Celebration Fellowship Trust — Religion Charity in Wellington

Celebration Fellowship Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.9/100). Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: a) To promote and encourage faith in God, through Jesus Christ, as Saviour, in the inspiration and author i ty of the Scriptures, and the present work of the Holy Spirit in the Church. b) AND in particular to promote and encourage belief in the following articles of faith, which are the articles of faith of the Celebration Fellowship c) Generally to do or perform all such acts matters or things as may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the foregoing objects.

Registration Number
CC37968
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (70.9/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Website
http://www.celebration.org.nz
Email
office@celebration.org.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people, Other charities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$2.6M NZD
Net Assets
$2.6M NZD
Reserve Months
8.9 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
3
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.3M$0.3M$2.6M
2024$0.3M$0.3M$2.6M
2023$0.3M$0.3M$2.6M
2022$0.3M$0.2M$2.6M
2021$0.5M$0.4M$2.6M
2020$0.2M$0.3M$2.4M
2019$0.5M$0.3M$2.4M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$2.2M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$2.2M
2016$0.2M$0.2M$2.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
70.9/100
Financial Score
73.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.6%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (7)

  • Louis van Zyl — Trustee
  • Hamish Wood — Trustee
  • Gaynor Crawford — Trustee
  • Karen Smith — Trustee (departed 2012-02-17)
  • Gareth Marshall — Trustee (departed 2015-06-16)
  • Aaron Crawford — Trustee (departed 2011-01-15)
  • Ross Smith — Chair

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Celebration Fellowship Trust

CC37968Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 6 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

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

B-
71/100
Financial
74
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Revenue

$345.5K

Expenses

$311.8K

Assets

$2.6M

Staff

3

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

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

About

Mission

a) To promote and encourage faith in God, through Jesus Christ, as Saviour, in the inspiration and author i ty of the Scriptures, and the present work of the Holy Spirit in the Church. b) AND in particular to promote and encourage belief in the following articles of faith, which are the articles of faith of the Celebration Fellowship c) Generally to do or perform all such acts matters or things as may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the foregoing objects.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauOlder peopleOther charitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$345.5K
Total Expenses
$311.8K
Net Assets
$2.6M
Staff
3
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
59c
For every $1 spent, 59c reaches programs
Adequate
Sustainability
8.9mo
Could operate 8.9 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

49
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,123
Donations67.9%
Other16.7%
Investment Income15.3%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 198 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
71
#28/199
Revenue
$346K
#73/199
Reserve Months
8.9
#1/199
Surplus
$34K
#88/199
Staff Cost %
42%
#199/199

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

Rating

B-
Score: 70.9/100
Financial
73.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 74 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 68 → B-.
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC37968
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated27 Feb 1980
Registered office
9 Mitchell Street, Brooklyn, Wellington

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides 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: 29 September 2026.