# Otautahi Community Housing Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC53251
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2016-03-09
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429043294817
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust (OCHT) is a registered community housing provider and charitable trust offering affordable homes and building sustainable communities in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. Our purpose is to house people on low incomes who need support with affordable housing. We’re tenant-centric and work to create tenant opportunities and to foster sustainable tenancies. In responding to the housing crisis, we build homes and upgrade existing homes so they are warm and dry.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C (62.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 2
  - trustees holding many concurrent board roles
  - annual return discloses a related-party loan on non-arm’s-length terms

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$38.45M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$32.57M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$5.87M
- **Total assets:** NZ$200.75M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$68.75M
- **Net assets:** NZ$132.00M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$3.14M
- **Government grants:** NZ$0 (0.0% of revenue)
- **Staff costs:** NZ$3.55M
- **Paid staff:** 52
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=d0d7ba39-4956-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$38.45M | NZ$32.57M | NZ$5.87M | NZ$132.00M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$38.11M | NZ$30.90M | NZ$7.20M | NZ$109.58M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$31.91M | NZ$30.86M | not disclosed | NZ$92.21M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$31.68M | NZ$28.13M | not disclosed | NZ$92.08M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$25.94M | NZ$24.34M | not disclosed | NZ$58.07M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$37.85M | NZ$23.23M | not disclosed | NZ$38.48M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$38.83M | NZ$20.69M | not disclosed | NZ$23.86M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$19.27M | NZ$18.66M | not disclosed | NZ$4.42M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$16.56M | NZ$12.71M | not disclosed | NZ$3.81M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$114k | NZ$160k | not disclosed | NZ$-46k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (20 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 13
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$500k+, NZ$200k–300k
- **Auditor:** BDO Christchurch Audit 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=CC53251) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- BDO — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- 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/otautahi-community-housing-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/otautahi-community-housing-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/otautahi-community-housing-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC53251

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/otautahi-community-housing-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 2026-10-01T03:56:20.601Z.