# Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC26135
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-18
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042955689
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide culturally appropriate aged care services along with social, emotional, educational, physical and spiritual support for the well being of older people of Indian and South Asian origin.

## 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:** 1
  - reserves above the methodology threshold for its size and type

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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$848k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$674k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$174k
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.03M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$268k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.76M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$343k
- **Government grants:** NZ$644k (76.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$63k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$430k
- **Paid staff:** 8
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=00edf3df-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$848k | NZ$674k | NZ$174k | NZ$1.76M |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$806k | NZ$577k | NZ$229k | NZ$1.59M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$805k | NZ$484k | NZ$321k | NZ$1.36M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$652k | NZ$370k | not disclosed | NZ$1.04M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$898k | NZ$614k | not disclosed | NZ$761k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$407k | NZ$367k | not disclosed | NZ$477k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$470k | NZ$441k | not disclosed | NZ$437k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$352k | NZ$315k | not disclosed | NZ$408k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$323k | NZ$290k | not disclosed | NZ$371k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$275k | NZ$262k | not disclosed | NZ$338k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (13 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=CC26135) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$139k, year ended 2020-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$100k, year ended 2021-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$90k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Auckland Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2018-06-30
- **Auckland Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2017-06-30

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-10-04
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-05

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/shanti-niwas-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/shanti-niwas-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/shanti-niwas-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC26135

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/shanti-niwas-charitable-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 2026-10-05T00:44:48.315Z.