# The Orchard Church Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC27436
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Te Puke
**NZBN:** 9429043186600
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Orchard Church Trust exists to support the work of the Church, to perform administrative services for the Church, to administer the Church accounts, including the setting of budgets, to supervise and carry out maintenance of The Orchard Community Trust property, to receive donations, gifts and legacies, to promote and/or fund Christian outreach activities and to co-operate with other bodies, Trusts, societies or other organisations engaged in work in whole or in part similar to the purposes of The Orchard Church Trust.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The scorecard does not measure what this type of entity does.
- **Status code:** `not_applicable`
- **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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$746k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$722k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$24k
- **Total assets:** NZ$429k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$54k
- **Net assets:** NZ$375k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$297k
- **Donations:** NZ$638k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$392k
- **Paid staff:** 13
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=0a967036-c70e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$746k | NZ$722k | NZ$24k | NZ$375k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$654k | NZ$698k | NZ$-44k | NZ$350k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$638k | NZ$683k | not disclosed | NZ$394k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$886k | NZ$675k | not disclosed | NZ$439k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$767k | NZ$666k | not disclosed | NZ$229k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$648k | NZ$644k | not disclosed | NZ$127k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$735k | NZ$650k | not disclosed | NZ$122k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$666k | NZ$682k | not disclosed | NZ$38k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$594k | NZ$581k | not disclosed | NZ$54k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$635k | NZ$626k | not disclosed | NZ$41k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (17 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Auditor:** Absolute Auditing
- **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=CC27436) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-27
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-02

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-orchard-church-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-orchard-church-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-orchard-church-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC27436

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-orchard-church-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 2026-10-02T11:55:02.247Z.