# Canterbury Artificial Surfaces Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC24722
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-05-22
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429043191826
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

As specified in Section 3 of the Trust Deed: Trust Fund Held for Charitable Purposes: The Trust Fund, including both capital and income, is to be held and administered by the Board on trust upon the terms set out in the Trust Deed for exclusively Charitable Purposes in New Zealand. General and Specific Purposes of the Trust: To finance, construct, own, maintain and develop artificial hockey turf surfaces, infrastructure and associated facilities in Canterbury for the benefit of Canterbury hockey players of all ages and abilities, officials, spectators and the general public.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (65.0 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 65/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **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 2025-09-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$733k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$362k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$371k
- **Total assets:** NZ$4.00M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$129k
- **Net assets:** NZ$3.87M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$38k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=125890eb-8b9e-f011-bb48-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | NZ$733k | NZ$362k | NZ$371k | NZ$3.87M |
| 2024-09-30 | NZ$211k | NZ$410k | NZ$-199k | NZ$3.50M |
| 2023-09-30 | NZ$1.39M | NZ$457k | not disclosed | NZ$3.70M |
| 2022-09-30 | NZ$222k | NZ$221k | not disclosed | NZ$2.77M |
| 2021-09-30 | NZ$219k | NZ$250k | not disclosed | NZ$2.77M |
| 2020-09-30 | NZ$176k | NZ$3.46M | not disclosed | NZ$2.80M |
| 2019-09-30 | NZ$233k | NZ$284k | not disclosed | NZ$6.09M |
| 2018-09-30 | NZ$232k | NZ$265k | not disclosed | NZ$6.14M |
| 2017-09-30 | NZ$286k | NZ$298k | not disclosed | NZ$6.17M |
| 2016-09-30 | NZ$338k | NZ$263k | not disclosed | NZ$6.18M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (12 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC24722) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$393k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Air Rescue Services Limited** (foundation) — NZ$200k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$50k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Mainland Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$23k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **TAB New Zealand** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

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/canterbury-artificial-surfaces-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/canterbury-artificial-surfaces-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/canterbury-artificial-surfaces-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC24722

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/canterbury-artificial-surfaces-trust. 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 2026-09-28T08:58:54.086Z.