Chosen Valley Camp Trust — Education Charity in Drury

Chosen Valley Camp Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Drury, Drury. Annual revenue: $0.8M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To own, manage and operate land and camp facilities at Ararimu, South Auckland,or any other location in New Zealand, in order to: (a) Be beneficial to the community by providing rest and recreation facilities for hire for community groups including children, youth and families. (b) Advance education by providing and facilitating outdoor education opportunities for school-aged children and making the facilities available for hire by schools and other groups. (c) Advance education by providing childrens’ holiday camps which include social, outdoor and spiritual education. (d) Advance religion by providing a venue for the presentation of the Christian message and the promotion of Christian life, values and character.

Registration Number
CC21194
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-02-17
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Drury, Drury
Email
manager@chosenvalley.org.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.8M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.8M NZD
Total Assets
$0.9M NZD
Net Assets
$0.7M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
3
Volunteers
1
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.8M$0.8M$0.7M
2024$0.7M$0.7M$0.7M
2023$0.6M$0.5M$0.6M
2022$0.3M$0.6M$0.5M
2021$0.3M$0.6M$0.7M
2020$0.6M$0.5M$1.0M
2019$0.6M$0.5M$0.8M
2018$0.5M$0.4M$0.7M
2017$0.6M$0.4M$0.6M
2016$0.5M$0.5M$0.8M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Bruce McDonaldTrustee2016-05-03
Paul MartinTrustee2015-07-27
John EcclesTrustee2015-05-15
Philip Ralph SmithTrustee1993-03-03

Former Officers (8)

  • John Allerby — Trustee (departed 2016-06-30)
  • Brian Rama Smith — Trustee (departed 2016-06-30)
  • Graham David Smith — Trustee (departed 2015-07-27)
  • Samuel Kahui Emery — Trustee (departed 2011-02-17)
  • Richard Gregory Abbott — Trustee (departed 2011-10-20)
  • Frank Charles Hutchinson — Trustee (departed 2011-08-25)
  • Bruce Edmond Smith — Trustee (departed 2016-11-09)
  • John Barry Massam — Trustee (departed 2011-10-20)

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Chosen Valley Camp Trust

CC21194Drury, DruryRegistered 17 Feb 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating4d ago

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

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Revenue

$846.3K

Expenses

$771.7K

Assets

$924.0K

Staff

3

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

About

Mission

To own, manage and operate land and camp facilities at Ararimu, South Auckland,or any other location in New Zealand, in order to: (a) Be beneficial to the community by providing rest and recreation facilities for hire for community groups including children, youth and families. (b) Advance education by providing and facilitating outdoor education opportunities for school-aged children and making the facilities available for hire by schools and other groups. (c) Advance education by providing childrens’ holiday camps which include social, outdoor and spiritual education. (d) Advance religion by providing a venue for the presentation of the Christian message and the promotion of Christian life, values and character.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$846.3K
Total Expenses
$771.7K
Net Assets
$742.3K
Staff
3
employees
Volunteers
1

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
3.4mo
Could operate 3.4 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,980
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other99.9%
Investment Income0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#38/133
Revenue
$846K
#6/133
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/133
Surplus
$75K
#43/133
Staff Cost %
16%
#133/133

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Drury, Drury

Registration

Registration NumberCC21194
Entity TypeTrust
Registered17 Feb 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated8 Mar 1993
Registered office
53 Turner Road, RD 3, Drury

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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