Christ Church Cathedral Choir Society Incorporated — Religion Charity in Christchurch
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C- (58.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To support and promote the Cathedral Choir by donating a substantial scholarship for a chorister, funding social outings for the choristers, keeping in touch with former choristers, choir men and supporters and preserving the archival material and great heritage of the Choir.
- Registration Number
- CC41377
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C- (58.5/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (endowment)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 182.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C-
- Overall Score
- 58.5/100
- Financial Score
- 80
- 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 (11)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Pender | Committee Member | 2025-06-26 |
| John Linker | Ex-Officio-Director-of-Music | 2024-05-30 |
| Kelly Pender | Committee Member | 2024-05-30 |
| Heather Young | Committee Member | 2021-05-20 |
| Philip Richards | Committee Member | 2021-02-18 |
| Alister Williams | Committee Member | 2021-02-18 |
| Virinia Luhrs | Committee Member | 2018-08-16 |
| Adrian Lowe | Committee Member | 2016-04-07 |
| Hans Van Schreven | Secretary | 2007-05-10 |
| Timothy Andrews | President | 2007-05-10 |
| Felicity Richards | Honorary Treasurer | 2006-02-22 |
Former Officers (17)
- Andrew Dark — Committee Member (departed 2026-06-25)
- Fiona McNab — Committee Member (departed 2025-03-25)
- Lennox Willett — Committee Member (departed 2024-05-09)
- Andrew Moore — Committee Member (departed 2022-06-01)
- Amanda Davis — Committee Member (departed 2019-03-16)
- Victoria Pett — Committee Member (departed 2018-03-15)
- Lucinda Bryant — Committee Member (departed 2017-06-01)
- Rebecca Stewart — Committee Member (departed 2015-02-26)
- Yvonne Densem — Committee Member (departed 2014-05-24)
- Ben Caukwell — Committee Member (departed 2014-05-24)
- Maurice Newman — Patron and Committee Member (departed 2009-04-06)
- Michael Hunter — Committee Member (departed 2016-08-11)
- Peter Simpson — Committee Member (departed 2016-02-28)
- Peter Williams — President (departed 2014-05-24)
- Gavin Royfee — Committee Member (departed 2023-07-09)
- Linda Roe — Committee Member (departed 2011-06-09)
- Andrew Manning — Committee Member (departed 2011-06-09)
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Christ Church Cathedral Choir Society Incorporated
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~182 months of expenses on $9K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
To support and promote the Cathedral Choir by donating a substantial scholarship for a chorister, funding social outings for the choristers, keeping in touch with former choristers, choir men and supporters and preserving the archival material and great heritage of the Choir.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 269 peers · Religion · Under $100K
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