# The Skills Organisation Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC20230
**Status:** Deregistered (2025-11-14)
**Registered since:** 2007-12-11
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** AUCKLAND
**NZBN:** 9429042715894

## Purpose

The general Object of The Skills Organisation, and The Skills Group, is the advancement of charitable purposes in New Zealand - and in particular the advancement of education focused on vocational education, training and learning - in connection with the various industries represented by The Skills Organisation and its Members. To that end, the specific Objects of The Skills Organisation are: Group Leadership and Oversight. Ownership of Key Assets. Benefitting Member Industries, and Facilitating Member Input.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — No longer on the Charities Register.
- **Status code:** `deregistered`
- **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 2015-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$43.01M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$40.17M
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$17.42M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$8.34M
- **Net assets:** NZ$9.08M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$11.62M
- **Government grants:** NZ$29.49M (68.6% of revenue)
- **Paid staff:** 148
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=8144947e-713d-e611-bb14-00155d0cccdc&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-31 | NZ$43.01M | NZ$40.17M | not disclosed | NZ$9.08M |
| 2014-12-31 | NZ$30.95M | NZ$29.63M | NZ$1.32M | NZ$6.34M |
| 2013-12-31 | NZ$25.01M | NZ$26.06M | NZ$-1.04M | NZ$5.02M |
| 2012-12-31 | NZ$20.78M | NZ$20.47M | NZ$319k | NZ$6.07M |
| 2011-12-31 | NZ$33.21M | NZ$17.32M | NZ$15.90M | NZ$5.75M |
| 2010-12-31 | NZ$16.93M | NZ$16.04M | NZ$896k | NZ$5.75M |
| 2009-12-31 | NZ$16.56M | NZ$16.08M | NZ$481k | NZ$4.18M |
| 2008-12-31 | NZ$16k | NZ$16k | NZ$605 | NZ$5k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (53 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC20230) and on the charity's profile page.

## 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-skills-organisation-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-skills-organisation-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-skills-organisation-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC20230

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-skills-organisation-incorporated. 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 2026-10-01T08:36:39.176Z.