Assistance Dogs New Zealand — Social Services Charity in Christchurch
Assistance Dogs New Zealand is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $1.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: Assistance Dogs New Zealand (ADNZT) charitable purpose is to enrich the lives of people living with disability by providing purpose bred and trained Assistance Dogs, to meet the unique needs of each individual client and family.
- Registration Number
- CC32920
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Website
- http://www.assistancedogstrust.org.nz
- info@assistancedogstrust.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 12
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0.4M |
| 2025 | $1.1M | $1.4M | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $0.5M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.2M | $0.6M |
| 2022 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.1M |
| 2021 | $0.8M | $0.6M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.5M | $0.6M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.5M | $0.6M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Steph MacPherson | Board Trustee | 2026-09-01 |
Former Officers (35)
- Michaela Shaw — Board Trustee
- Darrin Bull — Board Trustee
- Craig Vickery — Board Trustee
- Sarah von Dadelszen — Board Trustee
- Catherine McNeill — Board Trustee
- Michelle Arrowsmith — Board Trustee (departed 2023-11-24)
- Brodie Kane — Board Trustee
- Sophie Kennedy — Board Trustee (departed 2023-02-24)
- Logan McMullen — Board Trustee (departed 2022-06-06)
- Elizabeth Oliver — Board Trustee/secretary (departed 2024-12-06)
- Sinead Horgan — Board Trustee / Chairperson
- Joy Marslin — Board Trustee (departed 2019-03-14)
- Wendy Youens — Board Trustee (departed 2019-06-27)
- Leanne Milligan — Board Trustee/treasurer (departed 2025-10-31)
- Andrew McLean — Board Trustee (departed 2022-09-08)
- Brett Jeffery — Vice Chairperson / Board Secretary (departed 2018-03-31)
- Sharon Threadwell — Board Trustee (departed 2018-10-01)
- Jacque Patterson — Board Trustee, Financial Controller (departed 2017-01-01)
- Karen Edwards — Board Trustee, Secretary (departed 2017-01-01)
- Amanda Jackson — Board Trustee, Client Representative (departed 2017-01-01)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $401,100
- Pub Charity Limited — $109,970.35
- Foundation North — $82,655
- Foundation North — $66,850
- The Lion Foundation — $50,000
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $23,750
- The Trusts Community Foundation — $20,000
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $15,000
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $14,100
- Trillian Trust — $13,767.03
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $12,500
- Air Rescue Services Limited — $10,730.79
- Auckland Foundation — $10,590
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $10,000
- Foundation North — $10,000
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $5,000
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Assistance Dogs New Zealand
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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Assistance Dogs New Zealand (ADNZT) charitable purpose is to enrich the lives of people living with disability by providing purpose bred and trained Assistance Dogs, to meet the unique needs of each individual client and family.
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