# There's A Better Way Foundation

**Charities Register number:** CC47278
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2011-09-07
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Whangaparaoa
**NZBN:** 9429043231966
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Helping young people stay out of trouble and out of prison using sport and positive role models

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The filed financial data is incomplete or internally inconsistent, so a score would not be meaningful.
- **Status code:** `insufficient_data`
- **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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$250k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$250k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$0
- **Total assets:** NZ$0
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$0
- **Net assets:** NZ$0
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$0
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Reporting tier:** Tier1
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=04fcf5cd-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$250k | NZ$250k | NZ$0 | NZ$0 |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$237k | NZ$236k | NZ$890 | NZ$0 |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$550 | NZ$344k | NZ$-343k | NZ$0 |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$242k | NZ$242k | not disclosed | NZ$100 |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$125k | NZ$64k | not disclosed | NZ$56k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$1k | NZ$61k | not disclosed | NZ$0 |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$2k | NZ$186k | not disclosed | NZ$0 |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$220k | NZ$240k | not disclosed | NZ$254k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$183k | NZ$215k | not disclosed | NZ$229k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$92k | NZ$145k | not disclosed | NZ$0 |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 2 current
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC47278) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$348k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$125k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$65k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$60k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Rano Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$42k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$40k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Trillian Trust** (foundation) — NZ$22k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Rano Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$7k, year ended 2024-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-27
- 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/theres-a-better-way-foundation
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/theres-a-better-way-foundation/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/theres-a-better-way-foundation/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC47278

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/theres-a-better-way-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 2026-10-01T06:48:30.733Z.