The Canterbury Communications Trust — Community Development Charity in Christchurch
The Canterbury Communications Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To provide accessible, professional broadcasting and media facilities for use by local agencies, individuals and organisations to produce content of interest to the Canterbury Community in a range of languages.
- Registration Number
- CC22633
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-07
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- info@plains.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 5
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.4M |
| 2023 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.4M |
| 2022 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.4M |
| 2021 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.5M |
| 2020 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.4M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.4M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.4M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.4M |
| 2016 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.4M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Newell | Trustee | 2024-01-24 |
| Hero Modares | Trustee | 2022-08-17 |
| Dorota Szymanska-Prokop | Trustee | 2018-01-24 |
| Garry Thomas | Trustee | 2017-07-26 |
| Karen Neill | Trustee | 2009-02-17 |
| James Ayers | Chair | 2008-04-29 |
| Darrell Higson | Trustee | 2007-02-20 |
Former Officers (22)
- Te Marino Lenihan — Trustee (departed 2024-05-01)
- George Nelson — Trustee (departed 2020-07-23)
- Shirish Paranjape — Trustee (departed 2022-04-06)
- John Milligan — Trustee (departed 2018-09-30)
- Shirish Parajape — Trustee (departed 2018-07-25)
- Peter Gamble — Trustee (departed 2017-01-25)
- Bill Demeter — Trustee (departed 2015-06-30)
- Katy Gosset — Trustee (departed 2016-10-31)
- Lynne Te Aika — Trustee (departed 2017-04-26)
- Tony Simons — Trustee (departed 2023-10-31)
- Helen Gatonyi — Trustee (departed 2016-07-31)
- Robert Finlay — Trustee (departed 2011-08-24)
- Robert Brough — Trustee (departed 2011-08-23)
- Michael Duncan — Trustee (departed 2016-07-31)
- Sarah Ayton — Secretary (departed 2013-07-24)
- Brion Corbett — Trustee (departed 2008-04-29)
- Halina Ogonowska-Coates — Trustee (departed 2008-10-21)
- Phillip Yarrall — Trustee (departed 2009-02-17)
- Grace Hollander — Trustee (departed 2009-10-20)
- Paul Norris — Trustee (departed 2008-04-29)
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $5,000
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The Canterbury Communications Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
XRB Tier 3 lets smaller charities (total expenses of $5M or less; $2M for periods ending before 28 March 2024) file a simple-format performance report instead of full PBE standards. 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 our $2M rating threshold. (Whether the accounts must be audited is a separate Charities Act test: audit from $1.1M of operating expenditure, review from $550K.) 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 — set at the pre-2024 Tier 3 ceiling; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To provide accessible, professional broadcasting and media facilities for use by local agencies, individuals and organisations to produce content of interest to the Canterbury Community in a range of languages.
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