# The Freemasons Charity

**Charities Register number:** CC46016
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Community Development
**ICNPO group:** Development and Housing
**Region:** Wellington
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Freemasons Charity was established to afford relief to those in need; to render assistance to the aged and infirm and those who are incapacitated or impaired; to relieve sickness or distress; and to generally ease the discomfort of those in need

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B- (73.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$3.11M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$340k
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$42.64M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$41k
- **Net assets:** NZ$42.60M
- **Donations:** NZ$916k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Volunteers:** 1

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$3.11M | NZ$340k | not disclosed | NZ$42.60M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$3.21M | NZ$580k | not disclosed | NZ$40.05M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$3.18M | NZ$702k | not disclosed | NZ$37.42M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$39k | NZ$5.03M | not disclosed | NZ$34.59M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$55k | NZ$498k | not disclosed | NZ$33.06M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$54k | NZ$446k | not disclosed | NZ$37.17M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$89k | NZ$346k | not disclosed | NZ$36.22M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$2.01M | NZ$223k | not disclosed | NZ$35.59M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$373k | NZ$411k | not disclosed | NZ$16.95M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$91k | NZ$350k | not disclosed | NZ$16.61M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (27 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Grant Thornton
- **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=CC46016) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-04

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-freemasons-charity
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-freemasons-charity/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-freemasons-charity/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC46016
- Charity website: http://www.freemasonsnz.org/charity

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-freemasons-charity. 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 2026-10-04T19:47:48.355Z.