# Special Olympics Canterbury Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC60064
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2022-04-22
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429050192366
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The purpose of the Trust will be to provide training and competition opportunities in sports for people with Intellectual Disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendships with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community, primarily with the geographic area of Canterbury, being north of the Rakaia River and south of the Waimakariri River.

## 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$295k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$283k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$12k
- **Total assets:** NZ$180k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$53k
- **Net assets:** NZ$127k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$12k
- **Donations:** NZ$51k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$77k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=6f400872-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$295k | NZ$283k | NZ$12k | NZ$127k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$135k | NZ$150k | NZ$-15k | NZ$115k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$217k | NZ$185k | NZ$32k | NZ$130k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$189k | NZ$163k | not disclosed | NZ$98k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (9 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=CC60064) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$12k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$1k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-26
- 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/special-olympics-canterbury-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/special-olympics-canterbury-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/special-olympics-canterbury-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC60064

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/special-olympics-canterbury-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 2026-09-29T02:39:26.804Z.