# Great Potentials Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC32333
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042869511
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Great Potentials Foundation is a charitable trust for the promotion of education and parental support. We operate in communities that need help to unleash the potential of their children and young people at key transition points in their lives. We do this through life-changing programmes we develop, establish and continue to manage.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B- (73.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$241k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.05M
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$5.29M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$3.39M
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.89M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$2.08M
- **Donations:** NZ$214k
- **Paid staff:** 86
- **Volunteers:** 0

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$241k | NZ$1.05M | not disclosed | NZ$1.89M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$267k | NZ$1.01M | not disclosed | NZ$2.77M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$3.01M | NZ$3.27M | not disclosed | NZ$-317k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$8.38M | NZ$5.56M | not disclosed | NZ$1.00M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$7.05M | NZ$7.06M | not disclosed | NZ$-2.27M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$6.43M | NZ$970k | not disclosed | NZ$-288k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$6.75M | NZ$7.04M | not disclosed | NZ$171k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$6.69M | NZ$7.45M | not disclosed | NZ$-67k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$6.84M | NZ$865k | not disclosed | NZ$303k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$7.18M | NZ$757k | not disclosed | NZ$-571k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (20 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Blackmore, Virtue & Owens
- **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=CC32333) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$85k, year ended 2021-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$80k, year ended 2020-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$50k, year ended 2023-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$26k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Milestone Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2023-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-11-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- 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/great-potentials-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/great-potentials-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/great-potentials-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC32333

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/great-potentials-foundation. 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 2026-11-12T21:29:12.937Z.