Empower International Trust — Education Charity in Christchurch
Empower International Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.9M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: To empower local indigenous people to care for their own impoverished and at-risk youth via operating safe houses for children so that they may receive good all-round care and quality education.
- Registration Number
- CC25962
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-16
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Website
- https://empowerala.org
- empowerasia@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.9M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.9M | $0.8M | - |
| 2024 | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.4M |
| 2021 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.4M |
| 2020 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.3M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.2M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- Overall Score
- /100
- Financial Score
- 0
- Governance Score
- 0
- Transparency Score
- 50
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (5)
- Graham Wilson — Trustee
- Wilma Main — Trustee (departed 2022-02-24)
- Paul Somerville — Trustee
- Hamish Crooks — Trustee
- Carlie Somerville — Trustee
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Empower International Trust
CC25962Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 16 Jun 2008
Data updated: Today
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating10h ago
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade
Charities Services Tier 3/4 reporting allows smaller charities to file a summary annual-return form rather than separately 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 $1M threshold at which audited accounts are expected. 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.
How ratings work →Revenue
$918.5K
Expenses
$828.6K
Assets
$460.8K
Staff
2
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Mission
To empower local indigenous people to care for their own impoverished and at-risk youth via operating safe houses for children so that they may receive good all-round care and quality education.
Key Statistics
Annual Revenue
$918.5K
Total Expenses
$828.6K
Net Assets
-
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
0
Financial Trends
Financial Trends (17 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Expense Breakdown
API DataBased 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
0mo
Could operate 0 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
5
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,492
High Concentration: 97% of revenue from Donations
Donations97.4%
Other2.3%
Investment Income0.3%
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 119 peers · Education · $100K – $1M
Rating Score
0
Revenue
$918K
Reserve Months
0.0
Surplus
$90K
Staff Cost %
11%
Top Peers in Group
Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.
Rating History
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 0 | Transparency: 50
CurrentC-
2024
Score: 56.0
Financial: 65 | Governance: 50 | Transparency: 50
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Registration
Registration NumberCC25962
Entity TypeTrust
Registered16 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered
Sector & Activities
Primary Sector
EducationData 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: 23 April 2026.
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