# Life Education Trust Canterbury

**Charities Register number:** CC21899
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-03-17
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429042950196
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Life Education Trust is a childrens charity. We visit local schools and teach "Life Education" to children up to year 8.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Liabilities exceed assets, which the scoring template cannot represent fairly.
- **Status code:** `structural_negative_equity`
- **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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$466k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$483k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-16k
- **Total assets:** NZ$101k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$263k
- **Net assets:** NZ$-162k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$54k
- **Government grants:** NZ$46k (9.8% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$90k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$385k
- **Paid staff:** 4
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=fefa6dee-d7e6-f011-bb4e-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$466k | NZ$483k | NZ$-16k | NZ$-162k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$422k | NZ$519k | NZ$-97k | NZ$-146k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$427k | NZ$473k | NZ$-46k | NZ$-42k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$486k | NZ$540k | not disclosed | NZ$5k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$525k | NZ$532k | not disclosed | NZ$59k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$431k | NZ$413k | not disclosed | NZ$66k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$422k | NZ$458k | not disclosed | NZ$48k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$409k | NZ$450k | not disclosed | NZ$84k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$294k | NZ$384k | not disclosed | NZ$124k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$262k | NZ$328k | not disclosed | NZ$215k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current (53 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=CC21899) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$28k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$23k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$18k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$18k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$17k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Air Rescue Services Limited** (foundation) — NZ$13k, year ended 2023-12-31

## 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/life-education-trust-canterbury
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/life-education-trust-canterbury/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/life-education-trust-canterbury/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC21899

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/life-education-trust-canterbury. 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 2026-10-01T09:31:16.462Z.