# Cat Rescue Christchurch Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC37669
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2009-02-11
**Sector:** Animal Welfare
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429043092567
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Cat Rescue Christchurch has been active in the Canterbury community since 2006, rescuing and desexing cats, and assisting people with stray cat concerns. During this time we have responded to requests for help from hundreds of members of the public, and desexed or rescued thousands of cats. Cat Rescue Christchurch was created specifically to be beneficial to the community by catching and desexing stays cats and kittens, and socialising and rehoming them where possible in order to reduce the number of stray cats.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B- (73.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$207k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$173k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$33k
- **Total assets:** NZ$687k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$30k
- **Net assets:** NZ$657k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$49k
- **Donations:** NZ$78k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$40k
- **Paid staff:** 3
- **Volunteers:** 1
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=971381c1-c70e-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$207k | NZ$173k | NZ$33k | NZ$657k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$808k | NZ$229k | NZ$579k | NZ$625k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$197k | NZ$195k | not disclosed | NZ$41k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$172k | NZ$168k | not disclosed | NZ$39k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$112k | NZ$115k | not disclosed | NZ$35k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$181k | NZ$182k | not disclosed | NZ$37k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$183k | NZ$173k | not disclosed | NZ$37k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$170k | NZ$165k | not disclosed | NZ$28k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$158k | NZ$173k | not disclosed | NZ$23k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$175k | NZ$176k | not disclosed | NZ$45k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (11 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=CC37669) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Mainland Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- 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/cat-rescue-christchurch-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/cat-rescue-christchurch-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/cat-rescue-christchurch-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC37669

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/cat-rescue-christchurch-charitable-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 2026-10-01T10:19:37.403Z.