# LifeSwitch Community Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC32131
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Lower Hutt
**NZBN:** 9429042804390
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

(a) To uphold and advance the Christian faith and its teachings in New Zealand through contemporary and accessible forms of worship, teaching, ministry, and community engagement; (b) To establish, maintain, and develop places of worship, community centres, and other facilities that support the advancement of the Christian faith; (c) To develop and implement innovative approaches to Christian ministry that effectively engage with people who have limited or no previous church connection; (d) To provide pastoral care, counselling, education, and support services to meet the spiritual, emotional, and social needs of people, regardless of their religious background; (e) To engage in charitable activities that demonstrate and extend love, care and service to the wider community, including but not limited to providing assistance to those in need, supporting families, youth development, and community wellbeing initiatives. And two other.

## 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 2025-09-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.02M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$846k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$173k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.02M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$48k
- **Net assets:** NZ$971k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$836k
- **Donations:** NZ$954k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$511k
- **Paid staff:** 8
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=9c5790eb-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$1.02M | NZ$846k | NZ$173k | NZ$971k |
| 2024-09-30 | NZ$943k | NZ$787k | NZ$156k | NZ$233k |
| 2023-09-30 | NZ$835k | NZ$739k | NZ$96k | NZ$642k |
| 2022-09-30 | NZ$702k | NZ$610k | not disclosed | NZ$545k |
| 2021-09-30 | NZ$668k | NZ$600k | not disclosed | NZ$453k |
| 2020-09-30 | NZ$628k | NZ$558k | not disclosed | NZ$366k |
| 2019-09-30 | NZ$596k | NZ$553k | not disclosed | NZ$296k |
| 2018-09-30 | NZ$570k | NZ$553k | not disclosed | NZ$253k |
| 2017-09-30 | NZ$560k | NZ$525k | not disclosed | NZ$237k |
| 2016-09-30 | NZ$533k | NZ$567k | not disclosed | NZ$202k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (25 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Kendons Chartered Accountants Limited
- **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=CC32131) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$3k, 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: 2026-10-01

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/lifeswitch-community-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/lifeswitch-community-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/lifeswitch-community-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC32131
- Charity website: http://www.lifeswitch.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/lifeswitch-community-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 2026-10-01T02:58:45.511Z.