Children 1st Charitable Trust — Social Services Charity in Cambridge

Children 1st Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Cambridge, Cambridge. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: Establishing and operating services for young people and their families within New Zealand to support the development of social emotional and life skills with a view to assisting them to make a more worthwhile contribution to society.

Registration Number
CC49467
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2013-07-05
Status
Active
Sector
Social Services
Location
Cambridge, Cambridge
Email
info@children1st.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.0M$0.0M-
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.1M-
2023$0.1M$0.1M-
2022$0.1M$0.1M-
2021$0.1M$0.0M$0.0M
2020$0.0M$0.0M-
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2017$0.0M$0.0M-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Jo-Anne GriffinTrustee2026-07-20
Stacey WardSecretary2026-02-15

Former Officers (9)

  • Roxie Hanes — Trustee (departed 2026-07-20)
  • Carol-Lynn Hill — Secretary (departed 2023-11-05)
  • Lynne Douglas — Secretary (departed 2024-12-30)
  • Lynette Matthews — Trustee (departed 2019-03-31)
  • Owen Corlett — Chair
  • Susan Lyon — Chief Executor (departed 2018-01-21)
  • Pauline Baty — Secretary (departed 2023-03-01)
  • Tania Morrison — Chair (departed 2017-10-31)
  • Sandra Hadfield — Treasurer

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $18,000
  • Milestone Foundation — $4,500

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Children 1st Charitable Trust

CC49467Cambridge, CambridgeRegistered 5 Jul 2013
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating2d ago

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

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.

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Revenue

$10.1K

Expenses

$31.2K

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
Social Services
Beneficiaries
Youth
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Establishing and operating services for young people and their families within New Zealand to support the development of social emotional and life skills with a view to assisting them to make a more worthwhile contribution to society.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanau

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$10.1K
Total Expenses
$31.2K
Net Assets
-

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (13 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
16c
For every $1 spent, 16c reaches programs
Needs attention
Sustainability
2mo
Could operate 2 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other100.0%
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 295 peers · Social Services · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#41/296
Revenue
$10K
#194/296
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/296
Surplus
$-21K
#281/296
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/296

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

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 30 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Cambridge, Cambridge

Registration

Registration NumberCC49467
Entity TypeTrust
Registered5 Jul 2013
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated30 May 2013
Registered office
4 Goldsmith Street, Leamington, Cambridge

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides 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.