Connections Community Trust — Community Development Charity in Timaru
Connections Community Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Timaru, Timaru. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: Connections Trust is to be beneficial to our community by, but not limited to: A. Supporting and Educating, with an emphasis on the vulnerable and disadvantaged. B. Devoting or applying either capital or income to or for any charitable purpose in New Zealand in accordance with our mission statement. C. without limiting the other purposes of this deed to seek donations, grants and bequests and other benefits to be used to assist charitable trusts, groups and individuals. D. To undertake such other activities and provide such other assistance, whether by way of financial support/assistance or otherwise as the Trustees see fit, of a charitable nature for the benefit of the District.
- Registration Number
- CC48910
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2013-02-19
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Timaru, Timaru
- connectionstrust@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 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 | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Jordan | Treasurer | 2026-09-10 |
Former Officers (11)
- Lorraine Morgan — Trustee
- Michelle Coe — Chair
- Paul Kuriger — Chair (departed 2023-08-03)
- Joshua Taylor — Trustee (departed 2019-05-07)
- Martyn Wilson — Trustee
- Sharlene McLaughlin — Trustee (departed 2026-09-10)
- Michael Coe — Trustee (departed 2021-03-31)
- Lyndal Watt — Trustee (departed 2014-03-31)
- Lynley Mackenzie — Trustee (departed 2014-06-30)
- Anthony Bishop — Secretary (departed 2015-03-30)
- Fiona Cameron — Secretary
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $10,167.69
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Connections Community Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Connections Trust is to be beneficial to our community by, but not limited to: A. Supporting and Educating, with an emphasis on the vulnerable and disadvantaged. B. Devoting or applying either capital or income to or for any charitable purpose in New Zealand in accordance with our mission statement. C. without limiting the other purposes of this deed to seek donations, grants and bequests and other benefits to be used to assist charitable trusts, groups and individuals. D. To undertake such other activities and provide such other assistance, whether by way of financial support/assistance or otherwise as the Trustees see fit, of a charitable nature for the benefit of the District.
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