# The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

**Charities Register number:** CC42056
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429045956348
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The core operational activities of RACS include education and training, continuing professional development, advocacy to support surgical standards & health equity and support for members. All have supporting leadership, governance and administrative structures. The principal activities of the College in the course of the year were promoting the study of the science and art of surgery, clinical and scientific research and advocacy to support surgical standards. During the year, there was no significant change in the nature of those activities.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (79.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - trustees holding many concurrent board roles

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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$9.25M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$7.58M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$1.67M
- **Total assets:** NZ$16.56M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$8.04M
- **Net assets:** NZ$8.53M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$3.32M
- **Government grants:** NZ$4.14M (44.7% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$26k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Paid staff:** 17
- **Reporting tier:** Tier1
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=5d4e5f00-d8e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$9.25M | NZ$7.58M | NZ$1.67M | NZ$8.53M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$11.70M | NZ$9.37M | NZ$2.33M | NZ$6.86M |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$6.93M | NZ$819k | not disclosed | NZ$-5.66M |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$6.72M | NZ$735k | not disclosed | NZ$-3.21M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$7.09M | NZ$1.06M | not disclosed | NZ$-2.99M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$6.30M | NZ$959k | not disclosed | NZ$-389k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$6.87M | NZ$1.03M | not disclosed | NZ$-3.14M |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$6.66M | NZ$1.15M | not disclosed | NZ$-2.32M |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$6.59M | NZ$1.09M | not disclosed | NZ$-2.68M |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$6.58M | NZ$1.16M | not disclosed | NZ$-2.94M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (117 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 4
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$200k–300k
- **Auditor:** PKF Melbourne Audit & Assurance Pty Ltd
- **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=CC42056) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- PKF — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- 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-royal-australasian-college-of-surgeons
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-royal-australasian-college-of-surgeons/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-royal-australasian-college-of-surgeons/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC42056
- Charity website: https://www.surgeons.org

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-royal-australasian-college-of-surgeons. 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 2026-10-03T00:46:36.914Z.