Kentbridge Trust — Religion Charity in Levin

Kentbridge Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Levin, Levin. CharityData rates this charity B- (71.2/100). Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The advancement of religion and education by: *promoting and supporting the work of the church *promoting and supporting any work that advances Christianity *promoting the Bible & preaching the Gospel *facilitating Christian leadership, education & theology *facilitating music, drama and the performing arts in a church context *promoting healing and the whole person *promoting/teaching parenting skills *promoting family & marriage values *promoting language and writing skills *promoting and providing counselling services *supporting families

Registration Number
CC51252
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2015-01-27
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (71.2/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Levin, Levin
Email
office@lifechangers.org.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$1.3M NZD
Net Assets
$1.3M NZD
Reserve Months
7.3 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Volunteers
1
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.3M$0.2M$1.3M
2024$0.2M$0.1M$1.2M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$1.2M
2022$0.1M$0.2M$0.8M
2021$0.2M$0.2M$0.8M
2020$0.2M$0.2M$0.8M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.6M
2018$0.2M$0.1M$0.7M
2017$0.1M$0.1M$0.7M
2016$0.9M$0.2M$0.7M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
71.2/100
Financial Score
69.5
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.7%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Jonathan ReadTrustee2026-05-26
Grant CongdonTrustee2025-10-23

Former Officers (12)

  • Daniel Buttar — Trustee/chair
  • Barrett Ruakere — Trustee
  • Richard Brons — Trustee
  • Michael Brown — Trustee (departed 2023-03-11)
  • William Ingram — Trustee (departed 2025-02-27)
  • Raymond Pickett — Trustee (departed 2020-07-26)
  • Ross Bethell — Trustee (departed 2025-07-08)
  • Bruce McIntyre — Trustee (departed 2021-03-06)
  • Judith Batten — Trustee (departed 2026-05-26)
  • Noel Bowker — Trustee (departed 2018-08-30)
  • David Hepworth — Trustee (departed 2020-07-26)
  • Eric Booth — Trustee/treasurer (departed 2023-07-30)

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Kentbridge Trust

CC51252Levin, LevinRegistered 27 Jan 2015
Data updated: 6 days ago
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating4d ago

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

B-
71/100
Financial
70
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$256.8K

Expenses

$214.3K

Assets

$1.3M

Staff

2

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

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

About

Mission

The advancement of religion and education by: *promoting and supporting the work of the church *promoting and supporting any work that advances Christianity *promoting the Bible & preaching the Gospel *facilitating Christian leadership, education & theology *facilitating music, drama and the performing arts in a church context *promoting healing and the whole person *promoting/teaching parenting skills *promoting family & marriage values *promoting language and writing skills *promoting and providing counselling services *supporting families

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$256.8K
Total Expenses
$214.3K
Net Assets
$1.3M
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
1

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (11 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
71c
For every $1 spent, 71c reaches programs
Adequate
Sustainability
7.3mo
Could operate 7.3 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

2
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,802
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Donations
Donations99.0%
Investment Income0.6%
Other0.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 198 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
71
#28/199
Revenue
$257K
#104/199
Reserve Months
7.3
#1/199
Surplus
$42K
#81/199
Staff Cost %
41%
#199/199

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

Rating

B-
Score: 71.2/100
Financial
69.5
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 70 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 73 → 71 after red-flag penalties → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2018
Clean
3 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Levin, Levin

Registration

Registration NumberCC51252
Entity TypeTrust
Registered27 Jan 2015
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated21 Jan 2015
Registered office
87-89 Cambridge Street Levin 5510, Levin

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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: 30 September 2026.