Auckland UniServices Limited — Education Charity in Auckland
Auckland UniServices Limited is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $62.8M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Auckland UniServices Limited is the commercial research, knowledge transfer and custom education company of the University of Auckland - dedicated to connecting the University of Auckland’s capabilities to business and investors, Government and the community. Our company’s purpose and identity statement: Making globally transformative impact by championing academic research and translating it into innovation in Aotearoa New Zealand. Linking people to people, people to the world around us, people to research, research that brings ideas to life. Our strategy, Te Puna Rangahau, where Puna is a spring of water gushing from the earth and Rangahau is research, is based on both our contribution to growing and protecting the river of new knowledge and coming together to make our best contribution to the health and growth of our river, we will achieve our vision for 2030.
- Registration Number
- CC21514
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-03-02
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- d.pearce@auckland.ac.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Other charities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $62.8M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $54.9M NZD
- Total Assets
- $122.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $94.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 122
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $62.8M | $54.9M | $94.9M |
| 2024 | $80.3M | $68.4M | $86.1M |
| 2023 | $99.8M | $80.6M | $76.2M |
| 2022 | $85.1M | $78.9M | $89.0M |
| 2021 | $69.3M | $82.6M | $91.4M |
| 2020 | $67.2M | $59.4M | $78.5M |
| 2019 | $74.6M | $75.1M | $73.1M |
| 2018 | $92.9M | $88.5M | $49.3M |
| 2017 | $119.1M | $115.7M | $47.1M |
| 2016 | $118.4M | $118.5M | $42.9M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Gregory | Director | 2026-06-30 |
| James Murison | Chief Executive Officer Uniservices | 2025-03-04 |
| Frank Bloomfield | Director | 2023-03-13 |
| Riria Te Kanawa | Director | 2019-05-06 |
| John Fraser | Director | 2012-10-15 |
| Tony Mcnaught | Director | 2011-08-25 |
| John Villger | Director | 2008-03-03 |
Former Officers (20)
- Dawn Freshwater — Director (departed 2026-04-30)
- John Hosking — Director (departed 2019-05-06)
- James Metson — Director (departed 2023-03-13)
- Nick Smith — Director (departed 2019-05-06)
- Nicholas Smith — Director (departed 2019-05-06)
- Michael Shenk — Chief Executive (departed 2024-09-30)
- William Guliford — Director (departed 2014-01-01)
- Adrienne Cleland — Director (departed 2026-06-30)
- Katrina Troughton — Director (departed 2014-02-27)
- Jane Harding — Director (departed 2016-01-01)
- John Hagen — Director (departed 2019-06-01)
- Stuart McCutcheon — Director (departed 2020-03-16)
- Edward Brian Allison — Director (departed 2011-10-29)
- Thomas Barnes — Director (departed 2007-11-30)
- Richard Bellamy — Director (departed 2013-12-31)
- Michael Davies — Director (departed 2012-12-31)
- Raewyn Dalziel — Director (departed 2009-06-30)
- Iain Martin — Director (departed 2012-09-30)
- Scott Perkins — Director (departed 2015-11-28)
- Peter Lee — CEO (departed 2013-03-31)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Executive Leadership Team | Group total | $3,111,000 | 2024 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Executive Leadership Team | Group total | $3,111,000 | - |
| Executive Leadership Team | Executive Leadership Team | Group total | $2,442,000 | 2023 |
| Board/Directors (aggregate) | Directors | Group total | $57,000 | 2024 |
| Board/Directors (aggregate) | Directors | Group total | $57,000 | - |
| Dr John Werner Villiger | Director | Board or trustee role | $4,500 | 2017 |
| John Shewan | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Russell Ballard | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Judy McGregor | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Warren Strickland | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Catherine Dakin | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Sam Elworthy | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Andrew West | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Peter Wills | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Craig Stevenson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Shaun Hendy | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Melissa Lee-Shanok | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Shaun Hendy | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Gary Winitana | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2020 |
| Professor John David Fraser | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Julia Hoare | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Brent Penrose | Lead Auditor | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Adrienne Pearl Cleland | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Ms Dawn Sylvia Freshwater | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Professor John David Fraser | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Riria Leilani Te Kanawa | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Tony Andrew McNaught | Audit Committee Chairman / Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Professor Francis Bloomfield | Chairman | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Professor Francis Bloomfield | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mark Gould | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2020 |
| John Jackman | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Melanie Stiassny | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Margaret Norris | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Brent Laywood | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Keith Manch | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Riria Leilani Te Kanawa | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mrs Adrienne Pearl Cleland | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Arnd Krummheuer | Chief Financial Officer | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Dame Fran Wilde | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Mr Tony Andrew McNaught | Audit, Investment and Remuneration Committee Chairman | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mrs Adrienne Pearl Cleland | Director (alternate for the Chairman) | Board or trustee role | - | 2017 |
| Professor Stuart Norman McCutcheon | Chairman | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Mr Tony Andrew McNaught | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2018 |
| Professor John Gordon Hosking | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2017 |
| Adrienne Pearl Cleland | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Mr John Carlaw Hagen | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2017 |
| Professor John Gordon Hosking | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2018 |
| Tony Andrew McNaught | Director, Audit, Investment and Remuneration Committee Chairman | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Francis Bloomfield | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Sandra King | General Counsel | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Dr Andy Shenk | Management (signatory) | Role not classified | - | 2018 |
| Dr Andy Shenk | Management representative | Role not classified | - | 2017 |
| Professor James Bernard Metson | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2018 |
| John Werner Villiger | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Ms Riria Leilani Te Kanawa | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Professor John David Fraser | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2018 |
| Mr Tony Andrew McNaught | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Mr John Carlaw Hagen | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2018 |
| Professor John David Fraser | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Ms Riria Leilani Te Kanawa | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Dr John Werner Villiger | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2018 |
| Mrs Adrienne Pearl Cleland | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Professor Stuart Norman McCutcheon | Chairman | Board or trustee role | - | 2017 |
| Professor John David Fraser | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2017 |
| Professor Stuart Norman McCutcheon | Chairman | Board or trustee role | - | 2018 |
| Dawn Sylvia Freshwater | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Professor Nicholas Peter Smith | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2018 |
| Mr Tony Andrew McNaught | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2017 |
| Professor James Bernard Metson | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Professor James Bernard Metson | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2017 |
| Dr John Werner Villiger | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Dawn Sylvia Freshwater | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Mrs Adrienne Pearl Cleland | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2018 |
| John David Fraser | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Dr Andy Shenk | Management (on behalf of management signature) | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Professor Nicholas Peter Smith | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2017 |
| Dr John Werner Villiger | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Dr John Werner Villiger | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Kerrie Mather | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Mark Gommers | Chief Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Kain Parata | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)
As disclosed in Auckland UniServices Limited's annual report.
- Research and contract clients (unnamed) — $71,547,000 — Public and privately funded research contracts negotiated on behalf of the University
- The University of Auckland — $8,500,000 — Agency revenue for research contracts negotiated on behalf of the University
- International clients — Research and royalty payments
Service Providers
- Ernst & Young
- Ernst & Young
- Ernst & Young
- PwC
- The University of Auckland
- Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
- ASB Bank Limited
- Shanghai Zhangwo Law Firm
- King & Wood Mallesons
- King & Wood Mallesons
- King & Wood Mallesons
- DLA Piper (NZ)
- Saham Law Firm
- Zhong Lun Law Firm
- Al Tamimi & Company
- Buddle Findlay
- DLA Piper (NZ)
- Mohammed Ayedh AlShahrani and Saad Mansour AlMansour Law Firm
- Shanghai Zhongwo Law Firm
- Al Tamimi & Company
- Tanner De Witt Solicitors
- Brookfields
- Shanghai Zhongwo Law Firm
- Brookfields
- Buddle Findlay
- Clyde & Co
- Lathrop Gage LLP
- Buddle Findlay
- Clyde & Co
- Buddle Findlay
- Clyde & Co
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Auckland UniServices Limited
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This entity is registered as a charity but functions as a property, trading, or investment vehicle held by a service-delivering parent (a church, school, hospital, professional association, or similar). Its purpose is to hold or trade assets on the parent's behalf — not to deliver programs to public beneficiaries on its own books. The standard charity rating template (program-vs-administration split, reserve-months, fundraising efficiency) doesn't apply at the subsidiary level — those signals are meaningful at the parent level. A letter grade is withheld here rather than producing a misleading F driven by template-fit. Look up the parent charity by name for its rating.
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These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
- Same audit firm for many yearsSame audit firm (Ernst & Young) for 9 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Subsidiary
Special Entity TypeThis organization is a subsidiary or branch of a parent charity.
About
Auckland UniServices Limited is the commercial research, knowledge transfer and custom education company of the University of Auckland - dedicated to connecting the University of Auckland’s capabilities to business and investors, Government and the community. Our company’s purpose and identity statement: Making globally transformative impact by championing academic research and translating it into innovation in Aotearoa New Zealand. Linking people to people, people to the world around us, people to research, research that brings ideas to life. Our strategy, Te Puna Rangahau, where Puna is a spring of water gushing from the earth and Rangahau is research, is based on both our contribution to growing and protecting the river of new knowledge and coming together to make our best contribution to the health and growth of our river, we will achieve our vision for 2030.
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