Hope Business Life Trust — Religion Charity in Christchurch
Hope Business Life Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $1.4M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Hope Business Life Trust and Hope Funerals Christchurch Limited (CC58428) report largely the same money in the same year. The filings do not say which registration consolidates the other, so treat the figures as one organisation's, not as separate income.
Mission: To devote or apply both Capital and Income of the Trust fund to or for any charitable purposes in New Zealand, which are from time to time selected by the trustees and are valid charitable purposes. Such purposes may include: 1. To uphold, maintain and promote the Christian faith within NZ; 2. To hold the Trust funds for the benefit, use or advantage of the Church or any of its purposes, objects or work whether present or future within NZ.
- Registration Number
- CC44022
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2010-04-15
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- info@hopechurch.net.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Other charities, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.8M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $0.8M |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $0.6M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.0M | $0.4M |
| 2022 | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | - | - | - |
| 2018 | - | - | - |
| 2017 | - | - | - |
| 2016 | - | - | - |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| James Conner | Trustee | 2026-03-16 |
| Stephen Talbot | Trustee | 2026-03-16 |
Former Officers (23)
- Joshua Pretty — Trustee
- Christopher Ross — Trustee (departed 2024-12-16)
- Laura Willan — Trustee
- Ronald Pellow — Trustee
- Martin Redhead — Trustee (departed 2025-02-10)
- Gerald Bradfield — Executive Pastor & Trustee
- David Dally — Parish Manager (departed 2021-11-01)
- Peter Hunter — Trustee (departed 2025-12-16)
- Ben Scott — Trustee (departed 2022-11-30)
- Janet Mansell — Trustee (departed 2022-07-01)
- Geoffrey Angus — Trustee (departed 2025-12-16)
- Bill Penno — Trustee (departed 2018-07-16)
- Hamish Galloway — Trustee (departed 2022-07-01)
- Vanessa Anderson — Finance Officer (departed 2024-05-29)
- Andrew Harrington — Trustee (departed 2019-05-16)
- Dave Houston — Trustee (departed 2017-03-03)
- Keith Whitley — Trustee (departed 2017-03-03)
- Michael Schnass — Trustee (departed 2011-02-01)
- Terrance Luxon — Trustee (departed 2017-03-03)
- David Houston — Trustee (departed 2017-03-03)
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Hope Business Life Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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$1.4M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To devote or apply both Capital and Income of the Trust fund to or for any charitable purposes in New Zealand, which are from time to time selected by the trustees and are valid charitable purposes. Such purposes may include: 1. To uphold, maintain and promote the Christian faith within NZ; 2. To hold the Trust funds for the benefit, use or advantage of the Church or any of its purposes, objects or work whether present or future within NZ.
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