# Tipu Skills for Life Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC56535
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2019-02-01
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Tauranga
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Tipu Skills for Life aims to work intensively through a year-long program to build and nurture the current strengths of the participants. We offer practical life skills to empower participants to make a lasting positive change in their lives. We also commit to taking time to connect with whanau, participants, and their communities.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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$156k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$151k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$5k
- **Total assets:** NZ$51k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$40k
- **Net assets:** NZ$11k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$45k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$108k
- **Paid staff:** 4
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=1bbb3b30-c10e-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$156k | NZ$151k | NZ$5k | NZ$11k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$112k | NZ$151k | NZ$-38k | NZ$6k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$158k | NZ$122k | not disclosed | NZ$45k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$103k | NZ$118k | not disclosed | NZ$9k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$116k | NZ$102k | not disclosed | NZ$23k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$180k | NZ$171k | not disclosed | NZ$9k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (9 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **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=CC56535) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$12k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$11k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$7k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **One Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$6k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Blue Sky Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Youthtown Incorporated** (foundation) — NZ$1k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

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

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/tipu-skills-for-life-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/tipu-skills-for-life-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/tipu-skills-for-life-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC56535

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/tipu-skills-for-life-charitable-trust. 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 2026-09-29T12:20:52.660Z.