# Variety - The Children's Charity Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC24039
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-05-07
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429042895800
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Variety is dedicated to helping NZ children aged 0-18 years in all sorts of challenging circumstances. We fill the funding gaps so Kiwi kids are set up to reach their full potential.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C- (57.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 50/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **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 2025-09-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$10.79M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$10.75M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$41k
- **Total assets:** NZ$7.97M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$5.49M
- **Net assets:** NZ$2.48M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.58M
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$10.66M
- **Staff costs:** NZ$2.41M
- **Paid staff:** 29
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a9dc80f7-8b9e-f011-bb48-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | NZ$10.79M | NZ$10.75M | NZ$41k | NZ$2.48M |
| 2024-09-30 | NZ$12.75M | NZ$13.31M | NZ$-558k | NZ$1.82M |
| 2023-09-30 | NZ$12.53M | NZ$12.51M | NZ$19k | NZ$1.86M |
| 2022-09-30 | NZ$11.24M | NZ$11.86M | not disclosed | NZ$1.84M |
| 2021-09-30 | NZ$9.88M | NZ$9.51M | not disclosed | NZ$2.47M |
| 2020-09-30 | NZ$7.32M | NZ$7.29M | not disclosed | NZ$2.10M |
| 2019-09-30 | NZ$6.42M | NZ$6.22M | not disclosed | NZ$2.08M |
| 2018-09-30 | NZ$5.24M | NZ$5.04M | not disclosed | NZ$1.88M |
| 2017-09-30 | NZ$3.93M | NZ$4.38M | not disclosed | NZ$1.68M |
| 2016-09-30 | NZ$3.13M | NZ$3.50M | not disclosed | NZ$2.14M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (41 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 4
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$500k+
- **Auditor:** BDO Auckland
- **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=CC24039) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Simplicity Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$46k, year ended 2025-03-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2023-12-31

## Service providers

- BDO — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-04

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/variety-the-childrens-charity-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/variety-the-childrens-charity-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/variety-the-childrens-charity-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC24039

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/variety-the-childrens-charity-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 2026-10-04T03:05:48.293Z.