# Leadership Development International

**Charities Register number:** CC21651
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-03-06
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Riverhead
**NZBN:** 9429042789475
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Leadership Development International (LDI) exists to help fulfil the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), by supporting strategic, Bible believing, interdenominational leadership training agencies throughout the Majority World to train their own people in their own country or region. The aim is to support the training of excellent, humble, servant leaders of integrity, as church planters, evangelists, missionaries, translators, preachers, pastors, Bible teachers and theologians, and also lay leaders and national opinion shapers. We accomplish this by establishing and maintaining long term strategic partnerships between donor partners and majority world partners through our Magnificent Seven Ventures: student scholarships, faculty training, literature and IT resources, campus development, preaching training, short term adventures and humanitarian aid and development. Our Mission To encourage high quality training in every area of the Majority World, training nationals in their

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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 2025-09-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$518k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$544k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-26k
- **Total assets:** NZ$953k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$249k
- **Net assets:** NZ$705k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$623k
- **Donations:** NZ$503k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a7dc80f7-8b9e-f011-bb48-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | NZ$518k | NZ$544k | NZ$-26k | NZ$705k |
| 2024-09-30 | NZ$633k | NZ$632k | NZ$1k | NZ$731k |
| 2023-09-30 | NZ$521k | NZ$484k | NZ$37k | NZ$740k |
| 2022-09-30 | NZ$521k | NZ$484k | not disclosed | NZ$740k |
| 2021-09-30 | NZ$554k | NZ$401k | not disclosed | NZ$703k |
| 2020-09-30 | NZ$484k | NZ$444k | not disclosed | NZ$550k |
| 2019-09-30 | NZ$471k | NZ$302k | not disclosed | NZ$510k |
| 2018-09-30 | NZ$364k | NZ$602k | not disclosed | NZ$341k |
| 2017-09-30 | NZ$579k | NZ$355k | not disclosed | NZ$578k |
| 2016-09-30 | NZ$355k | NZ$598k | not disclosed | NZ$354k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (18 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Hounsell Accounting 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=CC21651) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-05

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/leadership-development-international
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/leadership-development-international/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/leadership-development-international/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC21651

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/leadership-development-international. 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 2026-10-05T17:02:37.233Z.