Highsted Christian Fellowship — Religion Charity in Christchurch

Highsted Christian Fellowship is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To gather to the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ in honour of Him, to promote the Christian faith in the community, and teach sound Christian Doctrine. In addition, to provide funds and support for youth and other community outreach activities, both in conjunction with the Foxton Bible Camp Trust at its camps, and also at a local level.

Registration Number
CC59091
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2021-04-29
Status
Active
Sector
Religion
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
boblineham66@gmail.com
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M-
2024$0.1M$0.1M-
2023$0.1M$0.1M-
2022$0.1M$0.1M-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Robert LinehamSecretary2012-04-01
Edward MatlaTreasurer2012-04-01
Robin SidesTrustee2012-04-01
Rex LivingstoneTrsutee2012-04-01
David HepburnTrustee2012-04-01

Former Officers (1)

  • John Watson — Trustee (departed 2023-12-07)

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Highsted Christian Fellowship

CC59091Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 29 Apr 2021
Data updated: 6 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

Financial data as at March 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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  • No chair recorded on the register
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Revenue

$79.7K

Expenses

$94.5K

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

About

Mission

To gather to the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ in honour of Him, to promote the Christian faith in the community, and teach sound Christian Doctrine. In addition, to provide funds and support for youth and other community outreach activities, both in conjunction with the Foxton Bible Camp Trust at its camps, and also at a local level.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$79.7K
Total Expenses
$94.5K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (4 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
3.2mo
Could operate 3.2 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

18
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,210
High Concentration: 90% of revenue from Donations
Donations90.1%
Other9.6%
Investment Income0.3%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 261 peers · Religion · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#27/262
Revenue
$80K
#37/262
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/262
Surplus
$-15K
#240/262
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/262

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
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC59091
Entity TypeTrust
Registered29 Apr 2021
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides religious services / activities

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