# Presbyterian Support Services (South Canterbury) Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC11472
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2007-10-31
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Timaru
**NZBN:** 9429042808701
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Objects of Presbyterian Support Services (South Canterbury) Incorporated (“PSSC”) are, within the Region of South Canterbury, to: establish and maintain social services that promote the welfare of people in need of support, establish and maintain appropriate residential facilities and community based services for people in need of support, co-operate with other social service and church agencies carrying on work of a similar nature as that carried on by PSSC, advance such other social service work as may benefit the people of South Canterbury, advance all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the above purposes.

## 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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$10.25M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.52M
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$5.12M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$58.31M
- **Net assets:** NZ$-53.19M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$5.12M
- **Government grants:** NZ$27.37M
- **Donations:** NZ$153k
- **Paid staff:** 571
- **Volunteers:** 1

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

> **Note on this year's figures.** The figures filed for this year do not reconcile: reported government grants exceed reported total revenue. Derived percentages are omitted for this year. Treat the individual figures as filed, and the source annual return as the authority.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$10.25M | NZ$1.52M | not disclosed | NZ$-53.19M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$7.34M | NZ$566k | not disclosed | NZ$-53.80M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$25.10M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$9.65M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$23.95M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$9.59M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$20.53M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$14.23M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$19.47M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$12.34M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$18.20M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$13.64M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$17.34M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$11.69M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$15.33M | NZ$0 | not disclosed | NZ$11.19M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$14.08M | NZ$492k | not disclosed | NZ$10.32M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (32 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 1
- **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=CC11472) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- BDO — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-12
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-13

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/presbyterian-support-services-south-canterbury-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/presbyterian-support-services-south-canterbury-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/presbyterian-support-services-south-canterbury-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC11472

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/presbyterian-support-services-south-canterbury-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 2026-09-13T10:49:01.725Z.