Lions Club of Ashburton Charitable Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Ashburton
Lions Club of Ashburton Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Ashburton, Ashburton. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (73.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: We are a mixed gender service club whose members use their combined skills, strength and resources to improving the community, promoting the development of leadership and vocational skills and any other matter beneficial to the community.
- Registration Number
- CC30894
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (73.8/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Ashburton, Ashburton
- garthfb@xtra.co.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 9.3 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 73.8/100
- Financial Score
- 77.5
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Milne | Trustee | 2025-10-31 |
| David Ward | Trustee | 2025-10-31 |
| Garth Bateup | Trustee | 2024-08-22 |
| Graham Edge | Trustee | 2020-10-22 |
| Roger Paterson | Trustee | 2019-11-10 |
| Maxwell Cawte | Trustee | 2017-07-19 |
Former Officers (10)
- Leah Thomson — Trustee (departed 2025-10-31)
- Lance Schubert — Trustee (departed 2024-08-22)
- Graham Smith — Trustee (departed 2025-10-31)
- William Gordon — Trustee (departed 2024-08-22)
- Rodney Green — Treasurer & Trustee (departed 2019-11-06)
- Rex Whiting — Trustee (departed 2020-10-07)
- Barry Vessey — Trustee (departed 2020-10-07)
- Kelvin Holmes — Trustee (departed 2015-06-30)
- Garth Madden — Trustee (departed 2017-07-19)
- George Brown — Trustee (departed 2015-06-30)
Funding Sources
- The Lion Foundation — $9,643
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Lions Club of Ashburton Charitable Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. 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.
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$69.8K
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Grant-Making Trust
Special Entity TypeThis trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
We are a mixed gender service club whose members use their combined skills, strength and resources to improving the community, promoting the development of leadership and vocational skills and any other matter beneficial to the community.
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