Christian Social Services (Whanganui) — Religion Charity in Whanganui

Christian Social Services (Whanganui) is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Whanganui, Whanganui. Annual revenue: $0.9M NZD. Financial data as at December 2024.

Mission: Christian Social Services Whanganui (CSSW) operating as City Mission Whanganui has the guiding principles to do together as members of the City Mission, that which we could not do alone and to be identifiably Christian. Christian Social Services Whanganui was founded in the early 1990’s. They identified a need among disadvantaged and low income people struggling to provide the necessities of life with very little or no reserves and unable to meet the difficulties that arise in their circumstances. There are many people encountering this situation today.

Registration Number
CC29716
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Religion
Location
Whanganui, Whanganui
Website
www.citymissionwhanganui.org.nz
Email
admin@citymissionwhanganui.org.nz
Data as at
December 2024

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, Older people, People with disabilities, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.9M NZD
Total Expenses
$1.0M NZD
Total Assets
$0.5M NZD
Net Assets
$0.2M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
12
Volunteers
50
Financial Year End
2024-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024$0.9M$1.0M$0.2M
2023$1.0M$0.9M$0.3M
2022$0.8M$0.8M$0.2M
2021$0.7M$0.7M$0.2M
2020$0.7M$0.6M$0.2M
2019$0.5M$0.5M$0.1M
2018$0.4M$0.4M$0.1M
2017$0.4M$0.4M$0.1M
2016$0.5M$0.4M$0.1M
2015$0.4M$0.3M$0.1M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Mark CorriganTrustee2025-08-28
Carol PayneSecretary2025-08-28
Raewyn Overton-StuartTrustee2020-07-16
Allan SpoonerChair2018-06-21

Former Officers (41)

  • Penny De Jongh — Trustee (departed 2026-06-30)
  • Gayle Roberts — Trustee (departed 2022-05-17)
  • Keren Diprose — Secretary (departed 2025-07-17)
  • Lez Kiriona — Trustee (departed 2020-07-16)
  • Kevin Gaskin — Trustee (departed 2024-06-19)
  • Scott Taylor-Moore — Trustee (departed 2020-01-16)
  • Glenn Anderson — Trustee (departed 2019-12-31)
  • Bryan Keen — Trustee (departed 2017-06-20)
  • Barbara Broughton — Secretary (departed 2019-07-11)
  • Barbara Hackett — Deputy Chair (departed 2020-07-11)
  • John Paine — Trustee (departed 2018-12-31)
  • Marie Gorinski — Individual (departed 2014-05-15)
  • Robert Scott — Trustee (departed 2018-12-31)
  • Gerard Lynch — Trustee (departed 2016-05-11)
  • Michael O'Sullivan — Trustee (departed 2018-12-31)
  • Stephen Lace — Treasurer (departed 2026-06-30)
  • Patricia Saunders — Trustee (departed 2011-12-31)
  • Kataraina Millin — Trustee (departed 2012-03-30)
  • David Bennett — Trustee (departed 2014-04-10)
  • Beth Bycroft — Trustee/deputy Chair (departed 2016-08-18)

Funding Sources

  • The Lion Foundation — $4,895

Similar Charities in Religion

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Christian Social Services (Whanganui)

CC29716Whanganui, WhanganuiRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials31 Dec 2024Rating3d ago

Financial data as at December 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

How ratings work →
Revenue

$890.4K

Expenses

$981.6K

Assets

$454.0K

Staff

12

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

Christian Social Services Whanganui (CSSW) operating as City Mission Whanganui has the guiding principles to do together as members of the City Mission, that which we could not do alone and to be identifiably Christian. Christian Social Services Whanganui was founded in the early 1990’s. They identified a need among disadvantaged and low income people struggling to provide the necessities of life with very little or no reserves and unable to meet the difficulties that arise in their circumstances. There are many people encountering this situation today.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$890.4K
Total Expenses
$981.6K
Net Assets
$241.5K
Staff
12
employees
Volunteers
50

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
3.6mo
Could operate 3.6 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

53
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,738
Donations51.6%
Other45.5%
Trading / Services1.9%
Investment Income1.1%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 198 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#38/199
Revenue
$890K
#7/199
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/199
Surplus
$-91K
#190/199
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/199

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Registration

Registration NumberCC29716
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated24 Feb 1993
Registered office
183 Wicksteed Street Whanganui 4500, Whanganui

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 29 September 2026.