# Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC53408
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2016-06-07
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429047630178
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Pet Refuge NZ was established to provide a free, safe, temporary shelter for pets of families escaping domestic violence. Pet Refuge seeks to remove one of the significant barriers to leaving domestic violence of serious concerns about the threat of violence and cruelty towards the victim’s pets, by providing them with a safe haven.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A (90.4 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 97/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$2.75M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$2.17M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$578k
- **Total assets:** NZ$4.27M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$620k
- **Net assets:** NZ$3.65M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.11M
- **Donations:** NZ$2.33M
- **Paid staff:** 21
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Financial report audited:** yes
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=8b540ea4-bf0e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$2.75M | NZ$2.17M | NZ$578k | NZ$3.65M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$2.08M | NZ$2.07M | NZ$9k | NZ$3.08M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$1.86M | NZ$1.78M | not disclosed | NZ$3.07M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$1.60M | NZ$1.45M | not disclosed | NZ$3.00M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$1.93M | NZ$415k | not disclosed | NZ$2.85M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$1.56M | NZ$376k | not disclosed | NZ$1.34M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$219k | NZ$87k | not disclosed | NZ$152k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$33k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | NZ$19k |
| 2017-03-31 | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (8 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** RSM
- **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=CC53408) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Trillian Trust** (foundation) — NZ$568k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Trillian Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$72k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$43k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$33k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **We Care Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2022-03-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2023-03-31
- **Blue Sky Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-04-25
- 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/pet-refuge-new-zealand-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/pet-refuge-new-zealand-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/pet-refuge-new-zealand-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC53408

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/pet-refuge-new-zealand-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 2026-09-28T07:13:40.695Z.