Celebration Centre Trust — Religion Charity in Christchurch
Celebration Centre Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $6.0M NZD. Financial data as at December 2017.
Mission: The Trust's purposes are to: * Proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ as established in the Scriptures towards the building of His church and the fulfilling of His will on earth. * Provide training, instruction and practical experience in evangelism and the propagation an teaching of the Christian gospel of Jesus Christ for men, women and young people. * Help and encourage interest in evangelism and missionary enterprise within the christian church. * Preach and teach the Scriptures including their application to all areas of life and conduct. * Minister in all contexts and by all means the life and power of God and facilitate the same through the providing of, or assisting to provide, the necessary means and resources to accomplish these objectives. * Promote such other religious and charitable purposes as the Trustees may decide.
- Registration Number
- CC37584
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- melanie@celebrationcentre.com
- Data as at
- December 2017
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $6.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $3.9M NZD
- Total Assets
- $16.7M NZD
- Net Assets
- $11.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 82
- Volunteers
- 364
- Financial Year End
- 2017-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $6.0M | $3.9M | $11.1M |
| 2016 | $3.6M | $3.2M | $9.0M |
| 2015 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $0.4M |
| 2014 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $0.5M |
| 2013 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $0.4M |
| 2012 | $0.9M | $0.8M | $0.3M |
| 2011 | $1.0M | $0.8M | $0.3M |
| 2010 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.3M |
| 2009 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $0.3M |
| 2008 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $0.7M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (6)
- Melanie Watkinson — Trustee
- Kerry Rutherford — Trustee
- Kelly Watkinson — Trustee
- Rob Hamilton — Trustee (departed 2014-09-30)
- Corey Watkinson — Trustee (departed 2010-07-25)
- Murray Watkinson — Trustee
Reporting Group Members
Celebration Centre Trust files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 7 sibling charities:
- PTL Property Trust
- Families For Life Trust
- Lions Community Sports & Education Trust
- The Gateway Trust
- Deep Waters Trust
- Metro Youth Trust
- CS Benefits Property Trust
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Celebration Centre Trust
Financial data as at December 2017. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This charity is a member of a Charities Services reporting group — its parent charity files one consolidated annual return covering the whole group. Because the member's individual return is empty by design (the financial data lives at the parent level), there's nothing on the member's own books for the standard scorecard to measure. The relevant rating, financial figures, and red flags are on the parent charity's profile — follow the link above to see them. The member is part of an ACTIVE filing group; this is not the same as "stale" or "dormant".
How ratings work →$6.0M
$3.9M
$16.7M
82
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2017). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Part of a reporting group. Celebration Centre Trust files its annual return under the consolidated return filed by CS Benefits Property Trust. The financial figures and rating shown for this charity reflect the parent's consolidated filing — see the parent's profile for the underlying disclosure.
About
The Trust's purposes are to: * Proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ as established in the Scriptures towards the building of His church and the fulfilling of His will on earth. * Provide training, instruction and practical experience in evangelism and the propagation an teaching of the Christian gospel of Jesus Christ for men, women and young people. * Help and encourage interest in evangelism and missionary enterprise within the christian church. * Preach and teach the Scriptures including their application to all areas of life and conduct. * Minister in all contexts and by all means the life and power of God and facilitate the same through the providing of, or assisting to provide, the necessary means and resources to accomplish these objectives. * Promote such other religious and charitable purposes as the Trustees may decide.
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Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M
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