Canterbury Refugee Resettlement and Resource Centre Charitable Trust — Community Development Charity in Christchurch

Canterbury Refugee Resettlement and Resource Centre Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at June 2026.

Mission: We work towards the sustainable integration of refugee communities and individuals in Canterbury. We focus on giving a voice to refugees on local and regional issues that affect them in their communities.

Registration Number
CC42063
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2009-09-01
Status
Active
Sector
Community Development
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
director@cantyrefugeecentre.org
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (iwi_trust)
Data as at
June 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$0.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
3
Financial Year End
2026-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.3M$0.3M$0.0M
2025$0.2M$0.4M$0.0M
2024$0.4M$0.5M$0.2M
2023$0.8M$0.6M$0.3M
2022$0.7M$0.5M$0.2M
2021$0.5M$0.3M$0.2M
2020$0.3M$0.3M$0.1M
2019$0.3M$0.2M$0.1M
2018$0.1M$0.2M$0.0M
2017$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Sally PitamaBoard of Trustee2025-04-08
Samira Hassan AhmedBoard of Trustee2022-07-12
Malcom Neson WalkerTrustee2022-07-12
Sabidah Abu Bakar GillespieBoard of Trustee2022-03-18
Ahmed TaniBoard of Trustee2008-07-27

Former Officers (21)

  • Jamaltul Shamsuddin — Finance and Admin Manager (departed 2024-01-08)
  • Rana Al Khalely — Programme Coordinator (departed 2020-11-02)
  • Sue Pham — Committee Member (departed 2021-05-30)
  • Hakimeh Azimi — Committee Member (departed 2022-10-31)
  • Abdifitah Ahmed — Committee Member (departed 2022-03-31)
  • Ikran Ahmed — Committee Member (departed 2019-12-18)
  • Suhayla Ashgari — Trustee (departed 2020-03-03)
  • Sumaiya Nasir — Committee Member (departed 2015-01-22)
  • Faisa Osman — Chair (departed 2020-02-03)
  • Yemechsal Kassa — Officer (departed 2017-05-15)
  • Luul Elmi — Secretary (departed 2014-12-30)
  • Zhiyan Basharati — Trustee (departed 2019-05-15)
  • Man Magar — Committee Member (departed 2019-12-01)
  • Bashir Nooristani — Spokesperson (departed 2013-03-05)
  • Mohammed Jama — Trustee (departed 2013-03-05)
  • Mariam Hussein — Trustee (departed 2011-09-30)
  • Sarkaut Palani — Vice Chairperson (departed 2011-09-30)
  • Hassan Akbari — Secretary (departed 2011-09-30)
  • Barlin Abdi — Treasurer (departed 2013-03-05)
  • Ali Qasimi — Trustee (departed 2011-09-30)

Funding Sources

  • Lion Foundation — $20,000

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FunderCommunity DevelopmentCharitable TrustIwi Trust

Canterbury Refugee Resettlement and Resource Centre Charitable Trust

CC42063Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 1 Sept 2009
Data updated: 1 Nov 2026
Financials4mo agoRating1mo ago

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

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

XRB Tier 3 lets smaller charities (total expenses of $5M or less; $2M for periods ending before 28 March 2024) file a simple-format performance report instead of full PBE standards. 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 our $2M rating threshold. (Whether the accounts must be audited is a separate Charities Act test: audit from $1.1M of operating expenditure, review from $550K.) 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 — set at the pre-2024 Tier 3 ceiling; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

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  • No chair recorded on the register
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Revenue

$274.0K

Expenses

$261.0K

Assets

$94.7K

Staff

3

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

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

We work towards the sustainable integration of refugee communities and individuals in Canterbury. We focus on giving a voice to refugees on local and regional issues that affect them in their communities.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauMigrants / refugeesOlder peoplePeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$274.0K
Total Expenses
$261.0K
Net Assets
$23.1K
Staff
3
employees

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
3mo
Could operate 3 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

53
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,746
Other58.3%
Government Grants36.3%
Donations5.4%
Investment Income0.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 153 peers · Community Development · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#37/154
Revenue
$274K
#84/154
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/154
Surplus
$13K
#95/154
Staff Cost %
75%
#154/154

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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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
6 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC42063
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered1 Sept 2009
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRemoved
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated11 Apr 2006
Registered office
166 Stasaph Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, 8011

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Community Development
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyProvides advice / information / advocacySponsors / undertakes research

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