University of Canterbury

CC24221 · NZBN 9429041925317 · Emergency / disaster relief · Christchurch
Registered 11 May 2008 · Status: Registered (no return filed since 2018 — likely inactive) · Latest return year: 2018 · Tier 1

Key facts: University of Canterbury is a registered New Zealand charity (CC24221), operating in the emergency / disaster relief sector, reporting latest gross income of NZ$380.0M and total expenditure of NZ$370.4M for the year ended 2018.

The primary objective is to provide education services for the benefit of the community rather than make a financial return.

Register-noted indicators

No annual return since 2018
Factual fields from the Charities Register — not findings of wrongdoing.
NZ$380.0M
Gross income
NZ$370.4M
Expenditure
NZ$1.6B
Total assets
NZ$1.4B
Total equity

Income vs expenditure

Each year from the charity's annual returns. The top bar is money coming in, the bar below is money spent.

Income  Expenditure
2011
NZ$290.4M
NZ$259.4M
2012
NZ$292.4M
NZ$359.5M
2013
NZ$426.0M
NZ$349.5M
2014
NZ$741.8M
NZ$308.5M
2015
NZ$330.9M
NZ$327.4M
2016
NZ$337.3M
NZ$339.1M
2017
NZ$354.8M
NZ$360.1M
2018
NZ$380.0M
NZ$370.4M
All data sourced verbatim from the Charities Register (Charities Services). CharitiesWatch NZ does not assert wrongdoing. © 2026 CharitiesWatch NZ.