# The Ryder - Cheshire Foundation Manawatu

**Charities Register number:** CC20731
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-01-28
**Sector:** Community Development
**ICNPO group:** Development and Housing
**Region:** Palmerston North
**NZBN:** 9429042800330
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Residential Facility for people with Physical disabilities

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C- (58.1 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 55.2/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **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$5.01M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$5.22M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-209k
- **Total assets:** NZ$5.78M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.01M
- **Net assets:** NZ$4.77M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$585k
- **Government grants:** NZ$956k (19.1% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$7k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$4.26M
- **Paid staff:** 80
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=0c514457-c60e-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$5.01M | NZ$5.22M | NZ$-209k | NZ$4.77M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$5.23M | NZ$4.78M | NZ$458k | NZ$4.98M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$4.53M | NZ$4.70M | not disclosed | NZ$4.52M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$4.47M | NZ$4.50M | not disclosed | NZ$4.69M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$4.12M | NZ$4.24M | not disclosed | NZ$4.72M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$4.18M | NZ$3.93M | not disclosed | NZ$4.84M |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$3.88M | NZ$3.81M | not disclosed | NZ$4.59M |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$3.70M | NZ$3.60M | not disclosed | NZ$4.52M |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$3.28M | NZ$3.26M | not disclosed | NZ$4.41M |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$3.41M | NZ$3.32M | not disclosed | NZ$4.39M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (13 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 3
- **Executive remuneration bands:** under NZ$100k, NZ$300k–500k
- **Auditor:** BDO Manawatu Audit Limited
- **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=CC20731) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- BDO — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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-ryder-cheshire-foundation-manawatu
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-ryder-cheshire-foundation-manawatu/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-ryder-cheshire-foundation-manawatu/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC20731

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-ryder-cheshire-foundation-manawatu. 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 2026-10-01T07:47:48.975Z.