The New Zealand For Purpose Reporting Awards are presented annually by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). Charities have been required to apply the reporting standards issued by the External Reporting Board (XRB) to prepare their financial statements since 2016. The Awards celebrate excellence in reporting by Charities.

Incorporated societies that have re-registered under the 2022 Act and are not “small” are also required to use XRB reporting standards and are invited to enter the Awards.

2025 NZ For Purpose Reporting Awards winners, highly commended and sponsors 

Read about our 2025 winners

Enter now

Want to enter your Charity or incorporated society into the For Purpose Reporting Awards? Submissions are now open, and we are accepting entries until Friday 27 February 2026. Please complete the following information to be considered. 

From there, we will be obtain the charities or societies most recent financial statements that have been filed on the public register. We encourage entities to include full financial statements in their annual report and to file their annual report with the applicable regulator.  

Judging criteria

For each reporting category:

• Compliance with XRB reporting standards – 50%
• Communication effectiveness – 50%

For the Sustainability Award: Demonstrating how economic, social and environmental resources are managed to ensure a prosperous future for the entity and its stakeholders.

For the First Time Entry Award: The same judging criteria will apply as for each reporting category.

Who can enter?

It does not matter the capacity in which you are involved with a charity or incorporated society, whether you are an employee, volunteer, professional advisor, donor or funder, you can put forward an entity that you believe ought to be recognised. 

Prizes

Prizes will be awarded to the winner and highly commended in each of the three reporting categories plus the Sustainability Award. One prize will also be awarded to the overall winner of the First Time Entry Award. 

Winners will be notified by Friday 15 May 2026.

Thank you to the sponsors of the 2026 New Zealand For Purpose Awards

Tier 1and 2 Award winner sponsored by BDO
Tier 3 Award winner sponsored by Baker Tilly Staples Rodway 
Tier 4 Award winner sponsored by William Buck 
Sustainability Award winner sponsored by CA ANZ
Highly commended for each Award Tier sponsored by PKF New Zealand 
First time entry Award sponsored by Wild Bamboo