee backgrounds and the wider community, as well as advocating for support and programmes to assist in the settlement process; 5. Co-ordinating input to regional and national settlement and integration policies and strategies;

## 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$1.33M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.41M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-85k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.11M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$625k
- **Net assets:** NZ$487k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$197k
- **Government grants:** NZ$647k (48.7% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$7k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$981k
- **Paid staff:** 21
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=b6202ab7-4b56-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$1.33M | NZ$1.41M | NZ$-85k | NZ$487k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$2.00M | NZ$1.93M | NZ$65k | NZ$572k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$2.05M | NZ$1.92M | not disclosed | NZ$457k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$930k | NZ$927k | not disclosed | NZ$329k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$1.07M | NZ$1.06M | not disclosed | NZ$321k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$911k | NZ$893k | not disclosed | NZ$300k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$866k | NZ$854k | not disclosed | NZ$282k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$931k | NZ$898k | not disclosed | NZ$270k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$833k | NZ$822k | not disclosed | NZ$187k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$978k | NZ$971k | not disclosed | NZ$176k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (56 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** McLaren Guise Associates 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=CC43070) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$722k, year ended 2023-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$618k, year ended 2020-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$581k, year ended 2026-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$162k, year ended 2019-03-31
- **The Tindall Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$108k, year ended 2023-06-30
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Blue Sky Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- 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/belong-aotearoa
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/belong-aotearoa/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/belong-aotearoa/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC43070

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/belong-aotearoa. 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 2026-09-30T22:05:18.927Z.