Downtown Community Ministry Wellington Inc — Religion Charity in Wellington

Downtown Community Ministry Wellington Inc is a deregistered Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $7.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2024.

Mission: Downtown Community Ministry supports people marginalised within Wellington City. DCM helps these people to access and sustain housing, access Work and Income benefits, to sustain their income and to meet their basic food needs. DCM also provides money management support, a supportive gathering space, assist with gaining skills ready for work, and emergency dental treatment.

Registration Number
CC10890
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2007-08-20
Status
Deregistered (2026-05-04)
Sector
Religion
Location
Wellington, Wellington
Email
accounts@dcm.org.nz
Data as at
June 2024

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$7.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$5.4M NZD
Total Assets
$6.1M NZD
Net Assets
$5.7M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
54
Volunteers
1
Financial Year End
2024-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024$7.2M$5.4M$5.7M
2023$0.8M$0.0M$1.4M
2022$4.0M$0.0M$-0.1M
2021$4.7M$3.7M$3.0M
2020$4.1M$2.5M$1.2M
2019$1.6M$1.3M$0.6M
2018$1.1M$1.2M$0.3M
2017$1.0M$0.9M$0.4M
2016$0.8M$0.7M$0.4M
2015$0.6M$0.7M$0.4M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Natalia ClelandDirector2025-09-08
Olive SmithTrustee2025-08-19
Matthew SmithTrustee2020-11-17
Sandra KirbyTrustee2019-02-11
Kevin Lampen-SmithBoard Chair2012-12-03
Richard ReadTrustee2008-11-03

Former Officers (25)

  • Sandra Waldrom — Trustee
  • Janet McKean — Trustee
  • Nadine Rutter — Trustee (departed 2024-06-25)
  • Neavin Broughton — Board Member and Kaihautu (departed 2019-06-01)
  • Shaun Greenslade-Hibbert — Trustee (departed 2024-06-25)
  • Stephen Turnock — Director (departed 2025-05-30)
  • Kevin Haunui — Trustee (departed 2022-02-08)
  • Jenny Livschitz — Trustee (departed 2019-03-25)
  • Michael Harcourt — Trustee (departed 2021-05-11)
  • Margaret Smith — Trustee (departed 2023-04-18)
  • Julia Mitchell — Trustee (departed 2017-04-10)
  • Linda Polaschek — Trustee (departed 2022-10-11)
  • Brian Dawson — Trustee (departed 2016-06-27)
  • Carol Dale — Trustee (departed 2022-02-08)
  • Judith Wishart — Trustee (departed 2013-04-01)
  • Wayne Phillips — Trustee (departed 2017-08-14)
  • Richard Giese — Trustee (departed 2010-03-01)
  • Monty Arnott — Trustee (departed 2016-04-20)
  • Iona Katherine Mary Pannett — Trustee (departed 2007-11-12)
  • John Nicholas Jennings — Trustee (departed 2011-11-21)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Nadine RutterTrustee-2024
Janet McKeanTrustee-2024
Richard ReadTrustee-2024
Matthew SmithTrustee-2024
Kevin Lampen-SmithChair-2024
Sandra KirbyTrustee-2024
Sandra WaldromTrustee-2024
Shaun Greenslade-HibbertTrustee-2024

Major Funders and Contracts (FY2024)

As disclosed in Downtown Community Ministry Wellington Inc's annual report.

  • Central and Local Government departments — Contracts for services

Service Providers

  • Baker Tilly Staples Rodway

Similar Charities in Religion

ReligionTrustDeregistered

Downtown Community Ministry Wellington Inc

CC10890Wellington, WellingtonRegistered 20 Aug 2007
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2024Rating5d ago

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

DR
Deregistered — Deregistered from the Charities Services register

This charity has been removed from the Charities Services register and is no longer obliged to file annual returns. Because the charity is no longer active under the Charities Act, the standard rating is withheld. The figures shown above reflect the last filings made while the charity was registered.

How ratings work →
Revenue

$7.2M

Expenses

$5.4M

Assets

$6.1M

Staff

54

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

About

Mission

Downtown Community Ministry supports people marginalised within Wellington City. DCM helps these people to access and sustain housing, access Work and Income benefits, to sustain their income and to meet their basic food needs. DCM also provides money management support, a supportive gathering space, assist with gaining skills ready for work, and emergency dental treatment.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$7.2M
Total Expenses
$5.4M
Net Assets
$5.7M
Staff
54
employees
Volunteers
1

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
8.4mo
Could operate 8.4 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: 7,570
High Concentration: 86% of revenue from Other
Other86.2%
Donations11.6%
Investment Income2.2%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
0
#16/35
Revenue
$7.2M
#3/35
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/35
Surplus
$1.8M
#7/35
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/35

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
0
Transparency
0
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Latest Audit

FY2024
Clean
Emphasis of Matter
  • Accuracy of Performance Reporting
  • Performance measures understatement
9 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Wellington, Wellington

Registration

Registration NumberCC10890
Entity TypeTrust
Registered20 Aug 2007
StatusDeregistered
Deregistered4 May 2026

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated25 Jul 1989

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides 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.