Akaroa Community Health Trust — Health Charity in Christchurch

Akaroa Community Health Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. CharityData rates this charity B- (74/100). Annual revenue: $4.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: The Trustees hold the Trust Fund on trust to pay or apply so much of the capital and income of the Trust Fund as the Trustees think fit exclusively for or towards any one or more of the following and exclusively charitable purposes, which are declared to be the purposes of the Trust, namely: - To establish, in collaboration with the local Iwi and Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB), an Integrated Family Health Centre for the provision of a range of integrated medical, health and disability services for the people of the Akaroa Community and for the people from surrounding districts and visitors to the Akaroa Community, such services include but not limited to: 1. primary and secondary health care services; 2. After hours medical and acute care services; 3. Residential care for elderly people; 4. Antenatal, postnatal and postpartum services; 5. Physiotherapy services; 6. Any medical and health care and/or services

Registration Number
CC51286
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2014-12-23
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (74/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Website
https://www.akaroahealth.co.nz
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$4.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$3.7M NZD
Total Assets
$5.5M NZD
Net Assets
$5.1M NZD
Reserve Months
4.6 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$4.1M$3.7M$5.1M
2025$0.0M$0.0M$0.2M
2024$0.9M$0.9M$0.2M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.2M
2022$3.2M$2.8M$2.7M
2021$3.0M$2.8M$2.4M
2020$3.1M$2.4M$1.9M
2019$1.4M$1.1M$1.3M
2018$0.6M$0.1M$1.0M
2017$0.3M$0.1M$0.2M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
74/100
Financial Score
92.2
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Kathryn ReidTrustee2021-07-27
Peter YoungTrustee2017-05-01
Michael NorrisTrustee2017-05-01

Former Officers (16)

  • Pamela Richardson — Trustee (departed 2017-05-01)
  • Elizabeth Chesterman — Trustee
  • Annabel Jenkins — Trustee
  • Wendy Dallas-Katoa — Trustee
  • Asif Hussain — Trustee
  • Malcolm Scott — Trustee (departed 2022-07-26)
  • Nigel Harrison — Trustee (departed 2023-04-01)
  • Godfrey De Latour — Co-Opt-Trustee (departed 2024-02-29)
  • Gordon Boxall — Trustee (departed 2021-07-27)
  • Gretchen Foster — Trustee (departed 2024-02-29)
  • Pamela Anderson — Trustee (departed 2017-05-01)
  • Riki Tainui — Trustee (departed 2023-04-01)
  • Stewart Sinclair — Trustee (departed 2021-07-27)
  • Alan Bradford — Trustee (departed 2017-05-01)
  • Nicholas Davidson — Trustee (departed 2016-02-26)
  • Lee Robinson — Trustee (departed 2017-05-01)

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Akaroa Community Health Trust

CC51286Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 23 Dec 2014
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating3d ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B-
74/100
Financial
92
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$4.1M

Expenses

$3.7M

Assets

$5.5M

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

About

Mission

The Trustees hold the Trust Fund on trust to pay or apply so much of the capital and income of the Trust Fund as the Trustees think fit exclusively for or towards any one or more of the following and exclusively charitable purposes, which are declared to be the purposes of the Trust, namely: - To establish, in collaboration with the local Iwi and Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB), an Integrated Family Health Centre for the provision of a range of integrated medical, health and disability services for the people of the Akaroa Community and for the people from surrounding districts and visitors to the Akaroa Community, such services include but not limited to: 1. primary and secondary health care services; 2. After hours medical and acute care services; 3. Residential care for elderly people; 4. Antenatal, postnatal and postpartum services; 5. Physiotherapy services; 6. Any medical and health care and/or services

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$4.1M
Total Expenses
$3.7M
Net Assets
$5.1M

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (12 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
4.6mo
Could operate 4.6 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

49
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,074
Government Grants62.0%
Other35.0%
Investment Income1.9%
Donations1.1%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 111 peers · Health · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
74
#46/112
Revenue
$4.1M
#45/112
Reserve Months
4.6
#1/112
Surplus
$419K
#46/112
Staff Cost %
65%
#112/112

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating History

B-
2026
Score: 74.0
Financial: 92 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
F
2025
Score: 28.6
Financial: 42 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B-
Score: 74/100
Financial
92.2
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 92 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 76 → 74 after red-flag penalties → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2026
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC51286
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered23 Dec 2014
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated23 Dec 2014

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 4 October 2026.