Diamond Way Buddhist Trust — Religion Charity in Christchurch
Diamond Way Buddhist Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at May 2025.
Mission: The purpose of the Trust will be to advance Buddhism in NZ by the preservation, care and practice of the Buddhist philosophy, teachings and culture in line with the traditions of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism under the spiritual authority of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje and his successors and under the spiritual and practical counsel of Lama Ole Nydahl (the Main Teacher).
- Registration Number
- CC24219
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-11
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Website
- http://buddhism.org.nz
- contactus@buddhism.org.nz
- Data as at
- May 2025
Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-05-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $2.3M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.9M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.9M |
| 2020 | $0.3M | $0.1M | $0.8M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.6M |
| 2018 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.6M |
| 2017 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.5M |
| 2016 | $0.3M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Nicola Jimenez | Trustee & Treasurer | 2016-05-11 |
Former Officers (14)
- Elena Masenko — Management Board
- Barbora Woydichova — Management Board
- Boris Chesnokov — Management Board
- Craig Duff — Management Board
- Ivet Rodriguez — Management Board (departed 2024-12-31)
- Renee Olley — Management Board
- Dorit Goettner — Management Board (departed 2024-07-01)
- Eva Knotkova — Trustee (departed 2023-08-20)
- Natasha Meiring — Trustee
- Mateusz Uzdowski — Trustee (departed 2016-03-22)
- Leo Panko — Trustee (departed 2016-04-29)
- Christopher Armand — Trustee (departed 2026-07-18)
- H Don Worthington — Trustee
- Finn Nitzschmann — Chair (departed 2012-03-24)
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $5,000
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Diamond Way Buddhist Trust
Financial data as at May 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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.
How ratings work →Reasons to look carefully (2)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 8. 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 sizeReserves cover ~259 months of expenses on $160K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
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The purpose of the Trust will be to advance Buddhism in NZ by the preservation, care and practice of the Buddhist philosophy, teachings and culture in line with the traditions of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism under the spiritual authority of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje and his successors and under the spiritual and practical counsel of Lama Ole Nydahl (the Main Teacher).
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