# Stopping Violence Services (Christchurch) Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC23289
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-21
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429042749134
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Stopping Violence Services (SVS) works with people who have used, or are at risk of using violence or abuse throughout the Canterbury region, providing non violence interventions to assist them to change their patterns of behaviour in order to improve life outcomes for them and their whānau. SVS's Enabling Youth programme provides behaviour change programmes to young people, supporting them to develop resilience, healthy coping strategies and communication skills, which assist them to maintain healthy relationships with their whānau, engage in education and employment and make positive contributions to their community.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A (92.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$4.04M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$3.97M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$64k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.76M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$615k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.14M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.29M
- **Government grants:** NZ$2.41M (59.8% of revenue)
- **Staff costs:** NZ$3.35M
- **Paid staff:** 34
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=e593cca8-4a56-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$4.04M | NZ$3.97M | NZ$64k | NZ$1.14M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$4.02M | NZ$3.99M | NZ$30k | NZ$1.08M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$3.79M | NZ$3.59M | not disclosed | NZ$1.05M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$3.58M | NZ$3.42M | not disclosed | NZ$846k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$3.25M | NZ$3.19M | not disclosed | NZ$685k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$3.08M | NZ$2.99M | not disclosed | NZ$628k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$2.74M | NZ$2.74M | not disclosed | NZ$529k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$2.61M | NZ$2.40M | not disclosed | NZ$531k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$2.12M | NZ$1.91M | not disclosed | NZ$319k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$1.52M | NZ$1.50M | not disclosed | NZ$109k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (14 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 2
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$500k+
- **Auditor:** Ashton Wheelans Limited
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unknown

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC23289) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$40k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$35k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Trusts Community Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$20k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$10k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$6k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

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/stopping-violence-services-christchurch-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/stopping-violence-services-christchurch-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/stopping-violence-services-christchurch-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC23289

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/stopping-violence-services-christchurch-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 2026-09-30T07:27:33.679Z.