# Dress For Success Wellington Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC32794
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429042995159
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Our mission is to "Empower people to find work and achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and development tools to help them thrive in work and in life"

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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$591k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$533k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$58k
- **Total assets:** NZ$503k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$155k
- **Net assets:** NZ$347k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$331k
- **Government grants:** NZ$172k (29.1% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$12k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$277k
- **Paid staff:** 5
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=7f9c5b06-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$591k | NZ$533k | NZ$58k | NZ$347k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$535k | NZ$509k | NZ$27k | NZ$289k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$583k | NZ$529k | NZ$53k | NZ$262k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$519k | NZ$393k | not disclosed | NZ$209k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$438k | NZ$461k | not disclosed | NZ$84k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$388k | NZ$387k | not disclosed | NZ$106k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$410k | NZ$403k | not disclosed | NZ$105k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$281k | NZ$277k | not disclosed | NZ$98k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$244k | NZ$248k | not disclosed | NZ$94k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$223k | NZ$163k | not disclosed | NZ$98k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 11 current (83 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **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=CC32794) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$29k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$23k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Trust House Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$9k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Central Limited** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- 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/dress-for-success-wellington-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/dress-for-success-wellington-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/dress-for-success-wellington-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC32794
- Charity website: https://www.yesforsuccess.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/dress-for-success-wellington-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 2026-09-28T09:13:37.530Z.