Living Springs Trust — Community Development Charity in Lyttelton
Living Springs Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Lyttelton, Lyttelton. Annual revenue: $3.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To create a high quality environment that provides schools, community groups a place to hold an event or camp. Living Springs is also focused on restoring and healing the land and natural habitats that surround the camp.
- Registration Number
- CC37397
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Lyttelton, Lyttelton
- Website
- http://www.livingsprings.co.nz
- accounts@livingsprings.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $3.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $6.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $6.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 26
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.2M | $2.7M | $6.1M |
| 2025 | $2.0M | $2.2M | $3.5M |
| 2024 | $3.2M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $5.6M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $5.6M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $5.7M |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $5.7M |
| 2019 | $1.8M | $2.0M | $5.7M |
| 2018 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $5.8M |
| 2017 | $2.5M | $1.7M | $5.9M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Thompson | Chair | 2025-12-04 |
Former Officers (16)
- Catherine Blockley — Trustee
- Tui Wagstaff — Trustee
- Jolyon White — Trustee (departed 2025-12-04)
- David Morrow — Trustee
- Paul Cowey — Trustee
- Kenneth Lord — Trustee (departed 2024-02-01)
- Tessa Dodge — Trustee (departed 2015-06-01)
- Paul Morrow — Trustee (departed 2024-02-01)
- Michael Dodge — Trustee (departed 2009-07-09)
- John Down — Trustee (departed 2024-02-01)
- Joanne Down — Trustee (departed 2024-02-01)
- Valerie Roxburgh — Trustee (departed 2024-02-01)
- Roger Roxburgh — Trustee (departed 2024-02-01)
- David Down — Trustee (departed 2024-02-01)
- Anne Morrow — Trustee (departed 2024-02-01)
- Edna Down — Trustee (departed 2022-02-10)
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $20,000
- Mainland Foundation Limited — $7,800
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Living Springs Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
XRB Tier 3 lets smaller charities (total expenses of $5M or less; $2M for periods ending before 28 March 2024) file a simple-format performance report instead of full PBE standards. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below our $2M rating threshold. (Whether the accounts must be audited is a separate Charities Act test: audit from $1.1M of operating expenditure, review from $550K.) A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — set at the pre-2024 Tier 3 ceiling; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To create a high quality environment that provides schools, community groups a place to hold an event or camp. Living Springs is also focused on restoring and healing the land and natural habitats that surround the camp.
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