# Joyce Fisher Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC33739
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Community Development
**ICNPO group:** Philanthropic Intermediaries and Voluntarism Promotion
**Region:** Auckland
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Trust provides cash grants to various charitable organisations aligned to the Trust's mission statement - To make New Zealand a better place, by providing young New Zealanders with opportunities that enhance their leadership skills and values, creating community role models and future leaders.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (76.7 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 86/100
- **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$2.44M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$7.72M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-5.29M
- **Total assets:** NZ$93.32M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$7.69M
- **Net assets:** NZ$85.63M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$309k
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Staff costs:** NZ$240k
- **Paid staff:** 10
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=54cb62b1-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$2.44M | NZ$7.72M | NZ$-5.29M | NZ$85.63M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$4.70M | NZ$4.73M | NZ$-39k | NZ$84.51M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$2.77M | NZ$4.74M | not disclosed | NZ$78.64M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$2.57M | NZ$7.01M | not disclosed | NZ$79.90M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$9.02M | NZ$5.73M | not disclosed | NZ$95.18M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$5.04M | NZ$4.83M | not disclosed | NZ$79.73M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$2.67M | NZ$4.67M | not disclosed | NZ$72.16M |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$4.00M | NZ$4.04M | not disclosed | NZ$72.82M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$1.98M | NZ$4.45M | not disclosed | NZ$66.31M |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$3.41M | NZ$3.47M | not disclosed | NZ$67.15M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (10 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** William Buck Limited
- **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=CC33739) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-29

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/joyce-fisher-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/joyce-fisher-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/joyce-fisher-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC33739

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/joyce-fisher-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 2026-09-29T07:41:17.522Z.