Aviva (incorporating Christchurch Women's Refuge) Charitable Trust — Social Services Charity in Christchurch

Aviva (incorporating Christchurch Women's Refuge) Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (73.7/100). Annual revenue: $5.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The Trust is established to carry out, within New Zealand, such activities which support the right of all people, including children, women and men to live free from violence and will work towards achieving this.

Registration Number
CC53151
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2016-02-25
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (73.7/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
accounts@aviva.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

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

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$5.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$4.9M NZD
Total Assets
$4.2M NZD
Net Assets
$3.7M NZD
Reserve Months
1.7 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
48
Volunteers
5
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$5.1M$4.9M$3.7M
2024$5.8M$4.7M$3.5M
2023$4.6M$3.6M$2.3M
2022$3.4M$3.3M$1.3M
2021$3.8M$4.2M$1.2M
2020$2.9M$3.0M$1.7M
2019$2.6M$2.9M$1.8M
2018$2.8M$3.6M$2.0M
2017$4.4M$3.1M$2.9M
2016--$0.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
73.7/100
Financial Score
87.4
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
85
Program Spending Ratio
0.9%

Red Flags

  • 4 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 (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Hayley SmithTrustee2026-04-24
Jane CartwrightChief Executive2026-04-01
Alana AllanTrustee2024-12-17
Ekant VeerChair/trustee2023-01-31
Penny KibblewhiteChair/trustee2022-02-23

Former Officers (18)

  • Monya Nicholson — Trustee (departed 2026-08-13)
  • Anna Flynn — Treasurer/trustee (departed 2026-07-21)
  • Harrison Cooper — Trustee (departed 2026-08-13)
  • Karen Cameron — Trustee (departed 2025-02-25)
  • Gwenda Kendrew — General Manager (departed 2026-04-01)
  • Nicol O'Donnell — Ceo/executive Director (departed 2025-10-10)
  • Lisa Rowland — Trustee (departed 2023-03-17)
  • Marian Johnson — Trustee (departed 2023-09-29)
  • Monica Davis — Trustee (departed 2021-12-31)
  • Michelle Cathcart — Trustee (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Abby Suszko — Trustee (departed 2023-06-30)
  • Nathan Latimer — Deputy Chair (departed 2022-07-31)
  • Melissa Haberfield — Trustee (departed 2018-06-30)
  • Monique Bond — Trustee (departed 2016-07-31)
  • Darryn Russell — Chair (departed 2018-04-30)
  • Peter Cody — Treasurer (departed 2023-03-31)
  • Nicola Woodward — CEO (departed 2015-12-24)
  • Christine Wallace — Secretary/office Manager (departed 2015-12-24)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Key Management Personnel (aggregate)Management (2 FTEs)$275,3432024
Board/Trustees (unpaid)Trustees$02024

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $150,000
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $90,000
  • Lion Foundation — $40,000
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $28,000
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $20,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $20,000
  • The Lion Foundation — $20,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $15,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $15,000
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $10,000
  • One Foundation — $5,000
  • The Tindall Foundation — $4,410
  • Air Rescue Services Limited — $2,185.22

Service Providers

  • PKF

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Aviva (incorporating Christchurch Women's Refuge) Charitable Trust

CC53151Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 25 Feb 2016
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Ratingyesterday

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

B-
74/100
Financial
87
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Revenue

$5.1M

Expenses

$4.9M

Assets

$4.2M

Staff

48

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
General
Beneficiaries
ChildrenWomen
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

Funded By

Registered charities that have funded this organisation.

About

Mission

The Trust is established to carry out, within New Zealand, such activities which support the right of all people, including children, women and men to live free from violence and will work towards achieving this.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$5.1M
Total Expenses
$4.9M
Net Assets
$3.7M
Staff
48
employees
Volunteers
5

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (10 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

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Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
92c
For every $1 spent, 92c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
1.7mo
Could operate 1.7 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
$0.02
Costs $0.02 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient

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

Revenue Diversification

45
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,463
Government Grants71.9%
Other13.3%
Donations9.3%
Investment Income5.5%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 55 peers · Social Services · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
74
#20/56
Revenue
$5.1M
#9/56
Reserve Months
1.7
#1/56
Surplus
$226K
#23/56
Staff Cost %
79%
#56/56

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

Rating

B-
Score: 73.7/100
Financial
87.4
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 87 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 80 → 74 after red-flag penalties → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC53151
Entity TypeTrust
Registered25 Feb 2016
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated24 Dec 2015
Registered office
Level 1, Eastgate Shopping Centre, 20 Buckleys Road, Linwood, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsProvides 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: 27 September 2026.