Westside Community Trust — Community Development Charity in Christchurch

Westside Community Trust is a Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (72/100). Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at December 2024.

Mission: Provide religious services/activities and positively impact our local neighbourhood

Registration Number
CC51260
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2015-01-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (72/100)
Sector
Community Development
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
office@activatechurch.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (community_trust)
Data as at
December 2024

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$1.1M NZD
Net Assets
$1.1M NZD
Reserve Months
1.9 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
4
Volunteers
50
Financial Year End
2024-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024$0.3M$0.2M$1.1M
2023$0.3M$0.2M$1.1M
2022$0.3M$0.2M$1.1M
2021$0.3M$0.2M$1.1M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$1.0M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$1.0M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.9M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$0.9M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$1.0M
2016$1.1M$0.2M$1.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
72/100
Financial Score
75
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (17)

  • Byron Marchant — Trustee
  • Daniel Cracknell — Trustee
  • Bruce van Duyn — Trustee
  • David Miller — Trustee
  • Tibor Toth — Trustee
  • Stephen Forrester — Trustee (departed 2023-06-07)
  • Andre Powell — Trustee (departed 2025-09-30)
  • Joshua van Berkel — Chair (departed 2025-09-11)
  • Anna Black — Trustee (departed 2019-05-24)
  • Julie Young — Trustee (departed 2019-10-20)
  • Sheridyn Rodgers — Overseeing Minister (departed 2025-09-01)
  • Mark Taylor — Trustee (departed 2018-05-11)
  • Ruth Robb — Trustee (departed 2020-02-09)
  • Alastair Cone — Trustee (departed 2019-12-31)
  • Sonia Hungerford — Trustee (departed 2019-12-13)
  • Michael Brown — Chairperson/trustee (departed 2019-07-19)
  • John Klinkenberg — Trustee (departed 2016-09-20)

Similar Charities in Community Development

FunderCommunity DevelopmentTrustCommunity Trust

Westside Community Trust

CC51260Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 30 Jan 2015
Data updated: 23 Sept 2026
Financials31 Dec 2024Rating4d ago

Financial data as at December 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B-
72/100
Financial
75
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. 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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Revenue

$259.7K

Expenses

$248.8K

Assets

$1.1M

Staff

4

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). 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.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Religion
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Canterbury

About

Mission

Provide religious services/activities and positively impact our local neighbourhood

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$259.7K
Total Expenses
$248.8K
Net Assets
$1.1M
Staff
4
employees
Volunteers
50

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 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
1.9mo
Could operate 1.9 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

5
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,512
High Concentration: 98% of revenue from Donations
Donations97.5%
Other2.3%
Investment Income0.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 135 peers · Community Development · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
72
#29/136
Revenue
$260K
#62/136
Reserve Months
1.9
#1/136
Surplus
$11K
#82/136
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/136

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

Rating

B-
Score: 72/100
Financial
75
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 75 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 69 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2023
Clean
7 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC51260
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jan 2015
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated30 Jan 2015
Registered office
13 Watts Road, Sockburn, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Community Development
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides 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: 30 September 2026.