Cornerstone Rolleston Trust — Community Development Charity in Rolleston

Cornerstone Rolleston Trust is a Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Rolleston, Rolleston. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Provide religious services / activities and positively impact our local neighbourhood

Registration Number
CC51380
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2015-03-06
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (70.3/100)
Sector
Community Development
Location
Rolleston, Rolleston
Website
https://cornerstonerolleston.org/
Email
andre@cornerstonerolleston.org
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.4M NZD
Total Assets
$2.3M NZD
Net Assets
$2.2M NZD
Reserve Months
1.8 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
6
Volunteers
1
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.6M$0.4M$2.2M
2024$0.6M$0.4M$2.0M
2023$0.5M$0.4M$1.8M
2022$1.0M$0.3M$1.7M
2021$0.3M$0.3M$0.2M
2020$0.3M$0.2M$0.2M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2018$0.1M$0.2M$0.0M
2017$0.1M$0.2M$0.1M
2016$0.1M$0.2M$0.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
70.3/100
Financial Score
72.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Michael RobbTrustee2026-04-30
Elliott JonesTreasurer2026-04-30
Byron MarchantTrustee2026-04-29

Former Officers (11)

  • Michelle Byrne — Trustee
  • Warren Hodge — Trustee (departed 2024-01-31)
  • Lyndon Sutherland — Trustee
  • Andre Powell — Trustee/senior Minister
  • Robin McArthur — Trustee
  • Sheridyn Rodgers — Trustee (departed 2025-09-12)
  • Paul Buick — Chairperson/trustee/senior Minister (departed 2017-10-18)
  • Michael Brown — Trustee/senior Minister Supervisor
  • Bevan Souness — Trustee (departed 2019-12-22)
  • Brian Watts — Trustee (departed 2017-10-18)
  • Alastair Macdonald — Trustee (departed 2017-10-11)

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Cornerstone Rolleston Trust

CC51380Rolleston, RollestonRegistered 6 Mar 2015
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

B-
70/100
Financial
73
Governance
65
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.

  • 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.

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

$568.4K

Expenses

$359.8K

Assets

$2.3M

Staff

6

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

Provide religious services / activities and positively impact our local neighbourhood

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$568.4K
Total Expenses
$359.8K
Net Assets
$2.2M
Staff
6
employees
Volunteers
1

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 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
1.8mo
Could operate 1.8 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

6
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,399
High Concentration: 97% of revenue from Donations
Donations96.9%
Other3.0%
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 135 peers · Community Development · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
70
#40/136
Revenue
$568K
#21/136
Reserve Months
1.8
#1/136
Surplus
$209K
#20/136
Staff Cost %
44%
#136/136

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

Rating

B-
Score: 70.3/100
Financial
72.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 73 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 68 → B-.
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC51380
Entity TypeTrust
Registered6 Mar 2015
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated5 Mar 2015
Registered office
18 Lowes Road Rolleston 7614, Rolleston

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Community Development
Activities
Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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