University of Canterbury Students Association Incorporated — Education Charity in Christchurch
University of Canterbury Students Association Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. 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
- Incorporated Society
- Registration Date
- 2007-03-08
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (72.8/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- hello@ucsa.org.nz
- 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
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net 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)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sunny Radzyner | General Executive | 2026-02-16 |
| Tumaru Mataio | Chair | 2026-01-01 |
| Hana-Amaia Tamati-Paratene | Te Akatoki Delegate | 2026-01-01 |
| Corvin O'Rourke | General Executive | 2026-01-01 |
| Charlee Brittain | General Executive | 2026-01-01 |
| Celine Sebastian | General Executive | 2026-01-01 |
| Rebecca Connolly | General Executive | 2026-01-01 |
| Beatrix Gilling | General Executive | 2026-01-01 |
| Dominic Toli | Pacific Representative | 2026-01-01 |
| Max Hodgson | Vice-President-Engagement | 2026-01-01 |
| Tyrone Foster | Postgraduate Representative | 2026-01-01 |
| Evangeline Rong | Vice-President-Academic | 2026-01-01 |
| Tarini Nallappan | Equity Representative | 2026-01-01 |
| Verna Manuel | International Representative | 2026-01-01 |
| Cathleen Wang | General Executive | 2024-01-01 |
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)
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monique Hawkins | Vice President | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Sam Brunt | President | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Daniel Squires | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Ella Lawson-Smith | Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2020 |
| Keziah Bryceland | Treasurer | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Ngaio Porima | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Jack Donovan | Vice President | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| James Glogic | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Oli Phillips | President | Board or trustee role | - | 2020 |
| Zoe Hartley | Board Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| George Adcock | Treasurer | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
Service Providers
- BDO
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University of Canterbury Students Association Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$20.9M
$22.2M
$19.3M
291
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Provides services to students of The University of Canterbury
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 3 peers · Education · $10M – $50M
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