Latimer Church Trust — Religion Charity in Christchurch
Latimer Church Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity D (48.2/100). Annual revenue: $4.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: (a) To advance the Christian faith in New Zealand by holding property and making that property available to Latimer Church Incorporated; (b) To advance the Christian faith in New Zealand by providing financial support for any of the charitable purposes carried on by Latimer Church Incorporated; (c) To advance the Christian faith in New Zealand by providing financial support for long-term strategic ministry training.
- Registration Number
- CC58190
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2020-08-25
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D (48.2/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- office@latimerchurch.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (trust)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $4.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.4M NZD
- Total Assets
- $16.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $15.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 495.4 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.2M | $0.4M | $15.2M |
| 2024 | $2.8M | $0.5M | $11.4M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.0M | $0.8M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $0.2M | $0.7M |
| 2021 | $6.8M | $0.1M | $2.5M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D
- Overall Score
- 48.2/100
- Financial Score
- 69.5
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| James De Costobadie | Trustee | 2020-08-23 |
| Rachal Aspinall | Trustee | 2020-08-23 |
| Graham Levy | Trustee | 2020-08-23 |
| Catherine McFadden | Trustee | 2020-08-23 |
| Andre Heyns | Trustee | 2020-08-23 |
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Latimer Church Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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.
- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
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$4.2M
$368.6K
$16.4M
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
(a) To advance the Christian faith in New Zealand by holding property and making that property available to Latimer Church Incorporated; (b) To advance the Christian faith in New Zealand by providing financial support for any of the charitable purposes carried on by Latimer Church Incorporated; (c) To advance the Christian faith in New Zealand by providing financial support for long-term strategic ministry training.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 19 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M
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