# Radiance Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC47312
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2012-01-31
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Assist the Vipassana Centre in New Zealand in the development and publicity of the centre; aid research and education in Harmonics Theory; assist in Cycles (that is repeating phenomena) research, including through the Cycles Research Institute and the Foundation for the Study of Cycles.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (79.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 90/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (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$109k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$27k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$81k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.99M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.21M
- **Net assets:** NZ$778k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$817k
- **Volunteers:** 14
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=c4fd4259-c30e-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$109k | NZ$27k | NZ$81k | NZ$778k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$325k | NZ$128k | NZ$197k | NZ$697k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$58k | NZ$209k | not disclosed | NZ$500k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$103k | NZ$18k | not disclosed | NZ$651k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$313k | NZ$85k | not disclosed | NZ$565k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$45k | NZ$374k | not disclosed | NZ$337k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$264k | NZ$61k | not disclosed | NZ$666k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$150k | NZ$122k | not disclosed | NZ$463k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$136k | NZ$64k | not disclosed | NZ$435k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$121k | NZ$13k | not disclosed | NZ$226k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (5 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC47312) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-24
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-04

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/radiance-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/radiance-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/radiance-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC47312

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/radiance-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 2026-10-04T10:29:50.156Z.