Connect — Religion Charity in Blenheim
Connect is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Blenheim, Blenheim. Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: To meet together regularly for Christian worship, prayer, teaching and encouragement. To educate people about the God of the Bible and help people to live according to the principles set out in the Bible for the betterment of their lives - spiritually, physically, mentally and emotionally. To demonstrate God's love for people and the community of Marlborough through working with other community groups and sectors of the community that are in need.
- Registration Number
- CC51771
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2015-01-05
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Blenheim, Blenheim
- admin@connectblenheim.org.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $2.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 4
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $2.1M |
| 2024 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.6M |
| 2023 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $1.2M |
| 2019 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $1.0M |
| 2018 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $1.0M |
| 2017 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $1.3M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Weaver | Administrator | 2025-07-21 |
| Owen Wilson | Elder | 2022-03-28 |
| Pamela Wadsworth | Elder | 2022-03-28 |
| Susan McKenzie | Elder | 2022-03-28 |
| Sharyn Simpson | Elder | 2020-03-03 |
| Rodney Parkes | Elder | 2020-03-03 |
| Shanan Barnett | Lead Pastor | 2013-06-02 |
Former Officers (10)
- Jackie Gibbison — Associate Pastor for Seniors (departed 2022-04-01)
- James Bowater — Elder (departed 2021-05-26)
- Alistair Crawford — Elder (departed 2020-03-03)
- Sue Avery — Secretary (departed 2025-07-31)
- Margaret Stevenson — Elder (departed 2019-02-10)
- Aman Chowfin — Elder (departed 2015-09-16)
- Dave Dorreen — Elder (departed 2015-09-16)
- Harold Ricketts — Elder (departed 2020-02-16)
- Ernest Stevenson — Ministry Leader (departed 2020-11-06)
- Sharon Barnett — Secretary (departed 2017-08-16)
Funding Sources
- Lion Foundation — $8,000
- Pelorus Trust — $3,000
- Redwood Trust Incorporated — $2,000
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Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 →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 registerNo 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.
- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~95 months of expenses on $328K 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.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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To meet together regularly for Christian worship, prayer, teaching and encouragement. To educate people about the God of the Bible and help people to live according to the principles set out in the Bible for the betterment of their lives - spiritually, physically, mentally and emotionally. To demonstrate God's love for people and the community of Marlborough through working with other community groups and sectors of the community that are in need.
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Ranked against 198 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M
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