# The Canterbury Mental Health Education and Resource Centre Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC29184
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Christchurch
**NZBN:** 9429042924548
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To proactively provide personal and community resources and education for individuals and groups whose lives may be affected by mental health, mental ill health, addiction, or disability to enable then to improve their well-being. This includes proactively promoting wellbeing and resilience through education and resources to the general public. The objects of the Trust are to operate a Centre which: 1. Provides education and information on mental health, mental ill-health, addiction, disabilities, wellbeing and resilience; 2. Provides a Community Mental Health Centre for individuals and organisations in Canterbury, including a well-equipped shared meeting facility; 3. Enables common activity and liaison between organisations in Canterbury which are involved with consumers of mental health services; 4. Provides a range of support services to mental health, addiction, disability and wellbeing organisations.

## 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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.49M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.59M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-92k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.90M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$1.13M
- **Net assets:** NZ$774k
- **Government grants:** NZ$1.03M (69.1% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$10k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$821k
- **Paid staff:** 12
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=c1c3e2d2-4a56-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$1.49M | NZ$1.59M | NZ$-92k | NZ$774k |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$1.45M | NZ$1.48M | NZ$-27k | NZ$650k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$1.45M | NZ$1.43M | not disclosed | NZ$924k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$1.16M | NZ$1.13M | not disclosed | NZ$902k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$1.17M | NZ$1.06M | not disclosed | NZ$870k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$917k | NZ$888k | not disclosed | NZ$757k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$925k | NZ$891k | not disclosed | NZ$729k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$837k | NZ$800k | not disclosed | NZ$694k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$777k | NZ$796k | not disclosed | NZ$657k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$747k | NZ$813k | not disclosed | NZ$676k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (30 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Moore Markhams
- **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=CC29184) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-12
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-14

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/the-canterbury-mental-health-education-and-resource-centre-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-canterbury-mental-health-education-and-resource-centre-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-canterbury-mental-health-education-and-resource-centre-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC29184

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-canterbury-mental-health-education-and-resource-centre-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 2026-09-14T06:47:51.013Z.