# Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC54853
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2017-07-14
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429046242969
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Provider of support services for the development, health and well being of children under five.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** D+ (54.0 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 59.3/100
- **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$102.90M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$103.81M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-904k
- **Total assets:** NZ$60.05M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$15.38M
- **Net assets:** NZ$44.66M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$17.53M
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$2.69M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$79.53M
- **Paid staff:** 1075
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=dd28ded5-4956-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$102.90M | NZ$103.81M | NZ$-904k | NZ$44.66M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$101.54M | NZ$97.72M | NZ$3.82M | NZ$45.23M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$91.24M | NZ$86.85M | not disclosed | NZ$41.40M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$93.80M | NZ$89.99M | not disclosed | NZ$37.01M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$92.25M | NZ$92.91M | not disclosed | NZ$30.57M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$91.58M | NZ$93.60M | not disclosed | NZ$31.07M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$84.09M | NZ$87.24M | not disclosed | NZ$33.05M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$40.29M | NZ$47.15M | not disclosed | NZ$35.74M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (19 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 7
- **Executive remuneration bands:** under NZ$100k, NZ$500k+
- **Auditor:** KPMG
- **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=CC54853) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$306k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$96k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$58k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$55k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Trust House Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$52k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$52k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Akarana Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$51k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$50k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The North and South Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$34k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **One Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$33k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Service providers

- KPMG — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- 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/royal-new-zealand-plunket-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/royal-new-zealand-plunket-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/royal-new-zealand-plunket-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC54853

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/royal-new-zealand-plunket-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 2026-09-30T01:57:02.562Z.