The Bridge Valley Christian Trust — Religion Charity in Wakefield

The Bridge Valley Christian Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Wakefield, Wakefield. CharityData rates this charity C+ (67.3/100). Annual revenue: $1.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Our mission is to challenge and encourage children and youth from all walks of life physically, socially, spiritually and mentally using outdoor pursuits and team building activities.

Registration Number
CC21242
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-02-18
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (67.3/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Wakefield, Wakefield
Email
office@bridgevalley.co.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.0M NZD
Total Assets
$3.6M NZD
Net Assets
$3.4M NZD
Reserve Months
1.5 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
10
Volunteers
1
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$1.0M$1.0M$3.4M
2024$1.0M$1.0M$3.4M
2023$1.0M$0.8M$2.6M
2022$0.9M$0.7M$2.4M
2021$0.6M$0.5M$2.2M
2020$0.6M$0.5M$1.8M
2019$0.6M$0.5M$1.7M
2018$0.5M$0.5M$1.7M
2017$0.9M$0.5M$1.7M
2016$0.5M$0.6M$1.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
67.3/100
Financial Score
72.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Stephanie MooreTrustee2025-08-02
Jacob NoteboomTrustee2022-05-09
Brian ToddTrustee2009-07-18
Thomas ToddTrustee2008-02-19

Former Officers (16)

  • Joy Gregan — Trustee (departed 2025-08-02)
  • Jaap Noteboom — Trustee (departed 2022-05-09)
  • Trevor Borlase — Trustee (departed 2025-08-02)
  • Thomas Bate — Trustee (departed 2025-08-02)
  • Kirsty Mercer — Trustee (departed 2023-03-29)
  • Jennifer Dron — Trustee (departed 2025-08-02)
  • David Morgan — Trustee (departed 2025-08-02)
  • Josiah Tankard — Trustee (departed 2021-02-28)
  • Steven Baigent — Trustee & Chair (departed 2021-03-01)
  • Allan Moore — Trustee (departed 2022-05-31)
  • Rona Didcott — Trustee (departed 2022-05-20)
  • Paul Lewis — Trustee (departed 2009-07-18)
  • Dianne Lewis — Trustee (departed 2009-07-18)
  • Andrew Newth — Trustee (departed 2008-02-26)
  • Margarette Sellers — Treasurer & Trustee (departed 2012-07-21)
  • Diane Baigent — Secretary (departed 2012-07-21)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $31,494.78
  • Pub Charity Limited — $6,429.11

Reporting Group Members

The Bridge Valley Christian Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 1 sibling charity:

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The Bridge Valley Christian Trust

CC21242Wakefield, WakefieldRegistered 18 Feb 2008
Data updated: 23 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating4d ago

Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

C+
67/100
Financial
73
Governance
55
Transparency
65

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 4. 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.
  • Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings
    One current trustee also serves on the board of another charity in the same Charities Services reporting group (group has 2 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

$1.0M

Expenses

$997.0K

Assets

$3.6M

Staff

10

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). 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.

About

Mission

Our mission is to challenge and encourage children and youth from all walks of life physically, socially, spiritually and mentally using outdoor pursuits and team building activities.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.0M
Total Expenses
$997.0K
Net Assets
$3.4M
Staff
10
employees
Volunteers
1

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 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
1.5mo
Could operate 1.5 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

48
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,179
Other66.5%
Government Grants27.1%
Donations4.2%
Investment Income2.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
67
#14/35
Revenue
$1.0M
#34/35
Reserve Months
1.5
#1/35
Surplus
$44K
#26/35
Staff Cost %
45%
#35/35

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

Rating

C+
Score: 67.3/100
Financial
72.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 73 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 62 → C+.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Wakefield, Wakefield

Registration

Registration NumberCC21242
Entity TypeTrust
Registered18 Feb 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated21 Aug 1981
Registered office
Bridge Valley Christian Ranch Bridge Valley Wakefield, Wakefield

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 30 September 2026.

Reporting Group — Consolidated Annual Return

The Bridge Valley Christian Trust is one of 2 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.