The Southland Ecumenical Rural Chaplaincy Charitable Trust — Religion Charity in Invercargill
The Southland Ecumenical Rural Chaplaincy Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Invercargill, Invercargill. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity D (47.3/100). Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: MATAPONO/PRINCIPLES The purpose of the Trust is religious in nature, more particularly to establish, support, and supervise an ecumenical Christian chaplaincy to the rural communities of Southland. The volunteer chaplains are mostly farmers or retired farmers, who in their own time, provide chaplaincy support within their communities as and when required. All applicants for this ministry are supported by their respective churches, are police-checked and undergo appropriate training.
- Registration Number
- CC62652
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2024-09-12
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D (47.3/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Invercargill, Invercargill
- richardsueinvercargill@gmail.com
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
- Data as at
- March 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 18.3 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D
- Overall Score
- 47.3/100
- Financial Score
- 68.3
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
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The Southland Ecumenical Rural Chaplaincy Charitable Trust
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
MATAPONO/PRINCIPLES The purpose of the Trust is religious in nature, more particularly to establish, support, and supervise an ecumenical Christian chaplaincy to the rural communities of Southland. The volunteer chaplains are mostly farmers or retired farmers, who in their own time, provide chaplaincy support within their communities as and when required. All applicants for this ministry are supported by their respective churches, are police-checked and undergo appropriate training.
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Ranked against 245 peers · Religion · Under $100K
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