Mercury Bay Community Fund — Social Services Charity in Whitianga

Mercury Bay Community Fund is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Whitianga, Whitianga. CharityData rates this charity C+ (66.4/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To provide affordable rent to the elderly and disadvantaged. Also to give grants to community groups and individuals for specific purposes in our local area.

Registration Number
CC27952
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (66.4/100)
Sector
Social Services
Location
Whitianga, Whitianga
Email
705purangi@gmail.com
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$0.4M NZD
Net Assets
$0.4M NZD
Reserve Months
29.3 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M$0.4M
2024$0.1M$0.1M$0.4M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$0.4M
2022$0.1M$0.1M$0.4M
2021$0.1M$0.1M$0.3M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$0.3M
2019$0.1M$0.1M$0.3M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.3M
2017$0.1M$0.1M$0.3M
2016$0.1M$0.1M$0.3M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
66.4/100
Financial Score
67
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.7%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (20)

  • Rosemary Morcom — Treasurer
  • Robyn Campbell — Trustee
  • Yvette Simpson — Trustee
  • Anna Horne — Trustee (departed 2024-02-20)
  • Yvonne Franklin — Trustee
  • Suzanne Cook — Trustee (departed 2021-06-17)
  • Douglas Bourne — Trustee
  • Graham Eccles — Trustee (departed 2021-10-21)
  • John Stephenson — Secretary
  • Elizabeth Grant — Treasurer (departed 2024-12-24)
  • Judith Lee — Trustee (departed 2019-04-18)
  • Mary Seymour-east — 01/07/2009 (departed 2013-01-18)
  • Grant Clayton — Trustee (departed 2013-07-31)
  • David Howarth — Trustee
  • Alison Henry — Trustee
  • Margaret Russell — Trustee (departed 2017-10-12)
  • Michael Harper — Trustee (departed 2013-08-15)
  • Raymond Morcom — Trustee (departed 2019-10-25)
  • Ada Mccallum — Trustee (departed 2012-02-29)
  • Harold Abrahamson — Trustee (departed 2009-02-28)

Funding Sources

  • Pub Charity Limited — $102,006.75

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Social ServicesTrust

Mercury Bay Community Fund

CC27952Whitianga, WhitiangaRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 6 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating4d ago

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

C+
66/100
Financial
67
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 7. 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.

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Revenue

$79.1K

Expenses

$81.1K

Assets

$366.4K

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

To provide affordable rent to the elderly and disadvantaged. Also to give grants to community groups and individuals for specific purposes in our local area.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleOlder peoplePeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$79.1K
Total Expenses
$81.1K
Net Assets
$358.5K
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (16 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
71c
For every $1 spent, 71c reaches programs
Adequate
Sustainability
29.3mo
Could operate 29.3 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
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

29
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,098
High Concentration: 83% of revenue from Other
Other83.4%
Donations9.9%
Investment Income6.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 295 peers · Social Services · Under $100K

Rating Score
66
#38/296
Revenue
$79K
#24/296
Reserve Months
29.3
#1/296
Surplus
$-2K
#218/296
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/296

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

Rating

C+
Score: 66.4/100
Financial
67
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 67 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 66 → C+.
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
6 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Whitianga, Whitianga

Registration

Registration NumberCC27952
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated10 Oct 1980
Registered office
8 Victoria Street Whitianga 3510, Whitianga

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Acts as an umbrella / resource bodyMakes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides buildings / facilities / open space

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: 30 September 2026.