# New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee

**Charities Register number:** CC32649
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429051685799
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara has three roles: 1. A statutory role as the body primarily responsible for quality assurance matters in respect of universities. 2. A statutory role granting scholarships from money under the control of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors Committee. 3. Working as a sector to share best practice, to realise efficiencies, and to improve understanding and support for universities – particularly with Government agencies and ministers.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C (63.3 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 72.5/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - trustees holding many concurrent board roles

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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$3.22M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$2.98M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$240k
- **Total assets:** NZ$7.31M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.03M
- **Net assets:** NZ$6.28M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$5.63M
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Staff costs:** NZ$2.01M
- **Paid staff:** 16
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=24d5d52a-4d56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$3.22M | NZ$2.98M | NZ$240k | NZ$6.28M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$3.89M | NZ$3.83M | NZ$61k | NZ$807k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$4.00M | NZ$4.21M | not disclosed | NZ$746k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$3.49M | NZ$3.43M | not disclosed | NZ$959k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$3.28M | NZ$3.20M | not disclosed | NZ$898k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$3.33M | NZ$3.34M | not disclosed | NZ$815k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$3.08M | NZ$3.09M | not disclosed | NZ$829k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$3.06M | NZ$3.01M | not disclosed | NZ$840k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$3.03M | NZ$2.97M | not disclosed | NZ$786k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$3.09M | NZ$3.11M | not disclosed | NZ$722k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 12 current (39 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 2
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$500k+, under NZ$100k
- **Auditor:** BDO Wellington
- **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=CC32649) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- BDO — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- 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/new-zealand-vice-chancellors-committee
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/new-zealand-vice-chancellors-committee/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/new-zealand-vice-chancellors-committee/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC32649

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/new-zealand-vice-chancellors-committee. 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 2026-09-30T06:48:00.659Z.