Baptist Union Superannuation Scheme — Religion Charity in Auckland

Baptist Union Superannuation Scheme is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B (79/100). Annual revenue: $3.4M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To provide retirement, death and disability benefits to ministers, missionaries and pastoral workers of the Baptist Churches and other participating church organisations.

Registration Number
CC27709
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
B (79/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
info@baptist.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Older people

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$3.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.4M NZD
Total Assets
$33.2M NZD
Net Assets
$33.1M NZD
Reserve Months
3.7 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$3.4M$0.4M$33.1M
2024$3.3M$0.5M$31.4M
2023$1.8M$0.4M$29.5M
2022$0.4M$4.2M$29.3M
2021$4.2M$0.4M$33.8M
2020$2.1M$0.5M$30.6M
2019$2.8M$0.4M$29.7M
2018$4.2M$2.6M-
2017$2.9M$1.1M-
2016$3.1M$2.3M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
B
Overall Score
79/100
Financial Score
85
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Ethan MillerDirector2025-02-22
Matthew GregoryDirector2024-04-13
Cameron JonesDirector2023-08-24
Grant HarrisDirector2020-10-15
Michael ReddellDirector2018-07-01
Bryan ConnorDirector2016-04-01

Former Officers (28)

  • Wayne Schache — Director (departed 2024-10-17)
  • Rangiaruaru Hema — Director (departed 2021-07-02)
  • Desiree Levy — Director (departed 2024-02-23)
  • Ben Wakefield — Trustee (departed 2016-11-02)
  • John Douglas — Trustee (departed 2015-11-06)
  • Leslie Allen — Trustee (departed 2015-12-03)
  • Brian Kenning — Trustee (departed 2014-11-13)
  • Colin Henderson — Trustee (departed 2015-11-30)
  • Gary Colville — Trustee (departed 2013-11-08)
  • Daniel Palmer — Director (departed 2018-06-14)
  • Craig Vernall — Trustee (departed 2016-11-02)
  • Bruce Patrick — Officer (departed 2012-12-01)
  • Lyn Campbell — Officer (departed 2011-11-10)
  • Paul Walker — Trustee (departed 2011-09-09)
  • Maurice Cavaney — Trustee (departed 2014-06-04)
  • Ian Brown — Officer (departed 2010-11-11)
  • Peter Mccartney — Officer (departed 2010-02-11)
  • Merrilyn Withers — Officer (departed 2009-11-06)
  • Murray Robertson — Trustee (departed 2008-11-06)
  • Richard Hunt — Trustee (departed 2012-06-14)

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Baptist Union Superannuation Scheme

CC27709Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

B
79/100
Financial
85
Governance
65
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 6. 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

$3.4M

Expenses

$426.4K

Assets

$33.2M

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

To provide retirement, death and disability benefits to ministers, missionaries and pastoral workers of the Baptist Churches and other participating church organisations.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Older people

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$3.4M
Total Expenses
$426.4K
Net Assets
$33.1M
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

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

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 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
79
#8/35
Revenue
$3.4M
#15/35
Reserve Months
3.7
#1/35
Surplus
$3.0M
#3/35
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/35

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

Rating

B
Score: 79/100
Financial
85
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 85 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 73 → B.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC27709
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides religious services / activities

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