Avonside House Trust Incorporated — Social Services Charity in Christchurch

Avonside House Trust Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. CharityData rates this charity B+ (83.3/100). Annual revenue: $3.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Avonside House Trust Incorporated is part of the same organisation as Avonside House Community Living Trust (CC57922). Each registration files its own accounts.

Mission: Mission Statement: Towards Fullness of Life. Avonside House aims for the people we support in care to: be in control of their lives, be aspirational, become as Independent as they can possibly be, have the same life outcomes and opportunities to participate as citizens, have their abilities and contribution recognised and respected, have support that is flexible and suited to their individual needs and goals and that takes a whole life approach, and have relationships built and strengthened between their whanau/family and the community.

Registration Number
CC26929
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B+ (83.3/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
admin@avonsidehouse.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$3.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.6M NZD
Total Assets
$6.9M NZD
Net Assets
$6.6M NZD
Reserve Months
1.9 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
25
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$3.0M$2.6M$6.6M
2024$3.0M$2.3M$0.8M
2023$2.8M$1.9M$6.7M
2022$1.8M$1.5M$3.7M
2021$1.5M$1.4M$3.4M
2020$1.8M$1.4M$3.3M
2019$1.4M$1.2M$2.9M
2018$1.9M$1.9M$2.7M
2017$1.3M$1.2M$2.7M
2016$1.9M$1.2M$2.6M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B+
Overall Score
83.3/100
Financial Score
86.9
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Luke KenmareTrustee2023-10-17
Renee JonesTrustee2022-08-23
Dick SainsburyTrustee2019-12-10
Robert MerrettTrustee2019-02-21
Barry DentTrustee/chairman2012-04-26

Former Officers (13)

  • Vaine Richard — Trustee (departed 2026-06-16)
  • Sue Stevens — Trustee (departed 2023-06-06)
  • Jillian Martin — Trustee (departed 2023-06-06)
  • Barry Shields — Trustee (departed 2018-03-24)
  • Anthony Waters — Trustee (departed 2020-06-16)
  • Heather Robinson — Trustee (departed 2019-03-28)
  • Katrina Merrett — Trustee (departed 2014-08-08)
  • John Thompson — Trustee (departed 2019-02-21)
  • Robin Mellish — Life Member (departed 2014-08-08)
  • Allison Nichols-dunsmuir — Trustee (departed 2010-08-27)
  • Graham Martin — Trustee (departed 2023-06-06)
  • Lawrence Berry — Trustee/treasurer (departed 2014-01-14)
  • Frederick Murray — Deputy Chair (departed 2010-05-01)

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Social ServicesTrust

Avonside House Trust Incorporated

CC26929Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating4d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B+
83/100
Financial
87
Governance
75
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • Government-funding concentration
    95% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$3.0M

Expenses

$2.6M

Assets

$6.9M

Staff

25

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

Mission Statement: Towards Fullness of Life. Avonside House aims for the people we support in care to: be in control of their lives, be aspirational, become as Independent as they can possibly be, have the same life outcomes and opportunities to participate as citizens, have their abilities and contribution recognised and respected, have support that is flexible and suited to their individual needs and goals and that takes a whole life approach, and have relationships built and strengthened between their whanau/family and the community.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
People with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.0M
Total Expenses
$2.6M
Net Assets
$6.6M
Staff
25
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
1.9mo
Could operate 1.9 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

9
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,098
High Concentration: 95% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants95.3%
Investment Income3.9%
Other0.9%
Donations0.0%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 55 peers · Social Services · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
83
#9/56
Revenue
$3.0M
#21/56
Reserve Months
1.9
#1/56
Surplus
$474K
#14/56
Staff Cost %
72%
#56/56

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

B+
Score: 83.3/100
Financial
86.9
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 87 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 80 → B+.
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC26929
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated9 Nov 1995
Registered office
5 Sir Gil Simpson Drive, Burnside, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. 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. Last updated: 30 September 2026.