# The Limapela Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC32616
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429043185313
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide high standards of practical education within poorer communities, including self reliance, honesty, compassion, justice & forgiveness. To foster school communities that are inclusive, supportive, self-sufficient and financially independent.

## 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 2025-09-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$283k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$285k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-2k
- **Total assets:** NZ$51k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$0
- **Net assets:** NZ$51k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$51k
- **Donations:** NZ$282k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=509988f1-8b9e-f011-bb48-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | NZ$283k | NZ$285k | NZ$-2k | NZ$51k |
| 2024-09-30 | NZ$288k | NZ$312k | NZ$-24k | not disclosed |
| 2023-09-30 | NZ$268k | NZ$254k | not disclosed | NZ$77k |
| 2022-09-30 | NZ$351k | NZ$340k | not disclosed | NZ$63k |
| 2021-09-30 | NZ$534k | NZ$256k | not disclosed | NZ$52k |
| 2020-09-30 | NZ$224k | NZ$197k | not disclosed | NZ$-222k |
| 2019-09-30 | NZ$241k | NZ$239k | not disclosed | NZ$-249k |
| 2018-09-30 | NZ$223k | NZ$218k | not disclosed | NZ$-251k |
| 2017-09-30 | NZ$160k | NZ$189k | not disclosed | NZ$-256k |
| 2016-09-30 | NZ$214k | NZ$201k | not disclosed | NZ$-228k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (11 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC32616) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-11-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-11-13

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-limapela-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-limapela-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-limapela-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC32616
- Charity website: http://www.limapela.org

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-limapela-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 2026-11-13T23:44:23.699Z.