Bristol Trust — Registered Charity in Christchurch

Bristol Trust is a Trust charity, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C+ (65.7/100). Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To invest funds to earn income to be able to distribute to worthy charitable purposes.

Registration Number
CC49487
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2013-06-24
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (65.7/100)
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
Jeff.Reed@pgtrust.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$4.2M NZD
Net Assets
$4.2M NZD
Reserve Months
25.1 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.3M$0.1M$4.2M
2024$0.4M$0.1M$4.0M
2023$0.1M$0.2M$3.8M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$3.9M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$3.8M
2020$0.9M$0.1M$3.9M
2019$0.1M$1.5M$3.1M
2018$0.1M$0.2M$4.6M
2017$0.1M$0.4M$4.7M
2016$0.9M$0.3M$2.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
65.7/100
Financial Score
76
Governance Score
75
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 (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (12)

  • Matthew Hannah — Trustee
  • Peter Williams — Trustee
  • Margaret Reeve — Trustee
  • Richard Brown — Trustee
  • Raymond Williamson — Trustee (departed 2015-05-15)
  • Marianne Hargreaves — Trustee-Secretary
  • Jeffrey Reed — Trustee-Chairperson
  • Cyril Wright — Trustee (departed 2017-07-17)
  • Peggy Pickworth — Trustee (departed 2014-09-04)
  • Sally-Anne Buck — Trustee (departed 2016-11-02)
  • Trevor Bailey — Trustee (departed 2014-07-22)
  • Judith Cooper — Trustee-Chairperson (departed 1922-10-18)

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Bristol Trust

CC49487Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 24 Jun 2013
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

C+
66/100
Financial
76
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$271.9K

Expenses

$98.0K

Assets

$4.2M

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.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
General
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Canterbury

About

Mission

To invest funds to earn income to be able to distribute to worthy charitable purposes.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOlder peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$271.9K
Total Expenses
$98.0K
Net Assets
$4.2M
Volunteers
0

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
25.1mo
Could operate 25.1 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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: 5,001
Other50.5%
Investment Income49.5%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 118 peers · Other · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
66
#42/119
Revenue
$272K
#69/119
Reserve Months
25.1
#1/119
Surplus
$174K
#21/119
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/119

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

Rating

C+
Score: 65.7/100
Financial
76
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 76 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 75 → 66 after red-flag penalties → C+.
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC49487
Entity TypeTrust
Registered24 Jun 2013
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated16 Jul 2013
Registered office
Office Of T V Bailey, Chartered Accountant 22 Foster Street Christchurch, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Other
Activities
Provides 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.