Alexandra Community House Trust — Education Charity in Alexandra

Alexandra Community House Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Alexandra, Alexandra. CharityData rates this charity C- (58.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Alexandra Community House is a community based, charitable organisation that provides a facility for not for profit organisations from the social service, education, arts and community sectors. Alexandra Community House’s purpose is to provide rental accommodation for non-profit community organisations which provide community services for the people of Alexandra and surrounding districts.

Registration Number
CC41787
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2009-08-17
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C- (58.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Alexandra, Alexandra
Email
admin@ach.org.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$4.5M NZD
Net Assets
$4.4M NZD
Reserve Months
4.6 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
5
Volunteers
2
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.5M$0.3M$4.4M
2024$0.3M$0.3M$3.0M
2023$0.2M$0.2M$3.0M
2022$0.2M$0.2M$3.0M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$2.9M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$2.9M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$3.0M
2018$0.2M$0.2M$3.0M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$3.0M
2016$0.2M$0.2M$3.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C-
Overall Score
58.5/100
Financial Score
70
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 (7)

NameRoleAppointed
Peter MulvihillTustee2024-06-27
Geoffrey HewardTrustee2024-06-27
Lana JohnTrustee2024-06-27
Georgie McLeanTrustee2022-10-27
Sharleen Stirling-LindsayTrustee2021-09-23
Jennifer DenleyTrustee2021-09-23
Carole GillionsFacility Manager2012-11-01

Former Officers (18)

  • Glenda McCreadie — Trustee (departed 2024-06-27)
  • Linda Melville — Trustee (departed 2026-05-06)
  • Mary Ann Baxter — Trustee (departed 2024-06-27)
  • Laurie Davies — Member (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Kathrine Mclean — Trustee (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Trevor James Breen — Trust Member (departed 2023-04-01)
  • Patricia Braddick — Trustee (departed 2020-06-25)
  • Patricia Evans — Trustee (departed 2019-06-20)
  • Pat Tyrrell — Appointed Member (departed 2022-06-30)
  • Anne Ibbotson — Trustee (departed 2018-06-21)
  • Nigel Wilson — Trustee (departed 2017-06-15)
  • Tara Druce — Trustee (departed 2019-06-20)
  • Elizabeth Duggan — Trustee (departed 2015-06-11)
  • Deirdre Jolly — Trustee (departed 2015-06-11)
  • David Gibson — Trustee (departed 2021-09-02)
  • David Dittmer — Trustee (departed 2016-06-09)
  • Bernice Lepper — Trustee (departed 2022-06-30)
  • Simon Wearing — Trustee (departed 2022-06-30)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $22,813

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Alexandra Community House Trust

CC41787Alexandra, AlexandraRegistered 17 Aug 2009
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

C-
59/100
Financial
70
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

$470.3K

Expenses

$273.2K

Assets

$4.5M

Staff

5

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

About

Mission

Alexandra Community House is a community based, charitable organisation that provides a facility for not for profit organisations from the social service, education, arts and community sectors. Alexandra Community House’s purpose is to provide rental accommodation for non-profit community organisations which provide community services for the people of Alexandra and surrounding districts.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesReligious groupsVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$470.3K
Total Expenses
$273.2K
Net Assets
$4.4M
Staff
5
employees
Volunteers
2

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 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

50
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,953
Other55.0%
Donations43.9%
Investment Income1.1%
Trading / Services0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
59
#38/133
Revenue
$470K
#35/133
Reserve Months
4.6
#1/133
Surplus
$197K
#15/133
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/133

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

Rating

C-
Score: 58.5/100
Financial
70
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 70 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 67 → 59 after red-flag penalties → C-.
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Contact Details

Address
Alexandra, Alexandra

Registration

Registration NumberCC41787
Entity TypeTrust
Registered17 Aug 2009
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated12 Mar 2009
Registered office
C/O MRS B LEPPER, CENTRAL OGATO REAP 17a Brandon Street Alexandra, Alexandra

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides 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: 28 September 2026.