# The Wilberforce Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC24588
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-05-20
**Sector:** Community Development
**ICNPO group:** Development and Housing
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429046847867
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To benefit all New Zealanders by encouraging and supporting selected faith-based NZ charities that are seeking and working to improve the lives of New Zealanders

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Liabilities exceed assets, which the scoring template cannot represent fairly.
- **Status code:** `structural_negative_equity`
- **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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$7.05M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$4.96M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$2.08M
- **Total assets:** NZ$47.82M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$21.51M
- **Net assets:** NZ$26.31M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$962k
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$3.52M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$1.03M
- **Paid staff:** 6
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=f4fa6dee-d7e6-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$7.05M | NZ$4.96M | NZ$2.08M | NZ$26.31M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$4.19M | NZ$2.05M | not disclosed | NZ$-11.87M |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$2.89M | NZ$446k | not disclosed | NZ$93k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$1.01M | NZ$345k | not disclosed | NZ$2.23M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$2.15M | NZ$286k | not disclosed | NZ$3.01M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$1.65M | NZ$2.41M | not disclosed | NZ$201k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$7.78M | NZ$2.65M | not disclosed | NZ$-1.55M |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$2.05M | NZ$2.18M | not disclosed | NZ$-9.12M |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$2.10M | NZ$3.57M | not disclosed | NZ$11.02M |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$2.56M | NZ$2.40M | not disclosed | NZ$11.56M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 0 current
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 18
- **Executive remuneration bands:** under NZ$100k, NZ$200k–300k
- **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=CC24588) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-11-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-11-01
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-11-13

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-wilberforce-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-wilberforce-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-wilberforce-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC24588

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-wilberforce-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 2026-11-13T06:18:33.537Z.