Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust — Social Services Charity in Dunedin
Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. Annual revenue: $1.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: The Mission of the Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust is to reduce the rate of suicide and suicidal behaviour by : • Promoting suicide prevention strategies • Community education and support • Raising awareness • Bereavement support
- Registration Number
- CC51541
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2015-03-16
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Dunedin, Dunedin
- admin@lifematters.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 20
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0.2M |
| 2024 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Dickie | Secretary | 2023-11-21 |
| Rebecca Laney | Trustee | 2023-05-23 |
| Simon Leach | Trustee | 2022-09-13 |
| James Sutherland | Chair | 2021-10-13 |
Former Officers (20)
- Kristin Macdonald — Trustee (departed 2023-05-23)
- Carolyn McMillan — Trustee (departed 2023-07-11)
- Kerry Smith — Trustee (departed 2021-10-13)
- Kirstin Bebell — Chair (departed 2021-10-13)
- Clare Curran — Trustee (departed 2022-02-14)
- Benjamin Nevell — Trustee (departed 2021-10-13)
- Demelza Halley — Secretary (departed 2021-10-13)
- Michael Alexander — Treasurer and Deputy Chair (departed 2024-10-09)
- Robert Griffith — Trustee (departed 2020-09-28)
- Beverley Carter — Trustee (departed 2021-10-13)
- Gary Mclennan — Trustee (departed 2018-05-18)
- Phyll Esplin — Administrator (departed 2016-12-31)
- Leigh Anderson — Treasurer (departed 2016-11-30)
- Irene Fuertes — Trustee (departed 2017-06-29)
- Charles Pearce — Trustee (departed 2017-07-04)
- Marion Weimar — Trustee (departed 2015-08-31)
- Louise Brown — Trustee (departed 2016-11-30)
- Denise Kent — Trustee (departed 2022-08-09)
- Corinda Taylor — Chair (departed 2020-09-29)
- Gregory Hughson — Trustee (departed 2016-12-31)
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $28,243
- Lion Foundation — $26,689
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Life Matters Suicide Prevention 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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The Mission of the Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust is to reduce the rate of suicide and suicidal behaviour by : • Promoting suicide prevention strategies • Community education and support • Raising awareness • Bereavement support
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