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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

British Council (New Zealand branch)

Registration number:

CC45235

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

7/09/2010

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

Private Bag 92014

Victoria Street West

Auckland Central

Auckland

1142

Charity's Street Address:

151 Queen Street

Level 17

Auckland Central

Auckland

1010

Charity's other details

Email:

accounts@britishcouncil.org.nz

Website:

http://www.britishcouncil.org.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/BritishCouncilNewZealand/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/nzBritish

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Oceania

Australia, Fiji, Samoa

Asia

Burma (Myanmar), China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, South, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC45235

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The objects for which the British Council is established and incorporated are to advance, for the public benefit, any purpose which is exclusively charitable and which shall: (a) promote cultural relationships between the people of the United Kingdom and other countries; (b) develop a wider knowledge of the English language; and (c) encourage educational co-operation between the United Kingdom and other countries, support the advancement of United Kingdom education and education standards overseas, and otherwise promote education.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Other (please state)

(British Council in New Zealand and the Pacific aims to create and strengthen links between tomorrow’s leaders of New Zealand and the Pacific, with those of the UK. )

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Education / training / research, Environment / conservation, International activities, Fund-raising, People with disabilities

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Migrants / refugees

Legal Structure

Unincorporated Organisation

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended

Due Date

Date Submitted

Total Income

Total Expenditure

Financial Statements

Annual Return Summary

31/03/2026

30/09/2026

To be filed

31/03/2025

30/09/2025

25/09/2025

$20,485

$691,836

31/03/2024

30/09/2024

1/10/2024

$21

$694,845

31/03/2023

30/09/2023

27/09/2023

$11

$553,725

31/03/2022

30/11/2022

27/10/2022

$230,359

31/03/2021

30/09/2021

29/09/2021

$54,794

$280,232

31/03/2020

30/09/2020

16/09/2020

$43,382

$727,349

31/03/2019

30/11/2019

$732,578

$1,256,531

31/03/2018

31/12/2018

18/12/2018

$486,831

$1,309,779

31/03/2017

30/09/2017

29/05/2018

$309,696

$964,658

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Natasha Beckman	Country Director	1/03/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Ingrid Leary	Country Director	29/02/2020

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
9/03/2022	NOC015
16/09/2020	NOC011
30/11/2019	NOC009
22/05/2018	NOC005
23/06/2016	NOC003
2/10/2013	AR004

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name