# The Hororata Community Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC46824
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2011-07-31
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Christchurch
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To apply the capital and income of the Trust to assist and maintain the repair, rebuild and restoration of buildings, structures, facilities and places in and around Hororata. To establish or provide or assist with the establishment or provision of new buildings, structures, and facilities to benefit the local Hororata and wider community. To provide or implement or assist in the provision or implementation of services intended to benefit the local Hororata or wider community. To benefit, serve and meet the needs of the local Hororata community generally.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B- (70.9 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 73.5/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$715k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$505k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$210k
- **Total assets:** NZ$3.11M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$983k
- **Net assets:** NZ$2.13M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$263k
- **Donations:** NZ$178k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$119k
- **Paid staff:** 2
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=23c600c2-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$715k | NZ$505k | NZ$210k | NZ$2.13M |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$1.65M | NZ$376k | NZ$1.28M | NZ$1.92M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$611k | NZ$448k | NZ$163k | NZ$645k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$439k | NZ$322k | not disclosed | NZ$482k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$235k | NZ$203k | not disclosed | NZ$366k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$238k | NZ$245k | not disclosed | NZ$334k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$428k | NZ$387k | not disclosed | NZ$342k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$353k | NZ$313k | not disclosed | NZ$301k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$222k | NZ$187k | not disclosed | NZ$257k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$186k | NZ$160k | not disclosed | NZ$222k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (10 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC46824) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Air Rescue Services Limited** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2024-12-31
- **Air Rescue Services Limited** (foundation) — NZ$26k, year ended 2022-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$24k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Air Rescue Services Limited** (foundation) — NZ$8k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$7k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$6k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Youthtown Incorporated** (foundation) — NZ$4k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Mainland Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2022-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-27
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-29

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-hororata-community-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-hororata-community-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-hororata-community-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC46824

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-hororata-community-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 2026-09-29T12:52:37.400Z.