The Southland Ecumenical Rural Chaplaincy Charitable TrustReligion 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
Email
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

CC62652Invercargill, InvercargillRegistered 12 Sept 2024
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2025Ratingyesterday

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

D
47/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
68
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.

  • No chair designated
    Board of 8 with no chair designated on the register

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Revenue

$6.4K

Expenses

$2.5K

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

This rating may reflect incomplete data

This charity's grade of D is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
EducationArts & CultureReligionCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Southland

About

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.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$6.4K
Total Expenses
$2.5K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
18.3mo
Could operate 18.3 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

27
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,280
High Concentration: 84% of revenue from Other
Other83.9%
Donations15.5%
Investment Income0.5%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 245 peers · Religion · Under $100K

Rating Score
47
#40/246
Revenue
$6K
#195/246
Reserve Months
18.3
#1/246
Surplus
$4K
#83/246
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/246

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

D
Score: 47.3/100
Financial
68.3
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 68 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 66 → 47 after red-flag penalties → D.
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Contact Details

Address
Invercargill, Invercargill

Registration

Registration NumberCC62652
Entity TypeTrust
Registered12 Sept 2024
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated31 Oct 2023
Registered office
29 Rakiura Parade, Rd 9, Invercargill

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion

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