# KidsCan Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC10386
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2007-06-04
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043149940
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

KidsCan strives to be the conduit for individuals, community, business and government to co-operate in providing food, clothing and basic health care in schools and early childhoods to enable disadvantaged children to reach their potential.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The most recent annual return on the register is too old to score.
- **Status code:** `stale_data`
- **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 2015-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$12.48M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$11.62M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$863k
- **Total assets:** NZ$5.23M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$674k
- **Net assets:** NZ$4.55M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$4.04M
- **Government grants:** NZ$1.41M (11.3% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$6.45M
- **Paid staff:** 58
- **Volunteers:** 3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=53d8fa44-f02c-e611-92ae-00155d0cccdc&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-31 | NZ$12.48M | NZ$11.62M | NZ$863k | NZ$4.55M |
| 2014-12-31 | NZ$9.74M | NZ$9.20M | NZ$542k | NZ$3.18M |
| 2013-12-31 | NZ$7.00M | NZ$5.98M | NZ$1.02M | NZ$2.64M |
| 2012-12-31 | NZ$4.93M | NZ$4.41M | NZ$521k | NZ$1.62M |
| 2011-12-31 | NZ$3.36M | NZ$2.60M | NZ$755k | NZ$999k |
| 2010-12-31 | NZ$3.21M | NZ$3.24M | NZ$-24k | NZ$244k |
| 2009-12-31 | NZ$2.15M | NZ$1.99M | NZ$161k | NZ$268k |
| 2008-12-31 | NZ$1.28M | NZ$1.32M | NZ$-37k | NZ$107k |
| 2007-12-31 | NZ$976k | NZ$1.00M | NZ$-24k | NZ$46k |

## Group consolidated filing

This charity is part of **Kidscan Charitable Trust Group**, which files a consolidated return. For the year ended 2025-12-31 the group reported revenue of NZ$27.54M and expenses of NZ$26.85M.

Where a member files an empty individual return, the group figures are where the activity sits.

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (16 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC10386) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Trillian Trust** (foundation) — NZ$1.19M, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Trillian Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$266k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$101k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Trust House Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Dragon Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Akarana Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The North and South Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Blue Sky Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

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/kidscan-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/kidscan-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/kidscan-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC10386

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/kidscan-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 2026-09-28T07:43:47.480Z.