Lichfield Lands Incorporated — Religion Charity in Putaruru

Lichfield Lands Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Putaruru, Putaruru. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B+ (82.5/100). Annual revenue: $25.3M NZD. Financial data as at May 2025.

Mission: To support and promote the spread of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ throughout NZ

Registration Number
CC33759
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B+ (82.5/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Putaruru, Putaruru
Email
office@lichfieldlands.org.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (society)
Data as at
May 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Older people, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$25.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$8.0M NZD
Total Assets
$280.7M NZD
Net Assets
$280.3M NZD
Reserve Months
1.5 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-05-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$25.3M$8.0M$280.3M
2024$15.8M$7.0M$244.0M
2023$15.0M$8.9M$242.8M
2022$11.6M$7.7M$49.2M
2021$5.6M$6.0M$45.3M
2020$4.4M$4.5M$45.7M
2019$4.1M$3.4M$45.9M
2018$2.0M$2.7M$45.2M
2017$1.1M$1.5M$45.9M
2016$1.5M$1.5M$46.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B+
Overall Score
82.5/100
Financial Score
90
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Denise WellsMember2026-03-26

Former Officers (35)

  • Anthony Crawford — Member
  • Andrew Linton — Member
  • Braiden McBride — Member
  • Anthony Samuels — Director
  • Marion Hicks — Member (departed 2024-11-13)
  • Adelle Fieten — Member (departed 2020-10-29)
  • Rebecca White — Director
  • Benjamin Gardiner — Member
  • Robert Elliott — Member (departed 1924-04-27)
  • Theresa van der Wee — Member (departed 2023-05-15)
  • Ian McBride — Chair
  • Paul Mackenzie — Member
  • Phillip Falconer — Member (departed 2023-08-21)
  • Raewyn Bennett — Member (departed 2022-12-22)
  • James McConnell — Member (departed 2022-03-22)
  • Murray McBride — Member (departed 2016-05-31)
  • Frank Scrimgeour — Member
  • Joy Wallace — Member
  • Harry Russell — Other (departed 2016-12-06)
  • Peter Robinson — Other (departed 2016-12-06)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Graeme MillarChairperson-2024
John AlleyTrustee-2024
David BayleyTrustee-2024
Melanie BoyleTrustee-2024
Richard ClarkeTrustee-2024
Carol Anne MeibergTrustee-2023
Wendy Anne CallanTrustee-2023
Margaret Anne BrocasChairperson-2023
Philip James DoyleTrustee-2023
Mary ChenTrustee-2024

Similar Charities in Religion

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Lichfield Lands Incorporated

CC33759Putaruru, PutaruruRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials31 May 2025Ratingyesterday

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

B+
83/100
Financial
90
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Revenue

$25.3M

Expenses

$8.0M

Assets

$280.7M

Staff

1

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

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

This trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Religion
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Nationwide

About

Mission

To support and promote the spread of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ throughout NZ

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOlder peopleReligious groupsVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$25.3M
Total Expenses
$8.0M
Net Assets
$280.3M
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based 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
1.5mo
Could operate 1.5 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

3
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,705
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income98.5%
Other1.5%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 5 peers · Religion · $10M – $50M

Rating Score
83
#3/6
Revenue
$25.3M
#1/6
Reserve Months
1.5
#1/6
Surplus
$17.3M
#1/6
Staff Cost %
0%
#6/6

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

Rating

B+
Score: 82.5/100
Financial
90
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 90 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 75 → B+.
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Contact Details

Address
Putaruru, Putaruru

Registration

Registration NumberCC33759
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated25 Oct 1951
Registered office
10 Neal Street, Putaruru, 3411

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 27 September 2026.