# Cognition Education Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC27021
**Status:** Deregistered (2023-08-30)
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042764847

## Purpose

Cognition Education Trust aims to contribute to increasing the life chances of its beneficiaries, the young people who are the future stewards of Aotearoa New Zealand's social and economic well-being. It supports educational projects and initiatives that increase evidence - based knowledge through research, actively develop practice, and foster professional collaboration so that students are challenged and supported to maximise their potential

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — No longer on the Charities Register.
- **Status code:** `deregistered`
- **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 2023-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$26.08M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$25.96M
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$28.27M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$8.19M
- **Net assets:** NZ$20.08M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$7.32M
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Financial report audited:** yes
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=cb566fce-54d0-ed11-bb1e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$26.08M | NZ$25.96M | not disclosed | NZ$20.08M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$15.48M | NZ$15.77M | not disclosed | NZ$19.84M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$17.49M | NZ$15.46M | not disclosed | NZ$20.14M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$18.00M | NZ$20.17M | not disclosed | NZ$18.28M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$24.90M | NZ$17.13M | not disclosed | NZ$20.40M |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$15.91M | NZ$19.23M | not disclosed | NZ$12.69M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$22.90M | NZ$24.25M | not disclosed | NZ$15.87M |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$29.76M | NZ$29.69M | not disclosed | NZ$17.22M |
| 2015-03-31 | NZ$1.10M | NZ$442k | NZ$654k | NZ$18.23M |
| 2014-03-31 | NZ$3.02M | NZ$306k | NZ$2.71M | NZ$17.58M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 1 current
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 6
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$500k+
- **Auditor:** Ernst & Young
- **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=CC27021) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- EY — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-04-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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/cognition-education-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/cognition-education-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/cognition-education-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27021

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/cognition-education-trust. 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 2026-10-01T21:30:41.621Z.