# Southwest Football Foundation Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC41863
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2009-08-20
**Sector:** Sports & Recreation
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Christchurch
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To promote and develop football as a recreational activity to boost healthy and active lifestyles for the children living the greater Christchurch Urban area giving particular emphasis to: Children Aged 4-9 Disabled children Disabled youth Disabled Adults

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B- (70.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 77.5/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (methodology 3.11)
- **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 2025-10-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$7k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$42k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-35k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$131k
- **Donations:** NZ$3k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$35k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=f65b5f89-e8b6-f011-bb4b-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

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 staff costs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$42k | NZ$-35k | not disclosed |
| 2024-10-31 | NZ$21k | NZ$8k | NZ$12k | not disclosed |
| 2023-10-31 | NZ$67k | NZ$39k | NZ$28k | NZ$121k |
| 2022-10-31 | NZ$31k | NZ$39k | not disclosed | NZ$109k |
| 2021-10-31 | NZ$47k | NZ$50k | not disclosed | NZ$119k |
| 2020-10-31 | NZ$74k | NZ$63k | not disclosed | NZ$117k |
| 2019-10-31 | NZ$116k | NZ$102k | not disclosed | NZ$101k |
| 2018-10-31 | NZ$74k | NZ$67k | not disclosed | NZ$94k |
| 2017-10-31 | NZ$74k | NZ$58k | not disclosed | NZ$52k |
| 2016-10-31 | NZ$108k | NZ$100k | not disclosed | NZ$81k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (13 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC41863) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$6k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-03

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/southwest-football-foundation-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/southwest-football-foundation-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/southwest-football-foundation-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC41863

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/southwest-football-foundation-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 2026-10-03T05:50:15.022Z.