Ashburton New Life Church Trust — Religion Charity in Ashburton
Ashburton New Life Church Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Ashburton, Ashburton. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.7M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: 1. The purposes and aims of the Trust are to devote or apply both capital and income of the Trust Fund to or for any charitable purpose which are from time to time selected by the Trustees and are valid charitable purposes. 2. The Trustees may also devote or apply both capital and income of the Trust to further charitable purposes by : a) The upholding, maintaining and advancing of the Christian faith within New Zealand; b) The holding of the Trustee fund for the benefit, use or advantage of the church or any of its purpose, objects or work, whether present or future within New Zealand ; and c) Further charitable purposes outside New Zealand including to uphold, maintain and advance the Christian faith in countries other than New Zealand, including the financial support and assistance of Christian missionaries and their families living in countries outside New Zealand.
- Registration Number
- CC34526
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Ashburton, Ashburton
- Website
- https://www.ashburtonnewlife.org
- david@ashburtonnewlife.org
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (trust)
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.6M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 13
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $1.7M |
| 2025 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $1.6M |
| 2024 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $0.6M | $0.5M | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $0.9M | $0.5M | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.1M |
| 2019 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.0M |
| 2018 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.0M |
| 2017 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (12)
- Michael Lye — Trustee
- Martin Reid — Trustee
- Eion Johnson — Trustee
- David Bailey — Trustee
- Murray Groves — Trustee (departed 2013-06-04)
- Gavin Welsh — Trustee (departed 2008-12-03)
- Carl Anderson — Trustee
- Leslie Henderson — Trustee (departed 2025-05-12)
- David Taylor — Trustee (departed 2019-05-20)
- Gary Oppatt — Trustee (departed 2012-04-20)
- Ian Crosson — Trustee (departed 2013-08-08)
- Robin Davison — Trustee (departed 2012-10-01)
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Ashburton New Life Church Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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$609.1K
$1.8M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
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1. The purposes and aims of the Trust are to devote or apply both capital and income of the Trust Fund to or for any charitable purpose which are from time to time selected by the Trustees and are valid charitable purposes. 2. The Trustees may also devote or apply both capital and income of the Trust to further charitable purposes by : a) The upholding, maintaining and advancing of the Christian faith within New Zealand; b) The holding of the Trustee fund for the benefit, use or advantage of the church or any of its purpose, objects or work, whether present or future within New Zealand ; and c) Further charitable purposes outside New Zealand including to uphold, maintain and advance the Christian faith in countries other than New Zealand, including the financial support and assistance of Christian missionaries and their families living in countries outside New Zealand.
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