# The Betty Loughhead Soroptimist Scholarship Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC37295
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Wellington
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Betty Loughhead Soroptimist Scholarship provides financial support to women over the age of 25 who are studying to either: * obtain a qualification to enter (or re-enter) the workforce; or * to gain a further qualification to advance a careers in business, the professions, the arts; or * to change occupation. The Scholarship is intended to provide financial support for study, not fully fund it. Applicants must be enrolled in an NZQA-approved study programme. All study must be undertaken in New Zealand.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **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$22k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$7k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$14k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$323k
- **Donations:** NZ$6k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4

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$22k | NZ$7k | NZ$14k | not disclosed |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$20k | NZ$21k | NZ$-582 | not disclosed |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$15k | NZ$15k | NZ$-55 | not disclosed |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$11k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$6k | NZ$5k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$13k | NZ$9k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$13k | NZ$10k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$13k | NZ$9k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$14k | NZ$9k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$15k | NZ$11k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (34 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=CC37295) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-12
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-11
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-13

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/the-betty-loughhead-soroptimist-scholarship-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-betty-loughhead-soroptimist-scholarship-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-betty-loughhead-soroptimist-scholarship-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC37295

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-betty-loughhead-soroptimist-scholarship-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 2026-09-13T13:39:00.937Z.