# British Council (New Zealand branch)

**Charities Register number:** CC45235
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2010-09-07
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The objects for which the British Council is established and incorporated are to advance, for the public benefit, any purpose which is exclusively charitable and which shall: (a) promote cultural relationships between the people of the United Kingdom and other countries; (b) develop a wider knowledge of the English language; and (c) encourage educational co-operation between the United Kingdom and other countries, support the advancement of United Kingdom education and education standards overseas, and otherwise promote education.

## 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:** 1
  - staff costs above the methodology threshold

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$20k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$692k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-671k
- **Total assets:** NZ$142k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$34k
- **Net assets:** NZ$108k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$342k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=ea9af6a4-c20e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

> **Note on this year's figures.** The figures filed for this year do not reconcile: reported staff costs exceed reported total revenue. Derived percentages are omitted for this year. Treat the individual figures as filed, and the source annual return as the authority.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$20k | NZ$692k | NZ$-671k | NZ$108k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$21 | NZ$695k | NZ$-695k | NZ$-53k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$11 | NZ$554k | not disclosed | NZ$-186k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$1 | NZ$230k | not disclosed | NZ$24k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$55k | NZ$280k | not disclosed | NZ$19k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$43k | NZ$727k | not disclosed | NZ$44k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$733k | NZ$1.26M | not disclosed | NZ$191k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$487k | NZ$1.31M | not disclosed | NZ$-32k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$310k | NZ$965k | not disclosed | NZ$8k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$120k | NZ$1.34M | not disclosed | NZ$-161k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 1 current (2 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** JSA Audit 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=CC45235) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-12
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- 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/british-council-new-zealand-branch
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/british-council-new-zealand-branch/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/british-council-new-zealand-branch/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC45235

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/british-council-new-zealand-branch. 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 2026-09-12T18:14:54.129Z.