# John Ilott Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC35519
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429042667520
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To deliver philanthropic help within New Zealand by means of financial grants to the extent of income a available from investments, specifically with the intention of supporting smaller and individual charitable organisations /groups meeting the following criteria: - Projects to help newly formed groups needing a little 'seed money' - Projects associated with better literacy and reading knowledge for children and adults - Projects to assist parents - Projects to assist with problems of babies and pre-school children - Projects to assist with problems of children and young people.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B- (74.9 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 83.5/100
- **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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$115k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$182k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-67k
- **Total assets:** NZ$4.07M
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** NZ$4.42M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$828
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=db81d9cf-c60e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$115k | NZ$182k | NZ$-67k | NZ$4.42M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$97k | NZ$181k | NZ$-84k | NZ$4.07M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$84k | NZ$174k | NZ$-91k | NZ$3.87M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$86k | NZ$176k | not disclosed | NZ$4.10M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$170k | NZ$190k | not disclosed | NZ$4.24M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$176k | NZ$178k | not disclosed | NZ$3.84M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$358k | NZ$192k | not disclosed | NZ$3.86M |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$210k | NZ$202k | not disclosed | NZ$3.69M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$168k | NZ$186k | not disclosed | NZ$3.68M |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$183k | NZ$188k | not disclosed | NZ$3.62M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (22 including former)
- **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=CC35519) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- 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/john-ilott-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/john-ilott-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/john-ilott-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC35519

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/john-ilott-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 2026-09-30T07:49:28.549Z.