LifeSwitch Community Trust — Religion Charity in Lower Hutt
LifeSwitch Community Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $1.0M NZD. Financial data as at September 2025.
Mission: (a) To uphold and advance the Christian faith and its teachings in New Zealand through contemporary and accessible forms of worship, teaching, ministry, and community engagement; (b) To establish, maintain, and develop places of worship, community centres, and other facilities that support the advancement of the Christian faith; (c) To develop and implement innovative approaches to Christian ministry that effectively engage with people who have limited or no previous church connection; (d) To provide pastoral care, counselling, education, and support services to meet the spiritual, emotional, and social needs of people, regardless of their religious background; (e) To engage in charitable activities that demonstrate and extend love, care and service to the wider community, including but not limited to providing assistance to those in need, supporting families, youth development, and community wellbeing initiatives. And two other.
- Registration Number
- CC32131
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
- Website
- http://www.lifeswitch.org.nz
- laurel@lifeswitch.org.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (community_trust)
- Data as at
- September 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 8
- Financial Year End
- 2025-09-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.0M | $0.8M | $1.0M |
| 2024 | $0.9M | $0.8M | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.6M |
| 2022 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.5M |
| 2021 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.5M |
| 2020 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.4M |
| 2019 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.3M |
| 2018 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.3M |
| 2017 | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.5M | $0.6M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (23)
- Peter McCarroll — Ceo-(non-Trustee) (departed 2009-12-25)
- Kevin Hagen — Trustee
- James Hoff — Trustee
- Paul Johnson — Trustee
- Ashton Jones — Trustee
- Wayne Gillingham — Trustee
- Corey White — Trustee
- Mathew Kearney — Trustee
- William Westrupp — Trustee (departed 2026-02-11)
- Michael Parry — Trustee (departed 2026-04-15)
- Brian Clarke — Trustee (departed 2024-08-04)
- Nathan Schofield — Trustee (departed 2025-10-15)
- Jonathan Wilson — Trustee (departed 2018-11-30)
- Mark Olliver — Trustee (departed 2018-07-30)
- Anthony Shearer — Trustee (departed 2015-04-19)
- Brenden Jackson — Trustee (departed 2013-01-15)
- Tukau Rapana — Trustee (departed 2017-07-16)
- Andrew Harlow — Trustee (departed 2014-11-01)
- David Dell — Trustee (departed 2013-04-01)
- Clintin Craig — Lead Pastor
Funding Sources
- Pelorus Trust — $2,794.66
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Financial data as at September 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 8. 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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GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
(a) To uphold and advance the Christian faith and its teachings in New Zealand through contemporary and accessible forms of worship, teaching, ministry, and community engagement; (b) To establish, maintain, and develop places of worship, community centres, and other facilities that support the advancement of the Christian faith; (c) To develop and implement innovative approaches to Christian ministry that effectively engage with people who have limited or no previous church connection; (d) To provide pastoral care, counselling, education, and support services to meet the spiritual, emotional, and social needs of people, regardless of their religious background; (e) To engage in charitable activities that demonstrate and extend love, care and service to the wider community, including but not limited to providing assistance to those in need, supporting families, youth development, and community wellbeing initiatives. And two other.
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Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M
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