# Samuel Marsden Collegiate School Trust Board

**Charities Register number:** CC30115
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429042722809
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide an academic and scholastic education for its pupils

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A (92.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$11.82M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$12.82M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-1.00M
- **Total assets:** NZ$21.09M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$6.38M
- **Net assets:** NZ$14.71M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$843k
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$523k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$8.21M
- **Paid staff:** 83
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=8b9b4e12-d8e6-f011-bb4e-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$11.82M | NZ$12.82M | NZ$-1.00M | NZ$14.71M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$11.56M | NZ$12.12M | NZ$-559k | NZ$15.71M |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$10.85M | NZ$11.46M | NZ$-609k | NZ$16.27M |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$10.44M | NZ$10.71M | not disclosed | NZ$16.88M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$10.21M | NZ$10.32M | not disclosed | NZ$17.14M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$10.60M | NZ$10.74M | not disclosed | NZ$17.25M |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$13.56M | NZ$13.77M | not disclosed | NZ$17.30M |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$12.59M | NZ$13.25M | not disclosed | NZ$18.66M |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$11.67M | NZ$11.95M | not disclosed | NZ$19.32M |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$11.24M | NZ$11.73M | not disclosed | NZ$19.59M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (27 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 4
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$500k+
- **Auditor:** Crowe NZ
- **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=CC30115) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$19k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Service providers

- Crowe — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- 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/samuel-marsden-collegiate-school-trust-board
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/samuel-marsden-collegiate-school-trust-board/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/samuel-marsden-collegiate-school-trust-board/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC30115

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/samuel-marsden-collegiate-school-trust-board. 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 2026-09-30T13:29:48.822Z.