Little Sisters of the Assumption — Religion Charity in Auckland
Little Sisters of the Assumption is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The congregation of the Little Sisters of the Assumption was founded in Paris in 1865 to nurse the sick poor at home. In 1955 the congregation came to New Zealand at the request of the Catholic Bishop of Dunedin. The focus of the work changed only gradually as district nursing and home help services became available in this country. The Sisters work with the Church and the wider community to provide both spiritual and practical support to many poor and marginalised people. The congregation does not discriminate in terms of religion, gender or race but does have a preferential option for the poor. The work is done in a voluntary capacity and the Sisters also offer support to those who are bereaved, sick or troubled.
- Registration Number
- CC23941
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-05
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- otaralsa@gmail.com
- Data as at
- December 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $3.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $2.9M |
| 2024 | $0.4M | $0.3M | - |
| 2023 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $2.7M |
| 2022 | $0.7M | $0.3M | $2.6M |
| 2021 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $0.7M | $0.3M | $2.2M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.2M | $1.8M |
| 2018 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $1.7M |
| 2017 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $1.6M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.5M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Becher | Trustee | 2025-12-30 |
| Eleni Tapueluelu | Trustee | 2014-08-30 |
| Leiola Pelesikoti | Trustee | 2009-06-30 |
| Manusiu Ahio | Trustee | 2008-05-06 |
Former Officers (3)
- MIchelle Carter — Trustee (departed 2025-12-31)
- Marion Feeney — Co-Ordinator (departed 2014-08-30)
- Marie-Annick Manchon — Treasurer (departed 2010-08-31)
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Little Sisters of the Assumption
Financial data as at December 2025. 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.)
How ratings work →Reasons to look carefully (2)
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 4. 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.
- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~127 months of expenses on $359K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
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.
$359.0K
$275.8K
$3.1M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
The congregation of the Little Sisters of the Assumption was founded in Paris in 1865 to nurse the sick poor at home. In 1955 the congregation came to New Zealand at the request of the Catholic Bishop of Dunedin. The focus of the work changed only gradually as district nursing and home help services became available in this country. The Sisters work with the Church and the wider community to provide both spiritual and practical support to many poor and marginalised people. The congregation does not discriminate in terms of religion, gender or race but does have a preferential option for the poor. The work is done in a voluntary capacity and the Sisters also offer support to those who are bereaved, sick or troubled.
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Ranked against 198 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M
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