Whangarei Central Baptist Church — Religion Charity in Whangārei

Whangarei Central Baptist Church is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Whangārei, Whangārei. CharityData rates this charity A (92.5/100). Annual revenue: $11.4M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.

Mission: Raising World-Changing Christians - Serving Northland Churches. As a church, our mission is about becoming a community of people more and more like Jesus for the hope and benefit of Whangarei and beyond. To become a people in the likeness of Jesus, we gather regularly to worship, connect as a community, seek transformation through discipleship and practice service in our wider community in areas of justice, mercy and mission for all peoples of wider Whangarei.

Registration Number
CC20413
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-01-08
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (92.5/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Whangārei, Whangārei
Email
admin@whangareicbc.org.nz
Data as at
December 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$11.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$10.5M NZD
Total Assets
$22.2M NZD
Net Assets
$19.7M NZD
Reserve Months
1.5 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
6
Financial Year End
2025-12-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$11.4M$10.5M$19.7M
2024$0.5M$1.1M$3.7M
2023$0.5M$0.4M$5.8M
2022$0.5M$0.3M$5.8M
2021$0.5M$0.5M$5.6M
2020$0.6M$0.6M$4.7M
2019$1.3M$0.5M$4.7M
2018$0.6M$0.6M$4.0M
2017$0.5M$0.5M$3.4M
2016$0.5M$0.5M$3.4M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A
Overall Score
92.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (8)

NameRoleAppointed
Steve ClarkElder2025-11-20
Jeffery NielsenChair2024-06-23
Susan CooneyElder2023-11-23
Philip HawkinsElder2023-11-23
Shelley Motu'apuakaLead Pastor2023-02-27
Graham TiversElder2021-11-21
Peter KitchenElder2021-11-21
Hilary BeathOffice Manager2016-12-20

Former Officers (33)

  • Steven McKinstry — Elder (departed 2025-01-11)
  • Jan Spinley — Elder (departed 2022-06-09)
  • Ann Ling — Elder (departed 2023-11-23)
  • Ian Roberts — Elder Chairperson (departed 2023-09-01)
  • Janet Page — Elder (departed 2025-11-20)
  • Peter Warren — Elder (departed 2022-11-24)
  • Rodney White — Elder (departed 2025-11-20)
  • Stephen Dunn — Co-Senior-Pastor-Teaching (departed 2022-03-31)
  • Darrylene Hohaia — Co-Senior-Pastor-Executive (departed 2022-03-31)
  • Greg Mutton — Elder (departed 2022-02-01)
  • Brian Krum — Pastor (departed 2021-10-31)
  • Selwyn Mcilhinney — Elder (departed 2020-12-01)
  • Ruth Butcher — Elder (departed 2020-07-01)
  • Jan Payne — Elder (departed 2019-11-24)
  • Ngaire Nielson — Elder (departed 2021-11-21)
  • Adrienne Coats — Chairperson of Elders (departed 2021-11-21)
  • Simon Collins — Elder (departed 2018-05-01)
  • Russell Watts — Senior Pastor (departed 2020-12-13)
  • Jeffrey Nielsen — Officer (departed 2017-06-29)
  • Colin Crooks — Officer (departed 2016-11-24)

Similar Charities in Religion

ReligionCharitable Trust

Whangarei Central Baptist Church

CC20413Whangārei, WhangāreiRegistered 8 Jan 2008
Data updated: Today
Financials9mo agoRating5d ago

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

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Tier 2
A
93/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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  • Government-funding concentration
    82% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency

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Revenue

$11.4M

Expenses

$10.5M

Assets

$22.2M

Staff

6

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

Raising World-Changing Christians - Serving Northland Churches. As a church, our mission is about becoming a community of people more and more like Jesus for the hope and benefit of Whangarei and beyond. To become a people in the likeness of Jesus, we gather regularly to worship, connect as a community, seek transformation through discipleship and practice service in our wider community in areas of justice, mercy and mission for all peoples of wider Whangarei.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$11.4M
Total Expenses
$10.5M
Net Assets
$19.7M
Staff
6
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (19 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
1.5mo
Could operate 1.5 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

31
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 6,875
High Concentration: 82% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants81.7%
Other13.7%
Donations3.3%
Investment Income1.4%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 500 peers · Religion (all sizes)

Rating Score
93
#1/501
Revenue
$11.4M
#2/501
Reserve Months
1.5
#1/501
Surplus
$866K
#12/501
Staff Cost %
59%
#501/501

Top Peers in Group

Samoan Methodist Churches of Samoa (Grey Lynn Parish) in New ZealandA
Freedom CentreA-
PT Chevalier Co-Operating ParishA-

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

Rating History

A
2025
Score: 92.5
Financial: 100 | Governance: 75 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2024
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

A
Score: 92.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 85 → A.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
Auditor
Kudos Murray Audit Ltd
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Whangārei, Whangārei
admin@whangareicbc.org.nz

Registration

Registration NumberCC20413
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered8 Jan 2008
StatusRegistered
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Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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: 1 October 2026.

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