The Christchurch Catholic Diocesan Development Fund — Religion Charity in Christchurch
The Christchurch Catholic Diocesan Development Fund is a Unincorporated Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. CharityData rates this charity B (79/100). Annual revenue: $1.5M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: The nature of the operations and principal activities of the Fund are to generate funds to assist the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Christchurch to undertake his pastoral activities and to support the development of resources within the Catholic community. This is achieved by offering call and term deposit facilities and using the funds raised to invest in loans to the Catholic community for development or to externally invest to generate income.
- Registration Number
- CC35662
- Charity Type
- Unincorporated Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (79/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- cdf@cdoc.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $31.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $3.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 63.1 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $3.2M |
| 2025 | $2.0M | $1.7M | $3.5M |
| 2024 | $1.9M | $1.5M | $3.4M |
| 2023 | $1.0M | $0.6M | $3.3M |
| 2022 | $0.7M | $0.3M | $3.4M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $0.5M | $4.2M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $0.8M | $3.6M |
| 2019 | $1.7M | $0.8M | $5.0M |
| 2018 | $1.7M | $0.8M | $4.8M |
| 2017 | $1.8M | $0.8M | $4.3M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 79/100
- Financial Score
- 85
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Nicklin | Trustee | 2026-08-13 |
| Steven Sequeira | Trustee | 2026-02-24 |
| Brigid Conroy | Trustee | 2026-02-24 |
| Kirsten Tester | Trustee | 2026-02-24 |
Former Officers (21)
- The Roman Catholic Bishop Of The Diocese Of Christ — Trustee
- Alex Bailey — Chief Operating Officer
- Simon Thompson — General Manager (departed 2024-12-31)
- Michael Gielen — Bishop (departed 2025-02-03)
- Raewyn Rennell — Manager-Finance-and-Support-Services (departed 2025-11-20)
- Michael Toomey — Trustee (departed 2025-11-21)
- Dina Kubala — Trustee
- Kintilla du Boucher-Ryan — Trustee
- Sarah Barrer — Trustee (departed 2020-07-01)
- Graeme Wilson — Trustee
- Renee Walker — Trustee (departed 2018-05-08)
- Terence Foote — Trustee (departed 2025-11-19)
- Richard Bailey — Trustee (departed 2022-04-14)
- Robert Farrell — Trustee (departed 2019-04-05)
- Michael Schimanski — Trustee (departed 2022-06-28)
- Simon Roughan — Trustee (departed 2024-06-25)
- John O'donnell — Trustee (departed 2015-07-23)
- Phillip Baird — Trustee (departed 2017-06-27)
- George MacFarlane — Trustee (departed 2014-06-24)
- Desmond James Boyle — Trustee (departed 2015-06-30)
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The Christchurch Catholic Diocesan Development Fund
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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$1.5M
$1.3M
$31.3M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis 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
The nature of the operations and principal activities of the Fund are to generate funds to assist the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Christchurch to undertake his pastoral activities and to support the development of resources within the Catholic community. This is achieved by offering call and term deposit facilities and using the funds raised to invest in loans to the Catholic community for development or to externally invest to generate income.
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