The Paulownia Trust — Health Charity in Christchurch
The Paulownia Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $1.8M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: We provide live-in residential care in a homely environment, for those with a physical/intellectual disability, at two homes based in Woolston, Christchurch. We provide professional, individual support and community engagement for each person, in a way that works for them to ensure they can have their best life.
- Registration Number
- CC30893
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Health
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Website
- https://paulowniatrust.org.nz
- gm@paulowniatrust.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.8M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.9M NZD
- Total Assets
- $3.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.8M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 25
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.8M |
| 2025 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.0M |
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $2.8M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $1.4M | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.1M |
| 2019 | $1.0M | $0.9M | $1.1M |
| 2018 | $0.9M | $0.8M | $1.0M |
| 2017 | $0.8M | $0.8M | $0.9M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (17)
- Martin Harris — Trustee (departed 2024-10-31)
- David Green — Trustee
- Anne Cooper — Chair
- Carole Peterson — Trustee
- Sonjia Wilson — Trustee
- Michelle Goodmanson — Trustee (departed 2023-12-12)
- Taylor Budge — Trustee
- Cheryl Cottle — Trustee (departed 2017-08-10)
- Julie Harker — Trustee (departed 2016-03-07)
- Matthew Mark — Trustee (departed 2013-11-21)
- Dean Hollingworth — Trustee (departed 2013-02-21)
- Bronwyn Suzana — Trustee (departed 2010-11-01)
- Denise Stephen — Trustee (departed 2020-11-16)
- Margaret Stephen — Trustee (departed 2019-08-13)
- Murray Stephen — Trustee (departed 2019-08-13)
- John Steele — Trustee (departed 2010-11-01)
- Bernice Bryant — Trustee (departed 2010-11-01)
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The Paulownia Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. 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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- Government-funding concentration93% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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We provide live-in residential care in a homely environment, for those with a physical/intellectual disability, at two homes based in Woolston, Christchurch. We provide professional, individual support and community engagement for each person, in a way that works for them to ensure they can have their best life.
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