Canterbury Brain Collective Limited — Registered Charity in Christchurch

Canterbury Brain Collective Limited is a Trust charity, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $1.5M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: The Canterbury Brain Collective was established in 2017, with the goal of developing a wellness centre for local people living with neurological conditions. This wellness centre is called BrainTree.

Registration Number
CC55140
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2017-10-08
Status
Active
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
vjohnson@nexiachch.co.nz
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.5M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.2M NZD
Total Assets
$7.3M NZD
Net Assets
$6.3M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
6
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$1.5M$1.2M$6.3M
2025$1.6M$1.1M$0.5M
2024$1.4M$0.9M$4.9M
2023$1.8M$0.7M$4.4M
2022$2.1M$0.4M$3.3M
2021$2.1M$0.3M$1.6M
2020$0.2M$0.3M$-0.2M
2019$0.1M$0.2M$-0.2M
2018-$0.0M$-0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Renee WalkerDirector2026-08-13
Natalie ThainDirector2026-04-09
Angela DunbarDirector2024-10-03
Craig ArmitageDirector2024-06-10
David GibbonsDirector2024-06-10
Maria O'HalloranDirector2023-11-03

Former Officers (12)

  • Travis Gordon — Director (departed 2026-08-01)
  • Michael Aitken — Director (departed 2024-10-03)
  • Anne-Marie Kite — Director (departed 2024-10-03)
  • Darryl Griffen — Director (departed 2023-02-08)
  • Tessa Kain — Director (departed 2021-07-28)
  • Lindsey Rhodes — Director (departed 2023-02-08)
  • Brendan Pendergast — Director (departed 2023-12-31)
  • Jane Parfitt — Director (departed 2020-02-12)
  • Simon Challies — Director (departed 2025-08-06)
  • Graeme Marriott — Director (departed 2024-04-12)
  • Alan Sharr — Director (departed 2018-06-20)
  • Malcolm Rickerby — Director (departed 2019-12-30)

Funding Sources

  • Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $150,000
  • Pub Charity Limited — $128,869.87
  • Mainland Foundation Limited — $120,000
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $100,000
  • Air Rescue Services Limited — $96,057.72
  • The Lion Foundation — $70,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $52,283
  • The Trusts Community Foundation Limited — $50,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $25,000
  • Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $10,000
  • The Trusts Community Foundation — $8,602.22

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Canterbury Brain Collective Limited

CC55140Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 8 Oct 2017
Data updated: Today
Financials6mo agoRatingyesterday

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

NR
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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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. 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.

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Revenue

$1.5M

Expenses

$1.2M

Assets

$7.3M

Staff

6

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

About

Mission

The Canterbury Brain Collective was established in 2017, with the goal of developing a wellness centre for local people living with neurological conditions. This wellness centre is called BrainTree.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Family / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.5M
Total Expenses
$1.2M
Net Assets
$6.3M
Staff
6
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (9 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
5.9mo
Could operate 5.9 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

51
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,867
Donations50.7%
Other47.9%
Investment Income1.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 52 peers · Other · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#24/53
Revenue
$1.5M
#35/53
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/53
Surplus
$264K
#24/53
Staff Cost %
34%
#53/53

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
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC55140
Entity TypeTrust
Registered8 Oct 2017
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeNZ Limited Company
Incorporated22 Aug 2017
Company #6402335
Registered office
70 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch, 8053

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Other
Activities
Provides 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: 27 September 2026.