University of Canterbury — Education Charity in Christchurch
University of Canterbury is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $380.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2018.
Mission: The primary objective is to provide education services for the benefit of the community rather than make a financial return.
- Registration Number
- CC24221
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-11
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Website
- http://www.canterbury.ac.nz
- Data as at
- December 2018
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $380.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $370.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1632.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1440.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2076
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2018-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $380.0M | $370.4M | $1440.5M |
| 2017 | $354.8M | $360.1M | $1379.2M |
| 2016 | $337.3M | $339.1M | $1386.7M |
| 2015 | $330.9M | $327.4M | $1310.9M |
| 2014 | $741.8M | $308.5M | $1164.5M |
| 2013 | $426.0M | $349.5M | $604.1M |
| 2012 | $292.4M | $359.5M | $521.8M |
| 2011 | $290.4M | $259.4M | $604.8M |
| 2010 | $302.4M | $290.1M | $720.0M |
| 2009 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.7M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sina Cotter Tait | Council Member | 2025-09-01 |
Former Officers (67)
- Luc MacKay — Council Member
- Poto Williams — Council Member
- Bruce Robertson Irvine — Council Member
- Lisa Tumahai — Council Member
- Catherine Wood — Council Member
- Rachel Robilliard — Council Member
- Roger Gray — Council Member (departed 2024-12-31)
- Pierce CROWLEY — Council Member (departed 2023-12-31)
- Amy Adams — Chancellor
- Jack Heinemann — Council Member
- Gillian Simpson — Council Member
- Rachel Evans — Council Member (departed 2022-02-28)
- Tori McNoe — Council Member (departed 2020-12-31)
- Elizabeth Bond — Council Member (departed 2023-07-23)
- Keiran Anne Horne — Council Member (departed 2025-08-31)
- Cheryl de la Rey — Vice Chancellor
- Sam Brosnahan — Council Member (departed 2019-12-31)
- Steven Wakefield — Council Member (departed 2021-09-07)
- Rosemary Banks — Council Member (departed 2018-09-30)
- Shayne Te Aika — Council Member (departed 2023-10-30)
Reporting Group Members
University of Canterbury files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 153 sibling charities:
- Templin Prize
- Templin Bursary
- Templin Scroll
- Pocock (LG) Prize Fund
- Pilgrim Prize
- Steven Library Endowment Fund
- Gibbs (or Mills) Trust
- Petersen (GM) Memorial Prize
- Geography Research Students Conference Fund
- Sociology Graduate Students Conference Fund
- The John Garrett Scholarship in English
- Fleming (Gwendoline M) Prize
- Percival (Edward) Memorial Prize
- Fenwick (Christopher Evelyn) Estate
- Page Memorial Prize
- Farr (Professor C.C.) Memorial Scholarship
- Graduates Association Scholarship
- Muller (Rosemary Johnson) Fund
- Erskine Trust
- Morrison (Brian) Memorial Scholarship in Engineering
- Mickle (Doctor A.F.J.) Student Loan Fund
- Reed (Barbara Mito) Award
- Lu (Frank P.S.) Prize in Business Administration
- Lonsdale-Edgar Junior Prize in Drawing
- Morrison (John) Prize in Social Work
- Lingard Scholarships
- The Roper Scholarships
- Jones (Ethel S) Scholarship
- Morris (RW) Prize in Engineering
- Roffey Prize in American Studies
- Earle (Ralph H) Prize - Chemistry Seminar
- Mills (C Wright) Scholarship
- Cook Memorial Prize
- Rhodes (Winston) Prize in English
- Cook (Charles) (Warwick House) Scholarship
- Carlisle Trust Scholarships
- Civil Engineering Prize
- Hosking (Lloyd L) Scholarship In Civil Engineering
- Chilton (The Charles And Elizabeth) Memorial Scholarship
- Chemeca Trust Fund
- Hopkins Lecture Trust
- Cartwright (William and Ina) Scholarship
- Hight (Sir James) Orchestra Fund
- Hagyard (Thomas) Prize
- Habens Prize
- Hight (Sir James) Memorial History Prize
- Canterbury Tertiary Education Millennial Trust
- Haydon (Joseph) Prize
- Canterbury Tertiary Education Chaplaincy Trust
- Hartley (Sir William) Scholarship
- Harrison (S.P.A.) Memorial Trust
- Harrison (S.P.A.) Library Trust
- Hailstone (Maxwell John) Memorial Fund
- Callaway (AC) Prize in Economics
- Connal (John) Scholarships
- A prize in memory of Margaret Condliffe and her son Professor John B. Condliffe
- Collins (Clifford) Memorial Trust
- Johnston (I.D.) Memorial Prize in Law
- Collee (W.) Library Trust
- Jobberns (George) Geography Prize
- Cock (Millicent) Estate
- Isaac (Sir Neil) Scholarship in Geography
- Clad (Laura J.) Memorial Scholarship
- Innes (Doctor John) Scholarship
- Mercer Memorial Scholarship
- Rathbone (Lissie) Scholarship
- Mechanical Engineering Design Prize
- McMillan (Ian) Prizes
- McLellan (AG) Prize
- McElroy P. Prize
- McCully (C.S.) Scholarship
- McKenzie (Don) University Scholarship
- MacArthur Prize in Law
- The Mason Trust
- Ellwood (Harry) Bequest
- Electric Power Computer Applications Trust
- Malcolm Tait Music Education Scholarship
- Electrical Association for Women Prize
- Makepeace (W.A.) Prize in Botany
- MacMillan Brown (Helen) Bursary
- Economic Society Prize
- MacMillan (The) Brown Essay Prizes for Writers
- MacGibbon (A) Fund
- MacCallion Engineering Scholarships
- Sims Empire Scholarship
- Siemon (SR) Prize in Chemical Engineering
- Overton (The Ethel Rose) Scholarship
- Seager Prize in Fine Arts
- New Zealand Geographical Society Trust
- Seabrook (Doctor Jean) Prize
- Nelson Science Scholarship
- Sawtell-Turner Prize
- Neale (RD) Memorial Prize
- Rutherford (Lord) Memorial Research Fellowship
- Trendall (AD) Memorial Book Fund (Classics Shapiro)
- Wybourne (BG) Trust Fund
- Whybrew (Ken) Scholarship
- Wilson (Brent) Memorial Prize
- Whitcombe (Beh) Bequest
- University Madrigal Singers Prize
- Wells (Ada) Prize
- Trainor (Belinda) Scholarship Fund
- Tytheridge Travelling Scholarships
- Union Of Graduates In Music Prize
- Von Haast (The Sir Julius) Prize
- Toovey (Michael) Memorial Prize
- The UCSA Lloyd Lilley Scholarship
- Westpac Southland Scholarship
- Tinline (John) Prize In English
- Various Library Trust
- Priest (Hugh F) Memorial Prize (Psychology)
- Burns (Joan) Memorial Scholarship in History
- Three Nations Conference Award
- Bryant (Peter) Memorial Prize
- Browning (Owen) Trust
- Broadhead Classical Lecture
- Alabaster-Knowles Prize
- Bradshaw (DRJC) Prize in Music
- Blackett (John) Prize
- Alabaster (Austin H) Scholarships
- Adams (T.W) Scholarships
- Bell (Robert) Scholarship
- Margaret Mahy Fees Scholarship
- CWF Hamilton Scholarship
- F A Hayek Scholarship
- Keith Laugesen Scholarship
- Guardian Trust Masters Scholarships In Commerce
- Canterbury Community Trust Doctoral Scholarship
- Belfast Rotary 25th Anniversary Disabilities Trust Fund
- The G.B Battersby - Trimble Scholarship In Computer Science
- Bate (Gladys) (Nee Vincent) Prize in Music
- Bain (D.W) Prize in Journalism
- Australasian Institute of Metals Prize
- Australasian Coastal And Ocean Engineering Conference Fund
- Australasian Engineering Library Fund
- Atkinson (Leslie) Prize in Music
- Museum Library and School of Technical Science Trust
- University Of Canterbury Alumni Association Scholarships
- Evans Fund
- Ensom Prize
- New Zealand Post Management Science Scholarship
- Bell (Robert) Travelling Scholarship
- F.M. Warren Scholarship in Art History
- Orion Masters Scholarship
- New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (Incorporated) Canterbury Branch Undergraduate Scholarship
- New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (Incorporated) Canterbury Branch Trust Board Masters Scholarship
- New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (Incorporated) Canterbury Branch Doctoral Scholarship
- Vale (Henry) Scholarships
- Adams (T.W) Bequest
- Endowment (The) Trust for the University of Canterbury
- Tait Chair of Communications
- Holmes (Gertrude A) Bursary
- Griffiths (The Vernon) Prize in Musical Leadership
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University of Canterbury
Financial data as at December 2018. Sourced from Charities Services register.
The most recent financial filing with Charities Services is more than three years old. Until a current return is filed, a rating is not assigned.
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 12. 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.
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$380.0M
$370.4M
$1.6B
2,076
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2018). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Reporting group parent. University of Canterbury files one consolidated annual return covering 153 members. Member-level figures are not separately reported with Charities Services.
Show member charities (153)
- Templin Prize
- Chemeca Trust Fund
- New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (Incorporated) Canterbury Branch Undergraduate Scholarship
- Cartwright (William and Ina) Scholarship
- Jobberns (George) Geography Prize
- Gibbs (or Mills) Trust
- The Roper Scholarships
- Habens Prize
- Whybrew (Ken) Scholarship
- Ensom Prize
- New Zealand Post Management Science Scholarship
- F.M. Warren Scholarship in Art History
- The John Garrett Scholarship in English
- Rhodes (Winston) Prize in English
- Fleming (Gwendoline M) Prize
- Civil Engineering Prize
- Mills (C Wright) Scholarship
- Cook (Charles) (Warwick House) Scholarship
- University Madrigal Singers Prize
- Connal (John) Scholarships
- McKenzie (Don) University Scholarship
- Bate (Gladys) (Nee Vincent) Prize in Music
- New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (Incorporated) Canterbury Branch Trust Board Masters Scholarship
- Belfast Rotary 25th Anniversary Disabilities Trust Fund
- Keith Laugesen Scholarship
- Hartley (Sir William) Scholarship
- Jones (Ethel S) Scholarship
- Australasian Engineering Library Fund
- Overton (The Ethel Rose) Scholarship
- MacMillan (The) Brown Essay Prizes for Writers
- McElroy P. Prize
- Templin Scroll
- Erskine Trust
- Lingard Scholarships
- Harrison (S.P.A.) Memorial Trust
- Trendall (AD) Memorial Book Fund (Classics Shapiro)
- Endowment (The) Trust for the University of Canterbury
- Hight (Sir James) Orchestra Fund
- Fenwick (Christopher Evelyn) Estate
- Lu (Frank P.S.) Prize in Business Administration
- MacMillan Brown (Helen) Bursary
- Page Memorial Prize
- Mickle (Doctor A.F.J.) Student Loan Fund
- Farr (Professor C.C.) Memorial Scholarship
- Makepeace (W.A.) Prize in Botany
- Wells (Ada) Prize
- Tytheridge Travelling Scholarships
- Neale (RD) Memorial Prize
- Nelson Science Scholarship
- Bradshaw (DRJC) Prize in Music
- + 103 more
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The primary objective is to provide education services for the benefit of the community rather than make a financial return.
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University of Canterbury is one of 154 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.
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