# Canterbury Women's Legal Association Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC56403
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2019-03-07
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Christchurch
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

(a) To facilitate and encourage contact and mutual support amongst women in law, (b) To work for the advancement of women in the practice and study of law, (c) To work for the reform of the law and its administration, and for advancement of social policy, particularly as it affects women and children (d) To promote the use of women's skills in law, (e) To participate as a body in matters of interest to the legal profession including liaison with the Canterbury-Westland Branch of the New Zealand Law Society from time to time as appropriate, (f) To work for and promote the establishment of organisations with similar objects throughout New Zealand and to affiliate with such organisations, (g) To affiliate with and maintain connections with national and international organisations with similar objects, (h) To do all such other things as are incidental or conductive to the attainment of the objects herein, (i) Such other objects as the Association shall in General Meeting decide

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$59k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$60k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-730
- **Total assets:** NZ$103k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$55
- **Net assets:** NZ$103k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$27k
- **Donations:** NZ$39k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=43f44f74-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$59k | NZ$60k | NZ$-730 | NZ$103k |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$83k | NZ$79k | NZ$4k | NZ$99k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$67k | NZ$61k | NZ$6k | NZ$95k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$34k | NZ$51k | not disclosed | NZ$89k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$66k | NZ$58k | not disclosed | NZ$106k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$26k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | NZ$98k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$51k | NZ$43k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current (46 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC56403) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-11-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-11-12

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/canterbury-womens-legal-association-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/canterbury-womens-legal-association-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/canterbury-womens-legal-association-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC56403

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/canterbury-womens-legal-association-incorporated. 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 2026-11-12T16:21:05.441Z.