# Iona College

**Charities Register number:** CC27347
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Havelock North
**NZBN:** 9429048094597
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide and promote education for girls Years 7 through 13

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A- (86.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$9.37M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$8.76M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$613k
- **Total assets:** NZ$36.50M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$12.69M
- **Net assets:** NZ$23.81M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$475k
- **Government grants:** NZ$483k (5.1% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$2.99M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$3.02M
- **Paid staff:** 52
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=90e8234e-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$9.37M | NZ$8.76M | NZ$613k | NZ$23.81M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$9.15M | NZ$8.35M | NZ$798k | NZ$23.24M |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$9.03M | NZ$8.08M | NZ$956k | NZ$22.44M |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$6.79M | NZ$5.88M | not disclosed | NZ$21.67M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$5.68M | NZ$5.09M | not disclosed | NZ$20.78M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$5.24M | NZ$4.60M | NZ$637k | NZ$20.20M |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$4.18M | NZ$3.85M | not disclosed | NZ$20.58M |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$3.92M | NZ$1.96M | not disclosed | NZ$19.24M |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$3.96M | NZ$3.82M | not disclosed | NZ$18.88M |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$3.79M | NZ$3.53M | not disclosed | NZ$18.74M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (7 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Audit Limited Hastings
- **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=CC27347) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **First Light Community Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$6k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

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/iona-college
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/iona-college/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/iona-college/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27347

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/iona-college. 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 2026-09-30T02:24:20.838Z.