The Riccarton Bush Trustees — Environment Charity in Christchurch
The Riccarton Bush Trustees is a Statutory Organisation charity in the Environment sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $1.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To protect and enhance the indigenous flora, fauna and ecology of the Riccarton Bush indigenous forest, including mahinga kai and taonga species. To protect and conserve Deans Cottage, Riccarton House and their grounds with Riccarton Bush and the Deans family history To encourage public use and participation of the reserve and to inform visitors about the natural, Maori, and colonial heritage of Christchurch
- Registration Number
- CC24890
- Charity Type
- Statutory Organisation
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-25
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Website
- https://www.riccartonhouse.co.nz
- manager@riccartonhouse.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $18.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $18.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 13
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $18.0M |
| 2024 | $0.9M | $1.0M | $18.0M |
| 2023 | $0.9M | $1.1M | $16.8M |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $0.9M | $17.0M |
| 2021 | $0.6M | $0.7M | $14.4M |
| 2020 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $16.3M |
| 2019 | $0.6M | $0.7M | $16.2M |
| 2018 | $0.6M | $0.7M | $16.3M |
| 2017 | $0.5M | $0.7M | $12.1M |
| 2016 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $12.3M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Nicola McCormick | Trustee | 2026-03-24 |
Former Officers (24)
- Tyla Harrison-Hunt — Trustee
- Justin Morgenroth — Trustee
- Marie Pollisco — Trustee
- Mark Peters — Trustee
- Nigel Harris — Trustee
- pippa Ensor — Trustee
- Shirish Paranjape — Trustee (departed 2025-06-30)
- David Norton — Trustee (departed 2023-03-31)
- Linda Tame — Trustee (departed 2017-11-30)
- Robert Lineham — Trustee
- George Deans — Trustee
- Peter Laloli Francis — Trustee (departed 2016-10-22)
- Greg Phillipson — Trustee (departed 2013-04-18)
- Jimmy Chen — Trustee (departed 2022-10-31)
- Ishwar Ganda — Trustee (departed 2012-03-24)
- Mike Wall — Trustee (departed 2010-11-18)
- Elizabeth Dunn — Trustee (departed 2010-11-18)
- Anthony Gemmill — Trustee (departed 2016-05-23)
- Pamela Wilson — Trustee (departed 2016-05-23)
- Brian Molloy — Trustee (departed 2016-05-23)
Funding Sources
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $25,000
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The Riccarton Bush Trustees
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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- 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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To protect and enhance the indigenous flora, fauna and ecology of the Riccarton Bush indigenous forest, including mahinga kai and taonga species. To protect and conserve Deans Cottage, Riccarton House and their grounds with Riccarton Bush and the Deans family history To encourage public use and participation of the reserve and to inform visitors about the natural, Maori, and colonial heritage of Christchurch
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Ranked against 56 peers · Environment · $1M – $10M
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