# The New Zealand Cat Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC50076
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2013-10-15
**Sector:** Animal Welfare
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Kumeu
**NZBN:** 9429049566079
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To educate people in the physiological health benefits of caring for cats as pets. To foster the kind and humane treatment of cats to enhance the general health of the community and to offer the opportunity particularly to children to learn about responsibility towards animals and to give those who are unable to have a cat the chance to enjoy their companionship in the sanctuary. To support the charitable work of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Auckland Inc.

## 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$357k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$300k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$57k
- **Total assets:** NZ$186k
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** NZ$186k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$8k
- **Donations:** NZ$357k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Paid staff:** 3
- **Volunteers:** 3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a8a50828-c00e-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$357k | NZ$300k | NZ$57k | NZ$186k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$328k | NZ$328k | NZ$389 | NZ$129k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$268k | NZ$260k | not disclosed | NZ$128k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$214k | NZ$224k | not disclosed | NZ$138k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$222k | NZ$149k | not disclosed | NZ$148k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$145k | NZ$151k | not disclosed | NZ$75k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$112k | NZ$135k | not disclosed | NZ$81k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$133k | NZ$89k | not disclosed | NZ$104k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$77k | NZ$60k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$48k | NZ$36k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current
- **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=CC50076) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-03

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-new-zealand-cat-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-new-zealand-cat-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-new-zealand-cat-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC50076

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-new-zealand-cat-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 2026-10-03T09:40:03.206Z.