The Commuting Book TrustCommunity Development Charity in Christchurch

The Commuting Book Trust is a Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Act for charitable purposes including engaging the community in the promotion and appreciation of reading as a source of knowledge and entertainment by bringing literature to public spaces and into people’s daily activities by developing community spaces in urban settings to connect people through words in books and stories, and designing innovative platforms and interactive installations using technology to publish and disseminate works of NZauthors of all ages and stages of development

Registration Number
CC54587
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2017-05-17
Status
Active
Sector
Community Development
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
stories@thecommutingbook.org
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.0M$0.0M-
2024$0.0M$0.0M-
2023$0.0M$0.0M-
2022$0.0M$0.0M-
2021$0.0M$0.0M-
2020$0.0M$0.0M-
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2018$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (3)

NameRoleAppointed
Amy PaulussenTrustee2017-05-05
Morrin RoutTrustee2017-05-05
Magdalena LorenzoTrustee2017-05-05

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FunderCommunity DevelopmentTrustTrust

The Commuting Book Trust

CC54587Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 17 May 2017
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2025Ratingyesterday

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

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Not ratedVolunteer / community organisation

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  • No chair recorded on the register
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Revenue

$1.5K

Expenses

$2.0K

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

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Community Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Canterbury

About

Mission

Act for charitable purposes including engaging the community in the promotion and appreciation of reading as a source of knowledge and entertainment by bringing literature to public spaces and into people’s daily activities by developing community spaces in urban settings to connect people through words in books and stories, and designing innovative platforms and interactive installations using technology to publish and disseminate works of NZauthors of all ages and stages of development

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.5K
Total Expenses
$2.0K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (8 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
26.1mo
Could operate 26.1 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Donations
Donations100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 294 peers · Community Development · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#70/295
Revenue
$2K
#264/295
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/295
Surplus
$-526
#204/295
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/295

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
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC54587
Entity TypeTrust
Registered17 May 2017
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated9 May 2017
Registered office
1 Rihu Street, Riccarton, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Community Development

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