Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade — Social Services Charity in Christchurch

Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The statutory role of Fire and Emergency New Zealand is fire safety, fire prevention, and fire extinction.

Registration Number
CC28127
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Social Services
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Website
http://www.rollestonfire.co.nz
Email
nigel.lilley@fireandemergency.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.2M NZD
Net Assets
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
38
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.0M$0.2M
2024$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2020$0.0M$0.0M-
2019$0.1M$0.1M-
2018$0.1M$0.1M-
2017$0.1M$0.0M-
2016$0.1M$0.1M-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (10)

  • Martin Tier — Chief Fire Officer
  • Graham Petersen — Deputy Chief Fire Officer
  • Tracey Hadwin — Treasurer
  • Cameron Kenyon — Chief Fire Officer (departed 2024-06-10)
  • Stephen Mann — Deputy Chief Fire Officer (departed 2022-09-30)
  • Steve Trigg — Executive Officer (departed 2016-02-10)
  • Vincent Bidwell — Treasurer (departed 2020-10-21)
  • Nigel Lilley — Chief Fire Officer (departed 2019-10-26)
  • Garry Sheriff — Deputy Chief Fire Officer (departed 2012-05-29)
  • Glenn Cockburn — Chief Fire Officer (departed 2010-06-02)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $36,490

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Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade

CC28127Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

Financial data as at June 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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Reasons to look carefully (2)

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 3. 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 size
    Reserves cover ~67 months of expenses on $168K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size

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Revenue

$167.9K

Expenses

$34.4K

Assets

$191.6K

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

About

Mission

The statutory role of Fire and Emergency New Zealand is fire safety, fire prevention, and fire extinction.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$167.9K
Total Expenses
$34.4K
Net Assets
$191.6K
Volunteers
38

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
66.8mo
Could operate 66.8 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

51
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,929
Donations65.8%
Other22.3%
Trading / Services9.9%
Investment Income1.9%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 140 peers · Social Services · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#33/141
Revenue
$168K
#102/141
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/141
Surplus
$133K
#21/141
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/141

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
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC28127
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides 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: 29 September 2026.