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Group Summary

Group Members

Below are all the members of The Skills Group.

The group owner is required to complete a consolidated annual return on behalf of its members. Consolidated annual return information for these members is available in the Annual Returns tab below.

Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Skills Consulting Group Limited
Skills Group Employment Limited
Skills Group Training Limited
The Skills Group Foundation
The Skills Group Trust

Group Details

Legal Name:

The Skills Group

Registration details

Registration Status:

Registered

Date of Registration:

29/06/2017

Registration Number:

CC54648

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Group's Postal Address:

600 Great South Road

Level 2, Building C Millenium Centre

Ellerslie

Auckland

1051

Group's Street Address:

Freepost 5164, PO Box 24-469

Royal Oak

Onehunga

Auckland

1345

Group's other details

Email:

Scott.Bitchener@skills-group.org

Website:

https://www.skills-group.org

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Oceania

Australia

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC54648

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.

Please note: these Annual Returns contain consolidated financial information for all members of this group.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/12/2024	30/06/2025	19/06/2025	$159,971,000	$159,746,000	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	27/06/2024	$141,779,000	$145,901,000	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/06/2023	16/05/2023	$112,212,000	$107,311,000	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	30/06/2022	29/06/2022	$99,767,000	$84,857,000	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/06/2021	29/06/2021	$76,139,000	$72,546,000	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	30/06/2020	23/06/2020	$74,208,000	$74,800,000	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018	30/06/2019	30/05/2019	$65,494,000	$64,960,000	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2017	30/06/2018	29/06/2018	$57,564,000	$56,180,000	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2016	30/06/2017	30/06/2017	$49,251,000	$46,509,000	Included in Annual Return

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Skills Group's purpose is the advancement of charitable purposes in New Zealand - and in particular the advancement of education focused on vocational education, training and learning, including delivering, and promoting and supporting the delivery of high quality education, training and learning programmes and services for industries, organisations and individuals.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sponsors / undertakes research, Provides other finance (e.g. investment funds)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Employment

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Other charities, Children / young people

Entity Structure

The Skills Group comprises the parent The Skills Group Trust which is a charitable trust, and its' wholly owned limited liability subsidiaries, Skills Group Training Limited, and Skills Consulting Group Limited.

Group Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the group, for example, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
3/07/2025	NOC011
4/07/2022	NOC007

Group Documents

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