# Aranui Community Trust Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC44909
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2010-08-15
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429042999126
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The objects of Aranui Community Trust Incorporated Society are: To participate in and promote activities that promote the wellbeing of the residents of the suburb of Aranui, in the city of Christchurch. To promote and develop the wellbeing of the Aranui Community and its residents through formulating and adopting policies that promotes the interests of the residents of Ara nui while serving in office. To educate the public of Christchurch, Canterbury and New Zealand in the principles and objectives of the society. To promote improvements to the suburb of Aranui through participation of partnership arrangements with the Canterbury Local Government and Central Government Departments. To foster and promote Aranui resident participation in the democratic process of Society. To give effect to Te Tiriti 0 Waitangi in the functioning of the service.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A- (87.9 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 93.4/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-05-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.76M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.09M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$665k
- **Total assets:** NZ$2.06M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$136k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.92M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.07M
- **Government grants:** NZ$1.34M (76.3% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$31k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$743k
- **Paid staff:** 13
- **Volunteers:** 1
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a71df510-b63e-f011-bb43-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | NZ$1.76M | NZ$1.09M | NZ$665k | NZ$1.92M |
| 2024-05-31 | NZ$1.14M | NZ$983k | NZ$154k | NZ$1.26M |
| 2023-05-31 | NZ$1.38M | NZ$1.08M | NZ$303k | NZ$1.10M |
| 2022-05-31 | NZ$645k | NZ$529k | not disclosed | NZ$554k |
| 2021-05-31 | NZ$645k | NZ$529k | not disclosed | NZ$554k |
| 2020-05-31 | NZ$634k | NZ$589k | not disclosed | NZ$485k |
| 2019-05-31 | NZ$565k | NZ$524k | not disclosed | NZ$439k |
| 2018-05-31 | NZ$773k | NZ$746k | not disclosed | NZ$397k |
| 2017-05-31 | NZ$472k | NZ$604k | not disclosed | NZ$371k |
| 2016-05-31 | NZ$642k | NZ$646k | not disclosed | NZ$504k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 11 current (29 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Nexia Audit Christchurch
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC44909) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Trillian Trust** (foundation) — NZ$27k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$7k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$6k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/aranui-community-trust-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/aranui-community-trust-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/aranui-community-trust-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC44909

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/aranui-community-trust-incorporated. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-30T07:14:29.043Z.