# The Spectrum Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC10168
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2007-04-15
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042724971
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To break the barriers those most in need face in achieving equitable outcomes in health, housing, education, employment and self-determination.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B- (71.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 84.7/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$117.38M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$110.30M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$7.08M
- **Total assets:** NZ$145.56M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$30.49M
- **Net assets:** NZ$115.08M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$24.34M
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$74k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$87.46M
- **Paid staff:** 1261
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=b2d5f6fe-4b56-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$117.38M | NZ$110.30M | NZ$7.08M | NZ$115.08M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$108.46M | NZ$105.24M | NZ$3.22M | NZ$108.78M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$96.34M | NZ$96.30M | not disclosed | NZ$105.56M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$93.16M | NZ$85.55M | not disclosed | NZ$108.06M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$80.15M | NZ$76.37M | not disclosed | NZ$100.45M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$72.51M | NZ$69.84M | not disclosed | NZ$83.60M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$67.98M | NZ$68.27M | not disclosed | NZ$71.61M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$61.61M | NZ$60.41M | not disclosed | NZ$71.89M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$54.01M | NZ$53.34M | not disclosed | NZ$70.70M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$52.99M | NZ$52.59M | not disclosed | NZ$70.03M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (27 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 6
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$300k–500k, NZ$500k+
- **Auditor:** Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Partnership
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unknown

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC10168) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- KPMG — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

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-spectrum-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-spectrum-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-spectrum-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC10168

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-spectrum-foundation. 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 2026-09-30T07:52:00.689Z.