Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust — Animal Welfare Charity in Christchurch
Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Animal Welfare sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.7M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The objects for which the trust is established are within New Zealand. To establish an animal sanctuary for the reception of abandoned dogs left in local and surrounding pounds whose time is up and are due to be destroyed. To work to improve dog's lives in our community through education and support. To find homes for all dogs in our care.
- Registration Number
- CC30434
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Animal Welfare
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- info@dogwatch.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, General public, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 15
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.7M | $1.2M | $2.6M |
| 2024 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $2.0M | $0.8M | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $0.9M | $0.7M | $2.0M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $0.3M | $0.4M | $2.0M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $2.1M |
| 2018 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $2.1M |
| 2017 | $0.6M | $0.3M | $2.1M |
| 2016 | $0.5M | $0.3M | $1.8M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Graeme Rhind | Trustee | 2026-01-01 |
| Christopher Perrins | Trustee | 2026-01-01 |
Former Officers (22)
- Susan Lynch — Finance Manager
- Tyler Brown — Trustee
- William Macbeth — Trustee (departed 2025-11-22)
- Katherine Price — Trustee
- Toni O'Donohue — Treasurer
- Graeme Coutts — Trustee (departed 2026-02-22)
- Bhumika Mehta-Hutchins — Finance Manager (departed 2025-04-28)
- Bridget Paterson — General Manager
- Andrea Marsden — Trustee (departed 2025-04-27)
- Robert Hall — Trustee (departed 2024-11-24)
- Lisa Hall — Treasurer (departed 2024-05-19)
- Mark Weaver — Chair
- Katie Macbeth — Trustee (departed 2023-02-19)
- Jennifer Ngyuen — Secretary (departed 2020-08-10)
- Karen Redpath — Secretary (departed 2023-03-19)
- Neil Howard — Trustee (departed 2019-01-25)
- Raymond Beale — Trustee (departed 2012-04-01)
- Pamela Howard — Trustee (departed 2019-08-04)
- Lynn Rata — Trustee (departed 2020-11-23)
- Patricia Mackay — Trustee (departed 2020-04-14)
Funding Sources
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $10,579
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $10,000
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Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. 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 (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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The objects for which the trust is established are within New Zealand. To establish an animal sanctuary for the reception of abandoned dogs left in local and surrounding pounds whose time is up and are due to be destroyed. To work to improve dog's lives in our community through education and support. To find homes for all dogs in our care.
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