# Pioneers

**Charities Register number:** CC25735
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-11
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042936961
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Provide advice, information and advocacy within national New Zealand churches

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** D (49.0 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 66.4/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - programme spending below the methodology threshold

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$397k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$443k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-46k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.24M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$480k
- **Net assets:** NZ$759k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$342k
- **Donations:** NZ$7k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$348k
- **Paid staff:** 7
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=6469f7f6-4a56-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$397k | NZ$443k | NZ$-46k | NZ$759k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$363k | NZ$385k | NZ$-22k | NZ$761k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$339k | NZ$268k | not disclosed | NZ$775k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$253k | NZ$176k | not disclosed | NZ$836k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$189k | NZ$184k | not disclosed | NZ$678k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$231k | NZ$210k | not disclosed | NZ$372k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$223k | NZ$211k | not disclosed | NZ$340k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$227k | NZ$205k | not disclosed | NZ$327k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$118k | NZ$111k | not disclosed | NZ$298k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$166k | NZ$217k | not disclosed | NZ$291k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (18 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** GSA Audit
- **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=CC25735) 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: 2026-10-02

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/pioneers
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/pioneers/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/pioneers/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC25735
- Charity website: http://www.pioneers.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/pioneers. 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 2026-10-02T00:52:40.717Z.