Automated detection of charities sharing trustees, addresses, auditors, or financial profiles that may indicate related or duplicate entities. Patterns are surfaced for transparency review — shared governance does not imply impropriety.
Pairs Detected
7,752
Clusters Found
421
In Clusters
1,953
Known Relations
252
Unknown (New)
7,500
Avg Cluster Size
4.6
Signal Distribution
Shared Trustees
7752
Same City
6614
Similar Financials
571
Known Parent-Child
252
Same Auditor
21
Methodology & Important Context
This analysis identifies charities that share two or more current trustees. A single shared trustee is common and excluded from results.
Shared Trustees: Two or more current officers serve on both charities (via linked person records).
Same City: Both charities are registered in the same city.
Same Auditor: Both charities use the same audit firm in their latest filings.
Similar Financials: Revenue, expenses, or assets are within 10% of each other — may suggest consolidated reporting.
Known Parent-Child: Charities Services records show an explicit parent-child relationship.
Shared governance is common and legitimate (e.g. umbrella organisations, iwi-linked charities, denominational groups). These patterns are surfaced for transparency, not as indicators of wrongdoing.
Data sourced from Charities Services register, charity officer records, and charity financial filings. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. 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.
Data as at 9 Nov 2026 · refreshed weekly from the Charities Register data we hold