St Canice's Parish TrustReligion Charity in Westport

St Canice's Parish Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Westport, Westport. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: To advance education by furthering the primary and secondary needs of St Canice's Parish. To advance religion including promoting and encouraging belief in the articles of faith of the Catholic Church, maintaining the grounds and buildings of St Canice's Parish, supplying religious literature and providing religious education. The Trust relieves poverty by caring for the aged and also undertakes any other activity that is beneficial to the St Canice's Parish community in the Buller region.

Registration Number
CC41895
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2009-08-25
Status
Active
Sector
Religion
Location
Westport, Westport
Email
stcanice@xtra.co.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$1.8M NZD
Net Assets
$1.7M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.1M$1.7M
2024$0.1M$0.1M$1.8M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$1.7M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.7M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.7M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.7M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.6M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.6M
2017$0.1M$0.0M$0.7M
2016$0.0M$0.0M$0.7M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Caroline JonesTrustee2026-03-13
Matthew O'ReganTrustee2026-03-13
Margaret PrinceTrustee2026-03-13
Catholic Archbishop of WellingtonSettlor2009-08-25

Former Officers (7)

  • David GruschowTrustee
  • Raymond SorianoTrustee (departed 2018-02-28)
  • Francis DooleyTrustee (departed 2024-12-01)
  • Ross ShawTrustee (departed 2021-01-22)
  • Brian FletcherTrustee (departed 2011-07-01)
  • Sean CaseyTrustee
  • Francis Thomas DooleyTrustee (departed 2024-12-01)

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St Canice's Parish Trust

CC41895Westport, WestportRegistered 25 Aug 2009
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating3d ago

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

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Not ratedVolunteer / community organisation

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Reasons to look carefully (2)

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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. 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.
  • Reserves high for operating size
    Reserves cover ~212 months of expenses on $155K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size

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Revenue

$154.8K

Expenses

$95.4K

Assets

$1.8M

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

About

Mission

To advance education by furthering the primary and secondary needs of St Canice's Parish. To advance religion including promoting and encouraging belief in the articles of faith of the Catholic Church, maintaining the grounds and buildings of St Canice's Parish, supplying religious literature and providing religious education. The Trust relieves poverty by caring for the aged and also undertakes any other activity that is beneficial to the St Canice's Parish community in the Buller region.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$154.8K
Total Expenses
$95.4K
Net Assets
$1.7M
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 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
0mo
Could operate 0 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

33
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,682
Other79.0%
Investment Income21.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 198 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#20/199
Revenue
$155K
#151/199
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/199
Surplus
$59K
#54/199
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/199

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Westport, Westport

Registration

Registration NumberCC41895
Entity TypeTrust
Registered25 Aug 2009
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated10 Nov 2009
Registered office
24 Wakefield Street Westport 7825, Westport

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion

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