Christ Church Cottage Museum Trust — Religion Charity in Lower Hutt

Christ Church Cottage Museum Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To create and operate a Visitor Centre alongside the Christ Church Taita, featuring displays of the the history of the church since its building in 1854, and representations of early settler life.

Registration Number
CC53974
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2016-09-24
Status
Active
Sector
Religion
Location
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
Website
https://www.christ-church.org.nz
Email
info@christ-church.org.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: General public

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.3M NZD
Net Assets
$0.3M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M$0.3M
2024$0.2M$0.0M$0.3M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$0.2M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2019$0.1M$0.0M$0.1M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2017$0.0M-$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
John DayshTrustee2015-12-06
Ian McCullochTrustee2015-12-06

Former Officers (2)

  • John Kennedy-good — Trustee (departed 2023-01-09)
  • John Terris — Trustee (departed 2026-02-02)

Funding Sources

  • One Foundation — $10,000

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Christ Church Cottage Museum Trust

CC53974Lower Hutt, Lower HuttRegistered 24 Sept 2016
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at March 2025. 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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Reasons to look carefully (2)

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.

  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 3. 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.
  • Reserves high for operating size
    Reserves cover ~281 months of expenses on $21K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size

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Revenue

$20.8K

Expenses

$14.6K

Assets

$347.9K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

To create and operate a Visitor Centre alongside the Christ Church Taita, featuring displays of the the history of the church since its building in 1854, and representations of early settler life.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General public

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$20.8K
Total Expenses
$14.6K
Net Assets
$342.3K
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (9 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
2.8mo
Could operate 2.8 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

7
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,281
High Concentration: 96% of revenue from Other
Other96.3%
Investment Income2.5%
Donations1.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 261 peers · Religion · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#27/262
Revenue
$21K
#157/262
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/262
Surplus
$6K
#78/262
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/262

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
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC53974
Entity TypeTrust
Registered24 Sept 2016
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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