Centre for Commercial & Corporate Law Incorporated — Education Charity in Christchurch

Centre for Commercial & Corporate Law Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: The object of the Centre is broadly to act as a forum or vehicle for the exchange of information, research, views and expertise relating to corporate and commercial law. As such the Centre also aims to bridge the gap between academic lawyers, practitioners in law and those working in industry. The Centre aims to achieve its objects in three ways. First, through seminars and presentations. Second, through supporting student scholarship in the Law School. Third, through the publication of books and other works. The Centre's activities are funded from the sale of books published by the Centre and investment income (ie, interest income). The primary method of raising funds is through the sale of books.

Registration Number
CC34419
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Website
https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/research/about-uc-research/research-groups-and-centres/centre-for-commercial-and-corporate-law
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2024$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2022$0.0M$0.0M-
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2020$0.0M$0.0M-
2019$0.0M$0.0M-
2018$0.0M--
2017$0.0M$0.0M-
2016$0.0M$0.0M-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Simone SchwoererOfficer2026-06-30
Annick MasselotOfficer2026-06-30
Petra ButlerOfficer2026-06-30
Isa AladeOfficer2026-06-30
Alistair HodsonTrustee2021-12-02

Former Officers (14)

  • Debra Wilson — Trustee (departed 2025-12-15)
  • Ursula Cheer — Trustee (departed 2022-12-12)
  • Lynne Taylor — Committee (board) Member (departed 2025-12-15)
  • Henry Holderness — Committee Member (departed 2020-11-25)
  • Chris Gallavin — Committee Member (departed 2015-09-11)
  • Christopher Gallavin — Committee Member (departed 2015-09-11)
  • Sascha Mueller — Trustee (departed 2015-12-09)
  • Richard Scragg — Trustee (departed 2012-07-31)
  • Robyn Merrett — Trustee (departed 2013-12-04)
  • Cynthia Hawes — Chair of the Board (departed 2015-12-09)
  • Adrian Sawyer — Trustee
  • Andrew Maples — Director
  • Duncan Webb — Trustee (departed 2008-07-29)
  • John Davidson — Trustee (departed 2008-11-19)

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Centre for Commercial & Corporate Law Incorporated

CC34419Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating3d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.

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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.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
  • Reserves high for operating size
    Reserves cover ~328 months of expenses on $7K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size

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Revenue

$7.1K

Expenses

$5.1K

Assets

$140.0K

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

About

Mission

The object of the Centre is broadly to act as a forum or vehicle for the exchange of information, research, views and expertise relating to corporate and commercial law. As such the Centre also aims to bridge the gap between academic lawyers, practitioners in law and those working in industry. The Centre aims to achieve its objects in three ways. First, through seminars and presentations. Second, through supporting student scholarship in the Law School. Third, through the publication of books and other works. The Centre's activities are funded from the sale of books published by the Centre and investment income (ie, interest income). The primary method of raising funds is through the sale of books.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$7.1K
Total Expenses
$5.1K
Net Assets
$140.0K

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
328.5mo
Could operate 328.5 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

4
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,551
High Concentration: 98% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income97.7%
Other2.3%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 329 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#60/330
Revenue
$7K
#230/330
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/330
Surplus
$2K
#130/330
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/330

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

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
F
2024
Score: 34.5
Financial: 50 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Registration

Registration NumberCC34419
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated10 Feb 1988
Registered office
University Of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8011

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Sponsors / undertakes researchOther - Acts an Umbrella body

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