South Canterbury Rural Support Trust — Social Services Charity in Timaru
South Canterbury Rural Support Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Timaru, Timaru. CharityData rates this charity B- (71.9/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: To provide assistance through programmes or advisory services that may be necessary to help rural people and rural families who are in personal, social or financial stress due to the impact of an adverse event, financial, climatic or otherwise
- Registration Number
- CC52911
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2016-01-14
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (71.9/100)
- Sector
- Social Services
- Location
- Timaru, Timaru
- rst.timaru.secretary@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Animals, Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 13.3 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.4M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.3M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.3M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 71.9/100
- Financial Score
- 70.6
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.6%
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Haywood | Secretary | 2026-05-14 |
| Max Munro | Trustee | 2025-05-07 |
| Jolene Reid | Trustee | 2024-05-16 |
| Joanne Goodhew | Trustee | 2023-05-11 |
| Stuart Mcmillan | Chair | 2023-03-01 |
| Abby France | Trustee | 2021-06-24 |
| Shirley Wright | Trustee | 2021-06-24 |
| Mark Adams | Chair | 2019-06-12 |
| David Hewson | Trustee | 2014-12-01 |
Former Officers (5)
- Cara Gregan — Trustee (departed 2024-05-16)
- Robert Chapman — Trustee (departed 2021-06-24)
- Sarah Barr — Trustee (departed 2020-08-31)
- Kerry Turner — Trustee (departed 2022-12-31)
- David Williams — Trustee (departed 2020-09-30)
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South Canterbury Rural Support Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$120.8K
$94.2K
$459.9K
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To provide assistance through programmes or advisory services that may be necessary to help rural people and rural families who are in personal, social or financial stress due to the impact of an adverse event, financial, climatic or otherwise
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Ranked against 173 peers · Social Services · $100K – $1M
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