Koru Care (Christchurch) Charitable Trust — Social Services Charity in Christchurch

Koru Care (Christchurch) Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. CharityData rates this charity B- (70.9/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Koru Care provides special experiences for NZ children with serious and often ongoing medical conditions

Registration Number
CC39893
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2009-05-07
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B- (70.9/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
chrisgeorge1@orcon.net.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

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

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.3M$0.1M
2024$0.2M$0.0M$0.3M
2023$0.1M$0.2M$0.1M
2022$0.1M$0.0M$0.2M
2021$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2020$0.0M$0.0M$0.1M
2019$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2017$0.1M$0.0M$0.1M
2016$0.2M$0.3M$0.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B-
Overall Score
70.9/100
Financial Score
73.5
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Gina RussellChair2026-03-25
Bridie-Catherine DiverCo-Secretary2026-03-25
Linda OrsbournTreasurer2012-06-19
Fiona RowanSecretary2003-06-01

Former Officers (4)

  • Gavin Laing — Committee Member (departed 2016-12-31)
  • Pauline George — Committee Member (departed 2026-02-18)
  • Alan George — Chair (departed 2026-03-25)
  • Nicola Dixon — Treasurer (departed 2012-06-19)

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Koru Care (Christchurch) Charitable Trust

CC39893Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 7 May 2009
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials9mo agoRating3d ago

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

B-
71/100
Financial
74
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Revenue

$56.3K

Expenses

$263.1K

Assets

$80.4K

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.

About

Mission

Koru Care provides special experiences for NZ children with serious and often ongoing medical conditions

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauPeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$56.3K
Total Expenses
$263.1K
Net Assets
$79.7K

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
3.7mo
Could operate 3.7 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

8
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,195
High Concentration: 96% of revenue from Donations
Donations95.8%
Investment Income4.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 276 peers · Social Services · Under $100K

Rating Score
71
#22/277
Revenue
$56K
#54/277
Reserve Months
3.7
#1/277
Surplus
$-207K
#277/277
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/277

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

Rating History

B-
2025
Score: 70.9
Financial: 74 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
B
2024
Score: 76.8
Financial: 78 | Governance: 75 | Transparency: 65

Rating

B-
Score: 70.9/100
Financial
73.5
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 74 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 68 → B-.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC39893
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered7 May 2009
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated13 Mar 1985
Registered office
68 St James Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)Sponsors / undertakes research

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: 4 October 2026.