Urban Community TrustEducation Charity in Christchurch

Urban Community Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: The Charitable objects for which the trust is established are to advance education and support communities by 1. Establish and operate Early Childhood Centres. 2. Provide courses, seminars and workshops to parents and caregivers. 3. Provide programmes, activities and events that support and enables community participation and connection, 4. Coorinating and providing practical support to familes and children living in poverty.

Registration Number
CC59370
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2021-08-02
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
paul@c3chch.org
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (community_trust)
Data as at
December 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.3M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$-0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
8
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.3M$0.3M$-0.1M
2024$0.3M$0.3M$-0.0M
2023$0.3M$0.3M$-0.0M
2022$0.1M$0.1M-
2021---

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Warren GoumanTrustee2021-08-02
Paul JulianTrustee2021-05-25
Lisa McmillanTrustee2021-05-25
David DonaldsonTrustee2021-05-25

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Urban Community Trust

CC59370Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 2 Aug 2021
Data updated: Today
Financials8mo agoRatingyesterday

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

NR
Not ratedStructural balance-sheet — standard template does not apply

This charity has reported liabilities exceeding assets for two or more consecutive years. That pattern is common and structural for retirement villages (occupation-right-agreement bonds recorded as liabilities), iwi treaty-settlement vehicles (future-obligation accruals), and infrastructure trusts with Crown loan principal — it does not indicate financial distress, but our standard reserve-months scoring template does not apply. The charity's figures are shown above.

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  • No chair recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. 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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Revenue

$255.6K

Expenses

$313.3K

Assets

$31.1K

Staff

8

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
EducationSocial ServicesArts & CultureCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
ChildrenGeneral Public
Geographic Focus
Canterbury

About

Mission

The Charitable objects for which the trust is established are to advance education and support communities by 1. Establish and operate Early Childhood Centres. 2. Provide courses, seminars and workshops to parents and caregivers. 3. Provide programmes, activities and events that support and enables community participation and connection, 4. Coorinating and providing practical support to familes and children living in poverty.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$255.6K
Total Expenses
$313.3K
Net Assets
$-93.0K
Staff
8
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (5 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
0mo
Could operate 0 months with zero revenue
Critical
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: 9,980
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other99.9%
Investment Income0.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 108 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#19/109
Revenue
$256K
#49/109
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/109
Surplus
$-58K
#100/109
Staff Cost %
91%
#109/109

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

Rating History

NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65
Current
F
2024
Score: 26.6
Financial: 39 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC59370
Entity TypeTrust
Registered2 Aug 2021
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education

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