# Canterbury Community Business Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC25737
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-11
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Lincoln
**NZBN:** 9429042969334
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide training opportunities for disadvantaged communities and individuals facing employment barriers:promote through education and training an understanding of the role of social enterprises as a tool to build wealth in a community; advance the public benefit by promoting asset based community economic development.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$284k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$236k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$48k
- **Total assets:** NZ$350k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$29k
- **Net assets:** NZ$321k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$193k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$118k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=937ccde3-c30e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$284k | NZ$236k | NZ$48k | NZ$321k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$252k | NZ$264k | NZ$-13k | NZ$273k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$218k | NZ$258k | not disclosed | NZ$286k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$209k | NZ$217k | not disclosed | NZ$325k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$211k | NZ$191k | not disclosed | NZ$333k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$184k | NZ$201k | not disclosed | NZ$313k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$174k | NZ$197k | not disclosed | NZ$329k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$186k | NZ$191k | not disclosed | NZ$353k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$198k | NZ$189k | not disclosed | NZ$358k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$185k | NZ$160k | not disclosed | NZ$348k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (6 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=CC25737) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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-community-business-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/canterbury-community-business-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/canterbury-community-business-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC25737

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/canterbury-community-business-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 2026-10-01T19:40:55.280Z.