Canterbury Women's Legal Association Incorporated — Education Charity in Christchurch

Canterbury Women's Legal Association Incorporated is a Incorporated Society charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: (a) To facilitate and encourage contact and mutual support amongst women in law, (b) To work for the advancement of women in the practice and study of law, (c) To work for the reform of the law and its administration, and for advancement of social policy, particularly as it affects women and children (d) To promote the use of women's skills in law, (e) To participate as a body in matters of interest to the legal profession including liaison with the Canterbury-Westland Branch of the New Zealand Law Society from time to time as appropriate, (f) To work for and promote the establishment of organisations with similar objects throughout New Zealand and to affiliate with such organisations, (g) To affiliate with and maintain connections with national and international organisations with similar objects, (h) To do all such other things as are incidental or conductive to the attainment of the objects herein, (i) Such other objects as the Association shall in General Meeting decide

Registration Number
CC56403
Charity Type
Incorporated Society
Registration Date
2019-03-07
Status
Active
Sector
Education
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
canterburywla@gmail.com
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$0.1M NZD
Net Assets
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2025$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2024$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2023$0.0M$0.1M$0.1M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2020$0.1M$0.0M-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (10)

NameRoleAppointed
Pamela HarliwichCommittee Member2026-08-19
Emillie Woods CrosbyCommittee Member2026-07-03
Grace OlliverCommittee Member2025-08-02
Virginia McGregorCommitee Member2025-07-10
Madeleine CurrieCommittee Member2024-05-31
Tahlia JonesTreasurer2023-05-24
Alice BreenCommittee Member2022-12-01
Joyce Bennett-LongleyConvenor2021-07-01
Anna WhalanCommittee Member2021-07-01
Angela SearleCommittee Member2018-05-08

Former Officers (28)

  • Rabiah Khawaja — Committee Member (departed 2025-01-20)
  • Lana Christensen — Committee Member (departed 2026-07-03)
  • Grace Kerrigan — Committee Member (departed 2026-07-03)
  • Grace Hamthorn — Committee Member (departed 2022-12-31)
  • Meg Moot — Committee Member (departed 2022-12-31)
  • Ruby Haddon — Committee Member (departed 2022-12-31)
  • Rebecca Schofield — Committee Member (departed 2022-12-31)
  • Nicola Tiffen — Committee Member (departed 2026-07-03)
  • Eleanor Mishra — Secretary (departed 2026-07-03)
  • Madeleine Buchanan — Committee Member (departed 2022-12-30)
  • Kate Vilsbeak — Committee Member (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Meg Ameyde — Committee Member (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Hannah Meikle — Committee Member (departed 2021-06-30)
  • Natasha McClure — Committee Member (departed 2026-07-03)
  • Vivienne Wilson — Committee Member (departed 2020-05-27)
  • Susan Rowe — Committee Member (departed 2020-05-27)
  • Courtney Donaldson — Committee Member (departed 2024-03-28)
  • Sirena Blair — Committee Member (departed 2020-05-27)
  • Harriet Daley — Committee Member (departed 2020-05-27)
  • Anne McMurtrie — Committee Member (departed 2020-05-27)

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Canterbury Women's Legal Association Incorporated

CC56403Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 7 Mar 2019
Data updated: Today
Financials6mo agoRatingyesterday

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

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Revenue

$58.8K

Expenses

$59.5K

Assets

$103.3K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

(a) To facilitate and encourage contact and mutual support amongst women in law, (b) To work for the advancement of women in the practice and study of law, (c) To work for the reform of the law and its administration, and for advancement of social policy, particularly as it affects women and children (d) To promote the use of women's skills in law, (e) To participate as a body in matters of interest to the legal profession including liaison with the Canterbury-Westland Branch of the New Zealand Law Society from time to time as appropriate, (f) To work for and promote the establishment of organisations with similar objects throughout New Zealand and to affiliate with such organisations, (g) To affiliate with and maintain connections with national and international organisations with similar objects, (h) To do all such other things as are incidental or conductive to the attainment of the objects herein, (i) Such other objects as the Association shall in General Meeting decide

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
General publicOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$58.8K
Total Expenses
$59.5K
Net Assets
$103.2K

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (7 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
5.4mo
Could operate 5.4 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

47
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,301
Donations67.1%
Trading / Services27.8%
Investment Income5.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 289 peers · Education · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#43/290
Revenue
$59K
#33/290
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/290
Surplus
$-730
#187/290
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/290

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

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Latest Audit

FY2023
Clean
2 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC56403
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Registered7 Mar 2019
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsProvides advice / information / advocacyProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes research

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