Home Foundation — Social Services Charity in Christchurch

Home Foundation is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (75.2/100). Annual revenue: $3.9M NZD. Financial data as at March 2024.

Mission: Home Foundation exists to help end homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Registration Number
CC58355
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2020-07-29
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (75.2/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Website
https://www.homefoundation.org.nz
Email
info@homefoundation.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (foundation)
Data as at
March 2024

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$3.9M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.7M NZD
Total Assets
$13.1M NZD
Net Assets
$8.1M NZD
Reserve Months
6.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2024-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024$3.9M$1.7M$8.1M
2023$3.5M$1.1M$6.0M
2022$3.1M$0.7M$3.6M
2021$1.2M$0.0M$1.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
75.2/100
Financial Score
79.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
85
Program Spending Ratio
0.8%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (8)

NameRoleAppointed
Ramonette GrayCfo2025-10-01
John McDougallTrustee2025-04-01
Lissa BirseCEO2024-09-01
Alice CamaivunaTrustee2023-10-17
Israel CooperTrustee2020-07-06
Mark LarsonTrustee2020-07-06
Robert ReidTrustee2020-07-06
Jessica CooperTrustee2020-07-06

Former Officers (1)

  • David Monk — General Manager (departed 2024-08-31)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Key Management Personnel$183,0002024
Mark LarsonTrustee$5,0002024

Reporting Group Members

Home Foundation files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 4 sibling charities:

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FunderSocial ServicesTrustFoundation

Home Foundation

CC58355Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 29 Jul 2020
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2024Rating2d ago

Financial data as at March 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B
75/100
Financial
80
Governance
65
Transparency
85

Reasons to look carefully (3)

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 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.
  • Current annual return overdue
    The newest annual return we hold is 30 months old — a more recent return may already be on the Charities Services register
  • Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings
    2 current trustees also serve on the board of another charity in the same Charities Services reporting group (group has 5 member charities filing one consolidated annual return). Group-internal cross-trusteeship can be operationally efficient but should be visible to donors.

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

$3.9M

Expenses

$1.7M

Assets

$13.1M

Staff

2

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). 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.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Social Services
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Home Foundation exists to help end homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.9M
Total Expenses
$1.7M
Net Assets
$8.1M
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (4 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
75c
For every $1 spent, 75c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
6mo
Could operate 6 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
$0.07
Costs $0.07 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

42
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,795
Donations72.8%
Other21.5%
Investment Income5.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 55 peers · Social Services · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
75
#19/56
Revenue
$3.9M
#14/56
Reserve Months
6.0
#1/56
Surplus
$2.1M
#2/56
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/56

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

Rating

B
Score: 75.2/100
Financial
79.5
Governance
65
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 80 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 71 → B.
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC58355
Entity TypeTrust
Registered29 Jul 2020
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated22 Jul 2020
Registered office
38 Birmingham Drive, Middleton, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 28 September 2026.

Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return

Home Foundation is one of 5 charities in a Charities Services reporting group. Members file a single consolidated Annual Return together, so the financial figures on each member’s page reflect the combined group — not standalone operations.