# Citizens Advice Bureau Christchurch Area Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC27948
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429042618140
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To ensure that individuals do not suffer through ignorance of their rights and responsibilities, or of the services available, or through an inability to express their needs effectively. Exert a reasonable influence on the development of social policies and services, both locally and nationally.

## 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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$95k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$110k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-15k
- **Total assets:** NZ$148k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$53k
- **Net assets:** NZ$95k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$71k
- **Donations:** NZ$5k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$71k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Volunteers:** 2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=5740d530-4d56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$95k | NZ$110k | NZ$-15k | NZ$95k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$107k | NZ$106k | NZ$225 | not disclosed |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$121k | NZ$107k | not disclosed | NZ$110k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$129k | NZ$102k | not disclosed | NZ$95k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$117k | NZ$111k | not disclosed | NZ$68k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$113k | NZ$132k | not disclosed | NZ$62k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$127k | NZ$128k | not disclosed | NZ$80k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$128k | NZ$137k | not disclosed | NZ$82k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$131k | NZ$144k | not disclosed | NZ$91k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$132k | NZ$126k | not disclosed | NZ$107k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (56 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **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=CC27948) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Mainland Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$1k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$709, year ended 2023-12-31

## Data freshness

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

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/citizens-advice-bureau-christchurch-area-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/citizens-advice-bureau-christchurch-area-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/citizens-advice-bureau-christchurch-area-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27948

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/citizens-advice-bureau-christchurch-area-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 2026-09-28T09:14:07.097Z.