University of Canterbury Students Association Incorporated — Education Charity in Christchurch

University of Canterbury Students Association Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (72.8/100). Annual revenue: $20.9M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Provides services to students of The University of Canterbury

Registration Number
CC10045
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2007-03-08
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (72.8/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
hello@ucsa.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (society)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$20.9M NZD
Total Expenses
$22.2M NZD
Total Assets
$19.3M NZD
Net Assets
$13.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.4 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
291
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$20.9M$22.2M$13.0M
2024$23.9M$24.3M$14.3M
2023$19.9M$20.3M$14.6M
2022$14.7M$15.1M$15.0M
2021$12.5M$13.2M$15.4M
2020$9.6M$9.7M$16.1M
2019$10.0M$10.0M$16.2M
2018$12.2M$11.4M$15.9M
2017$15.5M$12.4M$15.2M
2016$11.3M$11.7M$12.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
72.8/100
Financial Score
71.8
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (15)

NameRoleAppointed
Sunny RadzynerGeneral Executive2026-02-16
Tumaru MataioPresident2026-01-01
Hana-Amaia Tamati-ParateneTe Akatoki Delegate2026-01-01
Corvin O'RourkeGeneral Executive2026-01-01
Charlee BrittainGeneral Executive2026-01-01
Celine SebastianGeneral Executive2026-01-01
Rebecca ConnollyGeneral Executive2026-01-01
Beatrix GillingGeneral Executive2026-01-01
Dominic ToliPacific Representative2026-01-01
Max HodgsonVice-President-Engagement2026-01-01
Tyrone FosterPostgraduate Representative2026-01-01
Evangeline RongVice-President-Academic2026-01-01
Tarini NallappanEquity Representative2026-01-01
Verna ManuelInternational Representative2026-01-01
Cathleen WangGeneral Executive2024-01-01

Former Officers (186)

  • Phillip Ryan — Chief Executive
  • Aneliz Gardner Fregoso — General Executive (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Tāmati Cunningham — Te Akatoki Delegate (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Shivam Kumar — General Executive (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Prikshit Thakur — General Executive (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Marcus Diether Culanag — General Executive (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Amir Amir Rojali — General Executive (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Bethany Dawson — General Executive (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Olivia Welsh — Postgraduate Representative (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Ruowei Chen — International Representative (departed 2025-08-22)
  • Nikhita Riches — Equity Representative (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Tumaru Mataio-Togia — Pacific Representative (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Kelsey McKenzie — Postgraduate-Rep-Co-Opted-Advisor (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Jenro Fortich — General-Executive-2024-Vice-President-Academic-2025 (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Jharmane Catolico — Equity-Representative-/-Vice-President-Engagement (departed 2025-12-31)
  • Caleb Banks — Vice-President-Academic (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Silas Zhang — General Executive (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Samantha Plows — General Executive (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Dominic Toomey — General Executive (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Stella Meikle — General Executive (departed 2024-12-31)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Monique HawkinsVice President-2019
Sam BruntPresident-2019
Daniel SquiresBoard Member-2019
Ella Lawson-SmithExecutive Officer-2020
Keziah BrycelandTreasurer-2020
Ngaio PorimaBoard Member-2019
Jack DonovanVice President-2020
James GlogicBoard Member-2019
Oli PhillipsPresident-2020
Zoe HartleyBoard Member-2019
George AdcockTreasurer-2019

Service Providers

  • BDO

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University of Canterbury Students Association Incorporated

CC10045Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 8 Mar 2007
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating4d ago

Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B-
73/100
Financial
72
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$20.9M

Expenses

$22.2M

Assets

$19.3M

Staff

291

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Education
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Canterbury

About

Mission

Provides services to students of The University of Canterbury

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$20.9M
Total Expenses
$22.2M
Net Assets
$13.0M
Staff
291
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (19 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based 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
0.4mo
Could operate 0.4 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

1
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,940
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other99.7%
Investment Income0.3%
Donations0.0%

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
73
#62/501
Revenue
$20.9M
#1/501
Reserve Months
0.4
#1/501
Surplus
$-1.3M
#499/501
Staff Cost %
45%
#501/501

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating History

B-
2025
Score: 72.8
Financial: 72 | Governance: 75 | Transparency: 65
Current
C-
2023
Score: 57.0
Financial: 58 | Governance: 55 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B-
Score: 72.8/100
Financial
71.8
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 72 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 74 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
Auditor
BDO
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC10045
Entity TypeTrust
Registered8 Mar 2007
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated2 Jun 1939
Registered office
90 Ilam Road, Ilam, Christchurch, 8041

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 30 September 2026.