# Pauatahanui Preschool Inc

**Charities Register number:** CC20939
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-02-04
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Porirua
**NZBN:** 9429042803850
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide quality early childhood care and education for children and their families in a warm, caring and safe environment, which ensures children have a good beginning that lasts forever.

## 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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$425k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$417k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$8k
- **Total assets:** NZ$486k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$68k
- **Net assets:** NZ$418k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$271k
- **Government grants:** NZ$350k (82.2% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$18k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$326k
- **Paid staff:** 6
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=5f073636-d8e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$425k | NZ$417k | NZ$8k | NZ$418k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$439k | NZ$385k | NZ$54k | NZ$409k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$395k | NZ$358k | NZ$38k | NZ$355k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$336k | NZ$307k | not disclosed | NZ$343k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$306k | NZ$284k | not disclosed | NZ$316k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$279k | NZ$266k | not disclosed | NZ$293k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$273k | NZ$280k | not disclosed | NZ$280k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$267k | NZ$260k | not disclosed | NZ$293k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$281k | NZ$281k | not disclosed | NZ$285k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$272k | NZ$272k | not disclosed | NZ$285k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (30 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **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=CC20939) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$1k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$449, year ended 2023-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- 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/pauatahanui-preschool-inc
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/pauatahanui-preschool-inc/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/pauatahanui-preschool-inc/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC20939

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/pauatahanui-preschool-inc. 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 2026-10-01T01:13:04.838Z.