# Bowel Cancer New Zealand

**Charities Register number:** CC44166
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2010-05-10
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429050834617
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To reduce the impact of bowel cancer on New Zealand communities through awareness, education, support and research.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A (92.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **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$2.29M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.49M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$797k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.66M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$105k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.55M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$598k
- **Donations:** NZ$1.78M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$692k
- **Paid staff:** 12
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=2155401e-d8e6-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$2.29M | NZ$1.49M | NZ$797k | NZ$1.55M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$795k | NZ$735k | NZ$60k | NZ$758k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$952k | NZ$939k | NZ$13k | NZ$698k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$1.05M | NZ$875k | not disclosed | NZ$685k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$924k | NZ$714k | not disclosed | NZ$512k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$471k | NZ$411k | not disclosed | NZ$302k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$492k | NZ$409k | not disclosed | NZ$242k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$290k | NZ$268k | not disclosed | NZ$159k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$193k | NZ$177k | not disclosed | NZ$136k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$188k | NZ$187k | not disclosed | NZ$120k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (39 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** William Buck
- **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=CC44166) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$52k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2026-03-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$16k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Dragon Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$13k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$12k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2022-03-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

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/bowel-cancer-new-zealand
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/bowel-cancer-new-zealand/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/bowel-cancer-new-zealand/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC44166
- Charity website: http://www.bowelcancernz.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/bowel-cancer-new-zealand. 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 2026-09-28T09:22:12.584Z.