# Sistema Aotearoa Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC52946
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2015-12-04
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043306381
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Provides music teaching to young children

## 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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$306k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$590k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-284k
- **Total assets:** NZ$226k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$104k
- **Net assets:** NZ$122k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$160k
- **Government grants:** NZ$127k (41.6% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$54k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$504k
- **Paid staff:** 19
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=743492b2-d7e6-f011-bb4e-000d3acc4199&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

> **Note on this year's figures.** The figures filed for this year do not reconcile: reported staff costs exceed reported total revenue. Derived percentages are omitted for this year. Treat the individual figures as filed, and the source annual return as the authority.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$306k | NZ$590k | NZ$-284k | NZ$122k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$556k | NZ$603k | NZ$-48k | NZ$407k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$610k | NZ$639k | NZ$-29k | NZ$455k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$720k | NZ$634k | not disclosed | NZ$484k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$620k | NZ$536k | not disclosed | NZ$398k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$472k | NZ$451k | not disclosed | NZ$313k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$608k | NZ$525k | not disclosed | NZ$292k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$494k | NZ$517k | not disclosed | NZ$210k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$691k | NZ$551k | not disclosed | NZ$233k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$466k | NZ$373k | not disclosed | NZ$93k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (21 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Kudos Murray Audit Limited
- **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=CC52946) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$420k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$244k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$140k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$80k, year ended 2022-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$70k, year ended 2026-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$60k, year ended 2019-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$60k, year ended 2021-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$60k, year ended 2020-03-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$12k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- 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/sistema-aotearoa-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/sistema-aotearoa-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/sistema-aotearoa-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC52946
- Charity website: https://www.sistemaaotearoa.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/sistema-aotearoa-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 2026-09-30T13:59:18.099Z.