Leeston Life Church Trust — Religion Charity in Leeston
Leeston Life Church Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Leeston , Leeston . Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: The Trust's purpose is to: (a) Proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ as established in the Scriptures toward the building of His church and the fulfilling of His will on earth; (b) Provide training instructions and practical experience in evangelism and the propogation and teaching of the Christian gospel of Jesus Christ for men, woman and young people; (c) Help and encourage interest in evengelism and missionary enterprise within the Christian Church; (d) Preach and teach the Scriptures including their application to all areas of life and conduct; (e) Minister in all contexts and by all means the life and power of God and facilitate the same through the providing of, or assisting to provide, the necessary means and resources to accomplish these objectives; (f) Promote such other religious and charitable purposes as the Trustees may decide.
- Registration Number
- CC50605
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2014-06-05
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Leeston , Leeston
- info@leestonnewlife.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 6
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $1.9M |
| 2024 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $1.5M |
| 2019 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $1.4M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.2M | $1.3M |
| 2017 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $1.1M |
| 2016 | $1.3M | $0.2M | $1.1M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (9)
- Gordon Rosewall — Trustee
- Benjamin Martin — Trustee
- Isaac Williams — Trustee
- Geoffrey Joyce — Trustee
- Michael Dewhirst — Trustee (departed 2025-12-15)
- Leon McKavanagh — Trustee (departed 2015-02-25)
- Christopher Prattley — Trustee (departed 2017-11-14)
- Stephen Coe — Trustee (departed 2022-06-02)
- Andrew Legg — Trustee
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Leeston Life Church Trust
Financial data as at March 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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- 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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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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The Trust's purpose is to: (a) Proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ as established in the Scriptures toward the building of His church and the fulfilling of His will on earth; (b) Provide training instructions and practical experience in evangelism and the propogation and teaching of the Christian gospel of Jesus Christ for men, woman and young people; (c) Help and encourage interest in evengelism and missionary enterprise within the Christian Church; (d) Preach and teach the Scriptures including their application to all areas of life and conduct; (e) Minister in all contexts and by all means the life and power of God and facilitate the same through the providing of, or assisting to provide, the necessary means and resources to accomplish these objectives; (f) Promote such other religious and charitable purposes as the Trustees may decide.
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