University of Auckland — Education Charity in Auckland
University of Auckland is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B (76.5/100). Annual revenue: $1548.5M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The University was established as a university by section 3 of the University of Auckland Act 1961 (UOA Act) for the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination and maintenance thereof by teaching and research. The University is treated as having been established as an institution under section 268 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (ETA) and is a body corporate with perpetual succession.
- Registration Number
- CC20421
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-01-08
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (76.5/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- r.mada@auckland.ac.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1548.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1511.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $5401.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $4606.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.3 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 8818
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1548.5M | $1511.8M | $4606.5M |
| 2024 | $1481.1M | $1473.3M | $4570.2M |
| 2023 | $1487.7M | $1395.5M | $3846.4M |
| 2022 | $1346.9M | $1230.0M | $3834.4M |
| 2021 | $1280.8M | $1180.0M | $3717.7M |
| 2020 | $1233.7M | $1224.9M | $3494.6M |
| 2019 | $1186.6M | $1135.5M | $3153.7M |
| 2018 | $1143.9M | $1085.2M | $2947.0M |
| 2017 | $1068.4M | $1032.7M | $2678.8M |
| 2016 | $1020.4M | $970.9M | $2660.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 76.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (19)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Simon John Holdaway Interim Dep VC | Education | - |
| Adrienne Cleland DVC | Operations | - |
| David Lloyd | Council Member | 2026-08-05 |
| Nicholas Smith | Vice-Chancellor | 2026-08-03 |
| Gavin Scott | Director, Governance and Risk & Chief Legal Officer | 2026-06-02 |
| Thomas Irvine | Council Member | 2026-01-01 |
| Mark Gregory | Chief Operating Officer & Registrar | 2025-12-01 |
| Sunisha Dugar | Council Member | 2025-11-01 |
| Samuel Ricketts | Council Member | 2025-09-24 |
| Sarah Young | Deputy-Vice-Chancellor-Education | 2025-09-18 |
| Timothy Bluett | Cfo | 2024-10-09 |
| Candace Kinser | Council Member | 2024-08-01 |
| Julia Tolmie | Council Member | 2024-01-01 |
| Gemma Skipper | Council Member | 2024-01-01 |
| Julia Arnott- Neenee | Council Member | 2023-05-28 |
| Francis Bloomfield | Deputy-Vice-Chancellor-(research-&-Innovation) | 2023-03-01 |
| Robert McDonald | Pro Chancellor | 2021-06-17 |
| Catherine Quinn | Council Member | 2020-02-26 |
| Cecilia Tarrant | Chancellor | 2017-01-01 |
Former Officers (69)
- Simon Holdaway — Dvc (r & I) Acting (departed 2026-08-03)
- Fa Afuhia Fia — Council Member (departed 2025-10-31)
- Hala Barakai — Council Member (departed 2024-10-31)
- Jonathan Mason — Council Member (departed 2026-08-05)
- Valerie Linton — Provost (departed 2024-12-31)
- Rajen Prasad — Council Member (departed 2024-06-17)
- Dawn Freshwater — Vice-Chancellor (departed 2026-04-10)
- Jennifer Curtin — Council Member (departed 2023-07-01)
- John Paitai — Council Member (departed 2025-12-31)
- Junyi Wong — Council Member (departed 2022-10-31)
- Rachael Newsome — Council Member (departed 2023-05-28)
- Anand Rama — Member of Council (departed 2019-05-24)
- Anna Cusack — Council Member (departed 2018-12-31)
- Catherine Dunphy — Council Member (departed 2023-12-31)
- James Metson — Deputy-Vice-Chancellor-Research (departed 2023-02-28)
- Amokura Kawharu — Council Member (departed 2019-12-31)
- William Matthews — Council Member (departed 2017-12-31)
- Paul Smith — Council Member (departed 2015-12-31)
- Jessica Storey — Council Member (departed 2015-12-31)
- Cate Bell — Member of Council (departed 2014-12-31)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Executive Team (aggregate) | Executive Management | Group total | $3,803,000 | 2024 |
| University Executive Team | Executive Management | Group total | $3,803,000 | 2023 |
| Not disclosed individually | University Executive Team | Group total | $3,803,000 | 2023 |
| University Executive Team (aggregate) | Executive Management | Group total | $3,803,000 | 2023 |
| University Executive Team (aggregate) | Executive Management | Group total | $3,803,000 | - |
| Council Members (aggregate) | Council Member | Group total | $231,000 | 2023 |
| Council Members (aggregate) | Council Member | Group total | $231,000 | - |
| Council Members (aggregate) | Council Member | Group total | $231,000 | 2024 |
| Mr Peter Gudsell | Chief Financial Officer | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Associate Professor Mark Barrow | Dean of Education and Social Work | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Professor Stuart McCutcheon | Vice-Chancellor | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Professor Penelope Mathew | Dean of Law | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Professor Jim Metson | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Not specified | Chancellor | Role not classified | - | 2022 |
| Professor Jayne Godfrey | Dean of Business and Economics | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Mrs Pamela Moss | Director of Planning | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Professor Cather Simpson | Professor, Faculty of Science | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Unknown Chancellor | Chancellor | Role not classified | - | 2022 |
| Cecilia Tarrant | Chancellor | Role not classified | - | 2021 |
| Quentin Atkinson | Research Lead, Centre for Computational Evolution | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Dr Andy Shenk | Chief Executive Officer, Auckland UniServices Limited | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Dr Richard Christie | Researcher, Auckland Bioengineering Institute | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Professor Caroline Crowther | Researcher, Liggins Institute | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Professor Chris Bullen | Researcher, Faculty | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Professor Jenny Dixon | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Strategic Engagement) | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Professor John Morrow | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Peter Hunter | Director of Auckland Bioengineering Institute | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Not named | Vice-Chancellor | Executive role | - | 2022 |
| Not named | Chancellor | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Kenneth Tran | Dr, Auckland Bioengineering Institute | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Tia Reihana | Dr | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Te Oti Rakena | Dr | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Caroline Crowther | Professor, Liggins Institute | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Professor Ngaire Kerse | Professor | Role not classified | - | 2020 |
| Scott St John | Chancellor | Role not classified | - | 2020 |
| Frank Bloomfield | Director of Liggins Institute | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Mrs Adrienne Cleland | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Operations) & Registrar | Executive role | - | 2020 |
| Mrs Adrienne Cleland | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Operations) & Registrar | Executive role | - | 2021 |
| Damon Salesa | Pro Vice-Chancellor (Pacific) | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Distinguished Professor Peter Hunter | Director of Auckland Bioengineering Institute | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Han June-Chiew | Dr, Auckland Bioengineering Institute | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Barbara Ribeiro | Dr | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Ms Trudie McNaughton | Pro Vice-Chancellor (Equity) | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Ferdinand Oswald | Dr | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Unknown | Vice-Chancellor | Executive role | - | 2023 |
| Christine Rubie-Davies | Professor, Faculty of Education and Social Work | Role not classified | - | 2022 |
| Andrew Taberner | Professor, Auckland Bioengineering Institute | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Mr Simon Neale | Director, Property Services | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Peter Beck | Adjunct Professor | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Mr Andrew Phipps | Director, Human Resources | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Professor Frank Bloomfield | Director of Liggins Institute | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Unknown Vice-Chancellor | Vice-Chancellor | Executive role | - | 2022 |
| Rod Dunbar | Research Lead | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Pamela Moss | Director of Planning | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Lesley Shelley | Donor | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Diane Brand | Dean of Creative Arts and Industries | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Brent Penrose | External Auditor | Role not classified | - | 2022 |
| Professor Christine Rubie-Davies | Academic - Faculty of Education and Social Work | Role not classified | - | 2022 |
| Sue Roberts | Director, Libraries and Learning Services | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Jayne Godfrey | Dean of Business and Economics | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Dr Hirini Kaa | Kaiārahi, Faculty of Arts | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Andrew Phipps | Director, Human Resources | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Professor Nic Smith | Dean of Engineering | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Professor Cynthia Kiro | Pro Vice-Chancellor (Māori) | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Associate Professor Caroline Daley | Dean of Graduate Studies | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Mr Stephen Whiteside | Chief Digital Officer | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Professor Robert Greenberg | Dean of Arts | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Professor Ian Lambie | Professor, School of Psychology | Role not classified | - | 2020 |
| Mrs Adrienne Cleland | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Operations) & Registrar | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Professor John Hosking | Dean of Science | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Anthony Hoete | Professor | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Dr Kenneth Tran | Researcher, Auckland Bioengineering Institute | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Professor John Fraser | Dean of Medical and Health Sciences | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Ms Sue Roberts | Director, Libraries and Learning Services | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Professor Diane Brand | Dean of Creative Arts and Industries | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Nancy November | Professor | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Chris Bullen | Professor | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Stephen Whiteside | Chief Digital Officer | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Professor Aroha Harris | Professor | Role not classified | - | 2020 |
| Associate Professor Damon Salesa | Pro Vice-Chancellor (Pacific) | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Distinguished Professor Jane Harding | Distinguished Professor | Role not classified | - | 2020 |
| Stuart McCutcheon | Vice-Chancellor | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Mark Barrow | Dean of Education and Social Work | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Distinguished Professor Marston Conder | Distinguished Professor | Role not classified | - | 2020 |
| Cathy Quinn | Pro-Chancellor | Role not classified | - | 2021 |
| Distinguished Professor Marston Conder | Chair, University Budget Committee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Not disclosed in provided text | Chancellor | Role not classified | - | 2022 |
| Richard Christie | Researcher, Auckland Bioengineering Institute | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Natalie Walker | Associate Professor | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Professor Shaun Hendy | Professor | Role not classified | - | 2020 |
| Professor Andrew Taberner | Researcher, Auckland Bioengineering Institute | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Professor Nancy November | Researcher | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Robert Greenberg | Dean of Arts | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Dr Siouxsie Wiles | Associate Professor | Role not classified | - | 2020 |
| Penelope Mathew | Dean of Law | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Hirini Kaa | Kaiārahi at the Faculty of Arts | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Jenny Dixon | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Strategic Engagement) | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Simon Neale | Director, Property Services | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Andy Shenk | Chief Executive Officer, Auckland UniServices Limited | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Jim Metson | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Nic Smith | Dean of Engineering | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Dr Han June-Chiew | Researcher, Auckland Bioengineering Institute | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Professor Anthony Hoete | Researcher | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Scott St John | Chancellor | Role not classified | - | 2021 |
| Associate Professor Helen Petousis-Harris | Associate Professor | Role not classified | - | 2020 |
| Caroline Daley | Dean of Graduate Studies | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Dr Barbara Ribeiro | Researcher | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Dr Ferdinand Oswald | Researcher | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Professor Stuart McCutcheon | Vice-Chancellor | Executive role | - | 2021 |
| School of Psychology Professor Ian Lambie | Professor | Role not classified | - | 2020 |
| Adrienne Cleland | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Operations) & Registrar | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Dr Te Oti Rakena | Researcher | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Professor Dawn Freshwater | Vice-Chancellor | Executive role | - | 2021 |
| Trudie McNaughton | Pro Vice-Chancellor (Equity) | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Peter Gudsell | Chief Financial Officer | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Cather Simpson | Professor, Science | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Associate Professor Natalie Walker | Researcher, Faculty | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| Dr Tia Reihana | Researcher | Role not classified | - | 2023 |
| John Morrow | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Not disclosed in document | Vice-Chancellor | Executive role | - | 2022 |
| Professor Stuart McCutcheon | Vice-Chancellor | Executive role | - | 2020 |
| John Hosking | Dean of Science | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Geoff Ricketts | Campaign Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Cynthia Kiro | Pro Vice-Chancellor (Māori) | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Marston Conder | Chair, University Budget Committee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| John Fraser | Dean of Medical and Health Sciences | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
Funding Sources
- Buchanan Charitable Foundation — $466,800
- Buchanan Charitable Foundation — $466,800
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2023)
As disclosed in University of Auckland's annual report.
- Tourism New Zealand — World Green Infrastructure Congress 2024 bid support
- Ministry of Health — Mental health service delivery and related funding
- Horizon Europe — dialoguing@rts project funding for performing arts education and cultural literacy
- EQC, QuakeCoRE — Endangered Wooden Architecture Programme and mātauranga Māori building technology research
- BRANZ — Sustainable management of plastic waste on construction sites research
- Australian Research Council — Discovery Indigenous programme funding for The Remedy Project
- Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) — Ngākau Oho pilot project funding for culturally appropriate rehabilitation programmes
Service Providers
- Smith's Bookshop
- Ernst & Young
- Office of the Auditor-General
- Ernst & Young
- Ernst & Young
- KPMG
- China Construction Bank
- Westpac
- Bank of New Zealand
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- ANZ Bank
- Bank of New Zealand
- Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation
- Industrial Commercial Bank of China
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation
- Industrial Commercial Bank of China
- Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
- Bank of New Zealand
- ANZ Bank
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation
- Industrial Commercial Bank of China
- Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- ANZ Bank
- Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation
- Bank of China
- China Construction Bank
- Industrial Commercial Bank of China
- Kiwibank
- Westpac
- Bank of New Zealand
- ANZ Bank
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation
- Industrial Commercial Bank of China
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ
- Bank of New Zealand
- ANZ Bank
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Smith's Bookshop
- KPMG
- Office of the Auditor-General
- Ernst & Young
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- KPMG
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- AON New Zealand
- KPMG
- Ernst & Young
- Beca Projects NZ Ltd
- Beca Projects NZ Ltd
- Beca Projects NZ Ltd
- Beca Projects NZ Ltd
- Beca Projects NZ Ltd
- ART + OBJECT
- Smith's Bookshop
- ART + OBJECT
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EducationCharitable Trust
University of Auckland
CC20421Auckland, AucklandRegistered 8 Jan 2008
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials10mo agoRating1mo ago
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
B
77/100
Financial
100
Governance
55
Transparency
85
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 19. 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 10 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.
Revenue
$1.5B
Expenses
$1.5B
Assets
$5.4B
Staff
8,818
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details
Funded By
Registered charities that have funded this organisation.
About
Mission
The University was established as a university by section 3 of the University of Auckland Act 1961 (UOA Act) for the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination and maintenance thereof by teaching and research. The University is treated as having been established as an institution under section 268 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (ETA) and is a body corporate with perpetual succession.
Who We Serve
Beneficiaries
AnimalsChildren / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities
Key Statistics
Annual Revenue
$1.5B
Total Expenses
$1.5B
Net Assets
$4.6B
Staff
8,818
employees
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (18 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Expense Breakdown
API DataBased on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.
Financial Health Dashboard
Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0.3mo
Could operate 0.3 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data
Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology
Revenue Diversification
48
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,224
Other63.0%
Government Grants35.4%
Donations0.9%
Investment Income0.8%
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 500 peers · Education (all sizes)
Rating Score
77
Revenue
$1.5B
Reserve Months
0.3
Surplus
$36.8M
Staff Cost %
52%
Top Peers in Group
Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.
Rating History
B
2025
Score: 76.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 85
CurrentA-
2024
Score: 86.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65
Rating
BScore: 76.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
55
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 73 → B.
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FY2025Contact Details
Address
Auckland, Auckland
Registration
Registration NumberCC20421
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered8 Jan 2008
StatusRegistered
Companies Office
StatusRegistered
Entity TypeEducation
Incorporated14 Jun 2017
Registered office
22 Princes Street, Auckland, 1142
Sector & Activities
Primary Sector
EducationActivities
Makes grants / loans to individualsProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides other finance (e.g. investment funds)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes research
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