Community Connections Supported Living Charitable Trust — Social Services Charity in Paraparaumu

Community Connections Supported Living Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (72.1/100). Annual revenue: $23.7M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Community Connections Supported Living Charitable Trust provides services to support people with disabilities in the community.

Registration Number
CC10956
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2007-08-28
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (72.1/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu
Email
admin@connections.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$23.7M NZD
Total Expenses
$25.1M NZD
Total Assets
$9.4M NZD
Net Assets
$4.1M NZD
Reserve Months
1.9 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
355
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$23.7M$25.1M$4.1M
2024$23.8M$24.4M$5.5M
2023$21.9M$21.3M$6.2M
2022$19.8M$18.9M$5.5M
2021$16.8M$15.1M$4.6M
2020$14.1M$13.6M$2.9M
2019$13.1M$12.7M$2.4M
2018$9.9M$9.7M$2.1M
2017$7.4M$7.4M$1.9M
2016$6.6M$6.4M$1.9M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
72.1/100
Financial Score
70.8
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Rebecca KeohganBoard Chair2026-06-24
Paul SmithTrustee2026-06-24
Jane PrestoTrustee2026-04-01

Former Officers (31)

  • Ryan McLean — Trustee
  • Beth Noble — Trustee
  • Jo Murray — Trustee
  • Vicki Stewart — Board Chair
  • Catherine Bennett — CEO
  • Shirlene Anand — Trustee (departed 2025-02-15)
  • Valerie Smith — Trustee (departed 2025-12-17)
  • Esther Woodbury — Trustee (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Ross Pritchard — Trustee
  • Jocelyn Brace — Chairperson-Board-Member (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Cecilia Kumar — Trustee (departed 2017-06-27)
  • NIck Ruane — Trustee (departed 2018-08-21)
  • Otto Bats — Board Member, Trustee (departed 2019-08-21)
  • Lee Rutene — Trustee (departed 2025-12-17)
  • Sue Shotter — Trustee (departed 2021-10-27)
  • Garth Bennie — Trustee (departed 2016-01-01)
  • Jenna Maguren — Trustee (departed 2011-08-01)
  • Hemi Pou — Com Member (departed 2012-01-01)
  • Ani Parata — Com Member (departed 2011-12-01)
  • Robert Brace — Com Member (departed 2018-03-06)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Michael DevineChair-2024
Janet MackintoshTrustee-2022
Demelza OwenTrustee-2024
Deborah MooreTrustee-2024
John SmithChair-2020
Claudia WylieTrustee-2023
Paul HenryTrustee-2022
Paula JenkinsTrustee-2022
Margaret ShieldsChair-2021
Grant McCallumChief Executive Officer-2022
Michael GeorgeTrustee-2023
Denise EagerTrustee-2023
Catherine StrangTrustee-2024
Dianne YatesTrustee-2022
Margaret ShieldsChair-2022
David MackieChair-2023
Tracey McMahonTrustee-2023
Marjan SeagroattTrustee-2024

Funding Sources

  • Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand — $19,989,537
  • Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand — $5,144,509
  • Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand — $4,683,402
  • Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand — $4,189,997
  • Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand — $3,826,720
  • Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand — $3,785,851
  • Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand — $3,725,264
  • Ministry of Social Development — $3,527,565
  • Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand — $3,140,682
  • Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand — $2,639,192
  • Ministry of Social Development — $907,855
  • Ministry of Social Development — $826,483
  • Ministry of Social Development — $739,411
  • Ministry of Social Development — $675,303
  • Ministry of Social Development — $668,091
  • Ministry of Social Development — $657,400
  • Ministry of Social Development — $554,238
  • Ministry of Social Development — $465,740
  • New Zealand Community Trust — $12,062.59

Service Providers

  • Michael Smit

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FunderSocial ServicesTrustCharitable Trust

Community Connections Supported Living Charitable Trust

CC10956Paraparaumu, ParaparaumuRegistered 28 Aug 2007
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

B-
72/100
Financial
71
Governance
75
Transparency
65

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.

  • Government-funding concentration
    99% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
  • Government-funding concentration across agencies
    84% of revenue from a single government source — a funding change there would be material

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.

Revenue

$23.7M

Expenses

$25.1M

Assets

$9.4M

Staff

355

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Community Development
Beneficiaries
People with DisabilitiesGeneral Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

Community Connections Supported Living Charitable Trust provides services to support people with disabilities in the community.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
People with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$23.7M
Total Expenses
$25.1M
Net Assets
$4.1M
Staff
355
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
1.9mo
Could operate 1.9 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

1
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,881
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants99.4%
Other0.4%
Investment Income0.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 9 peers · Social Services · $10M – $50M

Rating Score
72
#5/10
Revenue
$23.7M
#5/10
Reserve Months
1.9
#1/10
Surplus
$-1.5M
#10/10
Staff Cost %
81%
#10/10

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

Rating

B-
Score: 72.1/100
Financial
70.8
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 71 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 73 → 72 after red-flag penalties → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu

Registration

Registration NumberCC10956
Entity TypeTrust
Registered28 Aug 2007
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated20 Mar 2007
Registered office
4a Presentation Way, Paraparaumu, Wellington

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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.