# King's High School Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC44618
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2010-07-12
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Dunedin
**NZBN:** 9429043209422
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The trust aims to generate and preserve a capital fund from which the income may be used to cover the cost of a wide range of priority needs within King's, such as maintaining and improving facilities, enhancing academic and co-curricular programmes, and enriching learning experiences. The Trust will also act as a fund-raising vehicle for higher cost projects, (e.g buildings) for which state funding is either non-existent or inadequate. The trust also holds land at 20 Bay Road, Warrington, Otago for the purpose of education outside the classroom for all students to use.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B- (70.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$53k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$2k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$51k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$610k
- **Donations:** NZ$31k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=ced018aa-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$53k | NZ$2k | NZ$51k | not disclosed |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$42k | NZ$24k | NZ$18k | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$19k | NZ$85k | NZ$-66k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$281k | NZ$15k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$10k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$22k | NZ$12k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$27k | NZ$31k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$45k | NZ$4k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$49k | NZ$76 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$21k | NZ$152 | not disclosed | NZ$246k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (14 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=CC44618) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$40k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Bendigo Valley Sports and Charity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **THE BENDIGO VALLEY SPORTS AND CHARITY FOUNDATION** (foundation) — NZ$7k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2023-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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/kings-high-school-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/kings-high-school-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/kings-high-school-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC44618

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/kings-high-school-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 2026-10-01T06:04:15.151Z.