# Student Volunteer Army Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC47611
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2012-04-04
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043232000
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Support ākonga to improve their lives, the lives of others and the taiao (world around them).

## 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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$557k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$928k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-371k
- **Total assets:** NZ$276k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$153k
- **Net assets:** NZ$123k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$161k
- **Donations:** NZ$8k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$676k
- **Paid staff:** 6
- **Volunteers:** 230
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=7b952b29-c30e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$557k | NZ$928k | NZ$-371k | NZ$123k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$824k | NZ$1.19M | NZ$-370k | NZ$494k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$1.66M | NZ$1.22M | not disclosed | NZ$864k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$1.45M | NZ$1.31M | not disclosed | NZ$273k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$1.03M | NZ$1.02M | not disclosed | NZ$132k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$586k | NZ$502k | not disclosed | NZ$126k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$104k | NZ$80k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$90k | NZ$87k | not disclosed | NZ$14k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$78k | NZ$73k | not disclosed | NZ$15k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$261 | NZ$14k | not disclosed | NZ$10k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (27 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Ainger Tomlin
- **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=CC47611) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$80k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$75k, year ended 2023-03-31
- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$75k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$75k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$75k, year ended 2022-03-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$61k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Mainland Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$50k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$23k, year ended 2022-03-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$21k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

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/student-volunteer-army-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/student-volunteer-army-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/student-volunteer-army-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC47611
- Charity website: http://sva.org.nz/

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/student-volunteer-army-foundation. 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 2026-09-28T17:47:04.045Z.