# The New Zealand Robotics Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC37993
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2009-02-23
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Palmerston North
**NZBN:** 9429043092901
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Our mission is to provide opportunities that grow the capability of Aotearoa's future innovators and creative thinkers. As an organisation, we do the mahi that inspires our tamariki and rangatahi into science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM), enriching them with skills and knowledge that build resilient, tech-literate, and capable New Zealanders.

## 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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$608k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$602k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$5k
- **Total assets:** NZ$183k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$85k
- **Net assets:** NZ$98k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$46k
- **Donations:** NZ$25k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$130k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Volunteers:** 1
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a1aa7a79-4d56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$608k | NZ$602k | NZ$5k | NZ$98k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$536k | NZ$596k | NZ$-60k | NZ$93k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$556k | NZ$631k | not disclosed | NZ$142k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$433k | NZ$377k | not disclosed | NZ$218k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$434k | NZ$476k | not disclosed | NZ$148k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$396k | NZ$428k | not disclosed | NZ$205k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$308k | NZ$328k | not disclosed | NZ$237k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$417k | NZ$431k | not disclosed | NZ$257k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$552k | NZ$467k | not disclosed | NZ$271k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$450k | NZ$431k | not disclosed | NZ$186k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (15 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **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=CC37993) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$7k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-29

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-robotics-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-new-zealand-robotics-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-new-zealand-robotics-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC37993

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-new-zealand-robotics-charitable-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 2026-09-29T00:13:17.486Z.