# The Psychotherapists Board of Aotearoa New Zealand

**Charities Register number:** CC44697
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2010-07-19
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429047124516
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Board's role is to ensure the implementation of the HPCAA and fulfil the principal purpose as set out in Section 3 and the functions as set out in Section 118 of the HPCAA. The Board has made a commitment to ensure that issues of diversity and equality are valued, upheld and promoted, and underpin all aspects of the Board's work and therefore to being familiar with, and operating according to the principles of natural justice and administrative law: Te Tiriti o Waitangi; Pae Ora Act 2022; Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 - Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights; Health and Disability Services Act 1993; Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997; Health and Safety Work Act 2016; Privacy Act 1993 - Health Information Privacy Code 1994; Human Rights Act 1993. The Board has been set up to protect the health and safely of members of the public by providing for mechanisms to ensure that health practitioners are competent and fit to practise their professions.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (69.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - staff costs above the methodology threshold

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$538k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$690k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-152k
- **Total assets:** NZ$855k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$463k
- **Net assets:** NZ$392k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$501k
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$310k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=90b295e5-8b9e-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$538k | NZ$690k | NZ$-152k | NZ$392k |
| 2024-09-30 | NZ$524k | NZ$577k | NZ$-53k | NZ$544k |
| 2023-09-30 | NZ$511k | NZ$491k | not disclosed | NZ$597k |
| 2022-09-30 | NZ$460k | NZ$465k | not disclosed | NZ$577k |
| 2021-09-30 | NZ$291k | NZ$481k | not disclosed | NZ$583k |
| 2020-09-30 | NZ$471k | NZ$415k | not disclosed | NZ$773k |
| 2019-09-30 | NZ$448k | NZ$366k | not disclosed | NZ$717k |
| 2018-09-30 | NZ$438k | NZ$375k | not disclosed | NZ$635k |
| 2017-09-30 | NZ$426k | NZ$319k | not disclosed | NZ$573k |
| 2016-09-30 | NZ$348k | NZ$342k | not disclosed | NZ$466k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (37 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Baker Tilly Staples Rodway
- **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=CC44697) 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: 2026-10-05

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-psychotherapists-board-of-aotearoa-new-zealand
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-psychotherapists-board-of-aotearoa-new-zealand/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-psychotherapists-board-of-aotearoa-new-zealand/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC44697
- Charity website: http://www.pbanz.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-psychotherapists-board-of-aotearoa-new-zealand. 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 2026-10-05T05:20:23.353Z.