Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Christchurch — Social Services Charity in Christchurch

Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Christchurch is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The work of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Christchurch is all about “adding in” to the lives of young people in need of some extra care and attention. We do this by matching young people – between the ages of 6 to 12 – with suitable adult mentors. The young person and their mentor meet once a week with one of the key objectives being to have as much fun as possible doing things they enjoy – and in the process building a friendship and avenue for support.

Registration Number
CC23338
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-04-22
Status
Active
Sector
Social Services
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Website
http://www.christchurchbigbrothersbigsisters.org.nz
Email
christchurch@bigbrothersbigsisters.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.4M NZD
Total Assets
$0.2M NZD
Net Assets
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
7
Volunteers
3
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.5M$0.4M$0.2M
2024$0.4M$0.4M$0.2M
2023$0.4M$0.4M$0.2M
2022$0.4M$0.4M$0.3M
2021$0.4M$0.4M$0.3M
2020$0.3M$0.3M$0.2M
2019$0.5M$0.4M$0.2M
2018$0.3M$0.3M$0.1M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2016$0.3M$0.2M$0.2M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (36)

  • Michelle Kittelty — Secretary
  • Suran Dickson — Trustee
  • Sarah Cooper — Trustee
  • Sam Hider — Trustee
  • Karlene Weidner — Trustee (departed 2023-11-07)
  • Craig Ogilvie — Chair
  • Jessie Russell — Trustee (departed 2025-09-30)
  • Kaity Mitchell — Trustee
  • Thomas Gilbert — Trustee
  • Jo-Anne Mathieson — Trustee (departed 2023-09-08)
  • Daniel Harrison — Advisor
  • Alexia Khan — Chair
  • Sonia Mazey — Trustee (departed 2022-03-22)
  • Jason Willems — Trustee (departed 2018-06-12)
  • Duane Smithson — Trustee (departed 2021-05-03)
  • Kimberley Costelloe — Treasurer (departed 2018-10-23)
  • David Sewell — Trustee (departed 2017-06-13)
  • Vanessa Thompson — Trustee (departed 2023-11-07)
  • Roger Sutton — Trustee (departed 2020-07-28)
  • Summer Downes — Trustee (departed 2018-08-03)

Funding Sources

  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $30,000
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $20,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $19,118.38
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $16,847
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $16,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $14,000
  • Air Rescue Services Limited — $13,671.3
  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $10,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $10,000
  • One Foundation — $9,410
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $8,000
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $5,000
  • Youthtown Incorporated — $5,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $5,000
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $3,540
  • The Lion Foundation — $2,950
  • Lion Foundation — $966
  • The Lion Foundation — $924

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Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Christchurch

CC23338Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 22 Apr 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Ratingyesterday

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

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Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

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Revenue

$489.8K

Expenses

$445.4K

Assets

$244.5K

Staff

7

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

About

Mission

The work of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Christchurch is all about “adding in” to the lives of young people in need of some extra care and attention. We do this by matching young people – between the ages of 6 to 12 – with suitable adult mentors. The young person and their mentor meet once a week with one of the key objectives being to have as much fun as possible doing things they enjoy – and in the process building a friendship and avenue for support.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$489.8K
Total Expenses
$445.4K
Net Assets
$232.9K
Staff
7
employees
Volunteers
3

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
3.1mo
Could operate 3.1 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

36
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,450
Other77.5%
Donations21.0%
Investment Income1.6%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 140 peers · Social Services · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#33/141
Revenue
$490K
#44/141
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/141
Surplus
$44K
#50/141
Staff Cost %
82%
#141/141

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Registration

Registration NumberCC23338
Entity TypeTrust
Registered22 Apr 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated29 Jan 2004
Registered office
63 Brookside Terrace, Bryndwr, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
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.