# Safeguarding Children Initiative

**Charities Register number:** CC49059
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2013-04-19
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Nelson
**NZBN:** 9429043276134
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Safeguarding Children Initiative is a charitable organisation which aims to reduce child abuse & neglect in New Zealand by: -Delivering evidence-based seminar and training to empower those working with children & communities to protect children & young people. -Safeguarding Community/ Safe Communities - Safer Children - work with community organisations to increase their culture of child protection, capacity, systems, & workforce development. -Elearning- New Zealand's first & only child protection elearning. Using information Technology to improve access to vital child protection training across the nation. -Our courses are delivered to suit everyone's busy schedules & learning needs: elearning courses, recorded webinar training, live webinar training, face to face seminars or bespoke training on request -Prevention strategies -Advocacy for children and young people at a local & national level.

## 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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$789k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$791k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-2k
- **Total assets:** NZ$589k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$105k
- **Net assets:** NZ$484k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$79k
- **Donations:** NZ$57k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$605k
- **Paid staff:** 10
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=512e1204-c00e-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$789k | NZ$791k | NZ$-2k | NZ$484k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$642k | NZ$651k | NZ$-9k | NZ$486k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$536k | NZ$534k | not disclosed | NZ$496k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$708k | NZ$540k | not disclosed | NZ$493k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$612k | NZ$392k | not disclosed | NZ$326k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$383k | NZ$362k | not disclosed | NZ$105k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$275k | NZ$248k | not disclosed | NZ$85k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$191k | NZ$202k | not disclosed | NZ$58k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$245k | NZ$180k | not disclosed | NZ$72k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$61k | NZ$112k | not disclosed | NZ$6k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (23 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC49059) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$6k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-29

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/safeguarding-children-initiative
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/safeguarding-children-initiative/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/safeguarding-children-initiative/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC49059
- Charity website: https://www.safeguardingchildren.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/safeguarding-children-initiative. 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 2026-09-29T16:29:04.716Z.