# Deepavali Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC40457
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2009-03-16
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043182367
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

"Deepavali Charitable Trust (""Deepavali"" or ""Trust"") has been established to: - Relieve poverty, hunger, or the ravages of war or natural disaster in India and other parts of developing Asia; - Relieve sickness and improve medical care (in particular by the advancement of medicine and hospitals) in India and other parts of Asia; - Raise the educational standards in the rural parts of India and other parts of developing Asia. Deepavali achieves its objectives by partnering with local charitable institutions who have a highly effective and efficient logistics and delivery network. Our healthcare and education initiatives are truly remarkable. Our primary activity is we help fund 3x 100% Free Charitable Hospitals and 1x Free School for Girls operating in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Uttar Pradesh is the largest state of India with 180 million people with 90% of them living below the poverty line.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (79.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 90/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.20M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.09M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$115k
- **Total assets:** NZ$125k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$7k
- **Net assets:** NZ$118k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$125k
- **Donations:** NZ$1.20M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=11a9a627-922d-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$1.20M | NZ$1.09M | NZ$115k | NZ$118k |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$1.47M | NZ$2.24M | NZ$-771k | NZ$100 |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$1.23M | NZ$789k | NZ$440k | NZ$774k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$1.07M | NZ$923k | not disclosed | NZ$334k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$952k | NZ$1.32M | not disclosed | NZ$186k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$1.16M | NZ$937k | not disclosed | NZ$550k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$986k | NZ$936k | not disclosed | NZ$327k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$791k | NZ$848k | not disclosed | NZ$278k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$791k | NZ$481k | not disclosed | NZ$335k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$1.79M | NZ$1.99M | not disclosed | NZ$24k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current
- **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=CC40457) 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/deepavali-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/deepavali-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/deepavali-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC40457
- Charity website: www.deepavali.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/deepavali-charitable-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 2026-11-12T04:41:34.013Z.