Riverside Christian Church — Religion Charity in Wanganui

Riverside Christian Church is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Wanganui, Wanganui. Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. Financial data as at January 2026.

Mission: Provides religious services eg. care/counselling, training, discipleship, fellowship. Riverside Christian Church seeks to be a gospel centred church family that encourages maturity in Christ and impacts the communities we are in.

Registration Number
CC28866
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Religion
Location
Wanganui, Wanganui
Email
office@riversidechristianchurch.org.nz
Data as at
January 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.3M NZD
Total Assets
$1.6M NZD
Net Assets
$1.6M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
4
Financial Year End
2026-01-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.4M$0.3M$1.6M
2025$0.3M$0.3M$1.5M
2024$0.3M$0.3M$1.5M
2023$0.3M$0.2M$0.2M
2022$0.2M$0.2M$0.1M
2021$0.2M$0.1M$0.1M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$0.1M
2019$0.1M$0.1M$0.8M
2018$0.1M$0.1M$0.8M
2017$0.2M$0.1M$0.7M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (10)

NameRoleAppointed
Graham MooreElder2026-05-29
Margaret MooreElder2026-05-29
Ulupona SolomonaElder2026-05-29
Tilianamua SolomonaElder2026-05-29
Monica PetrasElder2022-10-20
Gordon BlandElder2020-09-17
Avish PetrasElder2020-02-23
Pamela ColemanTreasurer2013-05-23
Jeanette DavisonElder2010-07-15
Alan DavisonElder2010-07-15

Former Officers (10)

  • Janine Bland — Elder (departed 2021-04-15)
  • Lindsay Middlemiss — Elder (departed 2026-05-29)
  • Robert Clow — Pastor (departed 2017-12-14)
  • Peter Curtis — Chair (departed 2017-12-14)
  • Sarah Patching — Elder (departed 2020-02-23)
  • Vaughan Patching — Elder (departed 2020-02-23)
  • Robert Scott — Elder (departed 2010-07-14)
  • Linda Scott — Elder (departed 2010-07-14)
  • Gavin Ander — Elder (departed 2012-04-01)
  • Katherine Ander — Elder (departed 2012-04-01)

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Riverside Christian Church

CC28866Wanganui, WanganuiRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 23 Sept 2026
Financials8mo agoRating4d ago

Financial data as at January 2026. 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.)

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Reasons to look carefully (2)

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 11. 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.
  • Reserves high for operating size
    Reserves cover ~63 months of expenses on $367K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size

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

$366.5K

Expenses

$306.2K

Assets

$1.6M

Staff

4

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

Provides religious services eg. care/counselling, training, discipleship, fellowship. Riverside Christian Church seeks to be a gospel centred church family that encourages maturity in Christ and impacts the communities we are in.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$366.5K
Total Expenses
$306.2K
Net Assets
$1.6M
Staff
4
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 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
7.5mo
Could operate 7.5 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

24
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,552
High Concentration: 87% of revenue from Trading / Services
Trading / Services86.5%
Donations6.9%
Other3.8%
Investment Income2.8%

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
$367K
#68/199
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/199
Surplus
$60K
#63/199
Staff Cost %
58%
#199/199

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

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
C+
2025
Score: 69.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC28866
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides religious services / activities

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.