Community Law Canterbury Te Ture Whanui O Waitaha — Advocacy Charity in Christchurch
Community Law Canterbury Te Ture Whanui O Waitaha is a Trust charity in the Advocacy sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B+ (82.5/100). Annual revenue: $3.7M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To provide quality, free legal help to people in Canterbury who face barriers to accessing justice.
- Registration Number
- CC22716
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-08
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B+ (82.5/100)
- Sector
- Advocacy
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Admin@canlaw.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (other)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $3.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $3.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $4.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $4.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 6.6 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 37
- Volunteers
- 4
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.7M | $3.7M | $4.4M |
| 2024 | $4.3M | $3.7M | $4.5M |
| 2023 | $3.4M | $3.2M | $3.9M |
| 2022 | $3.4M | $3.1M | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $3.4M | $3.1M | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $3.1M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| 2019 | $3.1M | $2.8M | $2.8M |
| 2018 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| 2017 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.2M |
| 2016 | $2.9M | $2.6M | $2.2M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B+
- Overall Score
- 82.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (10)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Joanne McLean | Trustee | 2026-06-08 |
| Madeline Thomas | Trustee | 2026-04-13 |
| Thomas Harre | Trustee | 2024-09-30 |
| Lawrence Kimberley | CEO | 2024-01-15 |
| Paul McMahon | Trustee | 2022-09-28 |
| Joanne Appleyard | Trustee | 2021-09-27 |
| Patricia Hunt | Trustee | 2020-09-28 |
| Christopher Littlewood | Trustee | 2020-06-30 |
| Jennifer Hughey | Chair | 2015-09-28 |
| Barry Dent | Trustee | 2011-08-29 |
Former Officers (30)
- Chris Nolan — Trustee (departed 2023-11-06)
- Pari Hunt — Trustee (departed 2025-12-19)
- Henrietta Harper — Trustee (departed 2022-07-18)
- Sabidah Gillespie — Trustee (departed 2022-09-28)
- Amy Kennerley — Trustee (departed 2026-04-13)
- Samuel Hider — Trustee (departed 2020-04-14)
- Jeremy Finn — Trustee (departed 2025-01-27)
- Elizabeth Gordon — Secretary (departed 2025-06-30)
- Medona Cherry — Trustee (departed 2025-06-30)
- Martin Dale — Treasurer (departed 2025-06-30)
- Chris Gallavin — Member (departed 2015-09-28)
- Michael Copeland — Trustee (departed 2014-01-13)
- John Goodard — Trustee (departed 2013-08-26)
- Evelyn Petrie — Finance Manager (departed 2022-08-09)
- Olivia Harding — Trustee (departed 2015-06-29)
- Olivia Sinclair — Trustee (departed 2015-09-28)
- Moana Cole — Trustee (departed 2013-08-26)
- Karolin Potter — Trustee (departed 2021-09-27)
- David Goldwater — Trustee (departed 2014-01-13)
- Peter Doody — Trustee (departed 2018-09-24)
Service Providers
- PKF
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Community Law Canterbury Te Ture Whanui O Waitaha
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$3.7M
$3.7M
$4.9M
37
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
To provide quality, free legal help to people in Canterbury who face barriers to accessing justice.
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Ranked against 12 peers · Advocacy · $1M – $10M
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