# Estate of Elsie Lilian Wright

**Charities Register number:** CC20557
**Status:** Deregistered (2023-02-14)
**Registered since:** 2008-01-20
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Wellington

## Purpose

The Charitable Trust was set up to pay an income in perpetuity to the University of Auckland, Faculty of Medicine & Health Science for the general purposes of the Ophthalmology Department - the early detection and surgical management of vision defects in children between the ages of two years and 21 years, where public funding to treat these defects is not available.

## 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 2022-02-28)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$11k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$8k
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$398k
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$13k
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=fe406441-2599-ec11-bb10-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-28 | NZ$11k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-02-28 | NZ$8k | NZ$5k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-02-28 | NZ$5k | NZ$7k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-02-28 | NZ$7k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-02-28 | NZ$6k | NZ$7k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-02-28 | NZ$9k | NZ$2k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-02-28 | NZ$11k | NZ$15k | NZ$-4k | NZ$292k |
| 2015-02-28 | NZ$5k | NZ$2k | NZ$3k | NZ$312k |
| 2014-02-28 | NZ$8k | NZ$12k | NZ$-4k | NZ$282k |
| 2013-02-28 | NZ$7k | NZ$6k | NZ$388 | NZ$275k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 1 current
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC20557) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

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

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/estate-of-elsie-lilian-wright
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/estate-of-elsie-lilian-wright/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/estate-of-elsie-lilian-wright/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC20557

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/estate-of-elsie-lilian-wright. 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 2026-10-04T22:23:41.025Z.