Davin Trust — Religion Charity in New Zealand

Davin Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B- (71.4/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: Davin Trust's purpose is to spread and further the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to encourage spiritual, mental, and moral improvement, by the teaching of the Christian Faith.

Registration Number
CC31781
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (71.4/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Christchurch
Email
silverdown@xtra.co.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
March 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other charities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$1.5M NZD
Net Assets
$2.5M NZD
Reserve Months
261.4 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M$2.5M
2024$0.1M$0.2M$1.5M
2023$0.0M$0.0M$1.6M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$1.6M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$1.6M
2020$0.0M$0.1M$1.6M
2019$0.1M$0.1M$1.6M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$1.6M
2017$0.1M$0.5M$1.7M
2016$0.1M$0.4M$2.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
71.4/100
Financial Score
78.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (6)

  • Linda Bellamy — Trustee
  • Gillian Sharp — Trustee
  • John Down — Trustee
  • David Down — Trustee
  • Edna Down — Trustee (departed 2022-02-10)
  • Andrew Down — Trustee (departed 2024-03-03)

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Davin Trust

CC31781ChristchurchRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: Yesterday
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating2d ago

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

B-
71/100
Financial
79
Governance
55
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 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.

Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.

Revenue

$88.2K

Expenses

$68.6K

Assets

$1.5M

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

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

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

Funding Sectors
Religion
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Canterbury

About

Mission

Davin Trust's purpose is to spread and further the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to encourage spiritual, mental, and moral improvement, by the teaching of the Christian Faith.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOther charitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$88.2K
Total Expenses
$68.6K
Net Assets
$2.5M
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 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
261.4mo
Could operate 261.4 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Investment Income
Investment Income100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 277 peers · Religion · Under $100K

Rating Score
71
#6/278
Revenue
$88K
#14/278
Reserve Months
261.4
#1/278
Surplus
$20K
#36/278
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/278

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

Rating

B-
Score: 71.4/100
Financial
78.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 79 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 64 → B-.
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC31781
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides other finance (e.g. investment funds)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 3 October 2026.