Invercargill Elim Community Church Trust — Religion Charity in Invercargill

Invercargill Elim Community Church Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Invercargill, Invercargill. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: The Church believes that it has been called by God to work with the community it serves, to transform that community through the message of the Gospel. Our Mission Statement - Jesus Christ as Lord, Ourselves as servants. A community visibly serving others. Caring and Sharing for all.

Registration Number
CC49753
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2013-09-19
Status
Active
Sector
Religion
Location
Invercargill, Invercargill
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

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

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.0M$0.1M
2024$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2023$0.1M$0.0M$0.1M
2022$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2019$0.0M$0.0M$0.0M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2017$0.1M$0.1M-
2016$0.1M$0.1M$-0.2M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (5)

  • Ashley Cain — Trustee/pastor
  • Lewis Wybrow — Trustee (departed 2018-12-14)
  • Colin Morrison — Senior Pastor (departed 2018-04-01)
  • Matthew Cook — Trustee (departed 2014-09-23)
  • Christopher Bethwaite — Trustee

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Invercargill Elim Community Church Trust

CC49753Invercargill, InvercargillRegistered 19 Sept 2013
Data updated: Today
Financials9mo agoRatingyesterday

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

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.

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  • Small board structure
    2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties

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Revenue

$52.4K

Expenses

$42.8K

Assets

$253.7K

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
ReligionCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
General Public
Geographic Focus
Southland

About

Mission

The Church believes that it has been called by God to work with the community it serves, to transform that community through the message of the Gospel. Our Mission Statement - Jesus Christ as Lord, Ourselves as servants. A community visibly serving others. Caring and Sharing for all.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleReligious groupsVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$52.4K
Total Expenses
$42.8K
Net Assets
$72.1K

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (13 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
1.6mo
Could operate 1.6 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: 9,960
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Donations
Donations99.8%
Investment Income0.2%

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
0
#30/278
Revenue
$52K
#87/278
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/278
Surplus
$10K
#69/278
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 History

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

Rating

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

Address
Invercargill, Invercargill

Registration

Registration NumberCC49753
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered19 Sept 2013
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated3 Sept 2013
Registered office
29 Gordon Street, Strathern, Invercargill

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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: 2 October 2026.