# Volunteer Service Abroad Te Tuao Tawahi Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC36739
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429042902317
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

New Zealand's largest and most experienced volunteering agency working in international development. Our Kiwi volunteers share skills with people in the wider Pacific to help them build a better future for themselves and their children.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (75.7 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 76/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$11.24M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$11.25M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-2k
- **Total assets:** NZ$8.10M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.26M
- **Net assets:** NZ$6.83M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$7.26M
- **Government grants:** NZ$10.73M (95.4% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$148k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$4.60M
- **Paid staff:** 43
- **Volunteers:** 1
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=aec2ff08-4b56-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$11.24M | NZ$11.25M | NZ$-2k | NZ$6.83M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$10.20M | NZ$10.07M | NZ$126k | NZ$3.78M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$8.63M | NZ$8.53M | not disclosed | NZ$3.79M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$5.82M | NZ$5.44M | not disclosed | NZ$3.68M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$5.32M | NZ$5.07M | not disclosed | NZ$3.29M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$9.30M | NZ$9.19M | not disclosed | NZ$3.04M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$9.77M | NZ$10.81M | not disclosed | NZ$2.93M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$9.18M | NZ$8.89M | not disclosed | NZ$3.97M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$8.93M | NZ$8.44M | not disclosed | NZ$3.68M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$9.89M | NZ$9.56M | not disclosed | NZ$3.19M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 11 current (66 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Limited
- **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=CC36739) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- Grant Thornton — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-11-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- 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/volunteer-service-abroad-te-tuao-tawahi-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/volunteer-service-abroad-te-tuao-tawahi-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/volunteer-service-abroad-te-tuao-tawahi-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC36739

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/volunteer-service-abroad-te-tuao-tawahi-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 2026-11-13T05:39:37.397Z.