# Shama, Ethnic Women's Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC37381
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2009-02-02
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Hamilton
**NZBN:** 9429043014439
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Shama is a vibrant social service agency providing support, advocacy and programme in order to empower women, their children and their families. The purpose is to empower and educate ethnic women so they can integrate into NZ and raise safe and successful families & communities and where they are able to exercise their rights and responsibilities, live a life of dignity free from the fear of violence and be recognized as valuable members of the community. Shama provides a friendly & safe environment where ethnic women can meet and bring their children. We provide social work support, lifeskill classes, resources, advocacy, home visits and legal advice. Our long term goal is to continue to provide culturally appropriate support and services to ethnic women, children and their families to enable them to reach their goals and aspirations and so to be able to contribute back to the community.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The charity type has not been classified yet, so no scoring template applies and the grade is withheld.
- **Status code:** `unclassified`
- **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$1.98M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.91M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$68k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.82M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.30M
- **Net assets:** NZ$514k
- **Government grants:** NZ$1.10M (55.9% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$10k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$1.09M
- **Paid staff:** 16
- **Volunteers:** 1
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=e0f5e6f4-4c56-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$1.98M | NZ$1.91M | NZ$68k | NZ$514k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$2.09M | NZ$1.89M | NZ$193k | NZ$446k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$1.68M | NZ$1.60M | not disclosed | NZ$253k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$1.42M | NZ$1.30M | not disclosed | NZ$178k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$1.18M | NZ$1.19M | not disclosed | NZ$65k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$865k | NZ$874k | not disclosed | NZ$74k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$420k | NZ$384k | not disclosed | NZ$83k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$354k | NZ$346k | not disclosed | NZ$44k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$305k | NZ$305k | not disclosed | NZ$36k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$286k | NZ$274k | not disclosed | NZ$36k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (18 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=CC37381) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-11
- This document generated: 2026-09-11

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/shama-ethnic-womens-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/shama-ethnic-womens-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/shama-ethnic-womens-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC37381

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/shama-ethnic-womens-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 2026-09-11T18:09:14.036Z.