# The Charitable Foundation of the Catholic Bishop of Auckland

**Charities Register number:** CC25268
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-03
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Auckland
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Catholic Caring Foundation exists to assist families, children and individuals suffering from the effects of poverty. The Foundation provides contestable funding to projects/services that strengthen or support families and communities both short-term and long term.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B+ (80.6 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 91.5/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **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$1.95M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$948k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$1.01M
- **Total assets:** NZ$14.28M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$62k
- **Net assets:** NZ$14.22M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$3.08M
- **Donations:** NZ$761k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$240k
- **Paid staff:** 3
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=66b62c42-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$1.95M | NZ$948k | NZ$1.01M | NZ$14.22M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$3.80M | NZ$1.20M | NZ$2.60M | NZ$13.21M |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$2.13M | NZ$1.77M | NZ$362k | NZ$10.61M |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$888k | NZ$1.71M | not disclosed | NZ$10.25M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$1.56M | NZ$1.27M | not disclosed | NZ$11.07M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$1.47M | NZ$1.36M | not disclosed | NZ$10.77M |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$1.61M | NZ$1.11M | not disclosed | NZ$10.67M |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$1.10M | NZ$857k | not disclosed | NZ$10.17M |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$1.40M | NZ$984k | not disclosed | NZ$9.93M |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$1.21M | NZ$1.18M | not disclosed | NZ$9.51M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 1 current (2 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Willaim Buck Audit (NZ) Ltd
- **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=CC25268) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- William Buck — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-02

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-charitable-foundation-of-the-catholic-bishop-of-auckland
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-charitable-foundation-of-the-catholic-bishop-of-auckland/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-charitable-foundation-of-the-catholic-bishop-of-auckland/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC25268
- Charity website: http://www.caringfoundation.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-charitable-foundation-of-the-catholic-bishop-of-auckland. 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 2026-10-02T08:20:41.482Z.