Lawrence Waitahuna Presbyterian Church — Religion Charity in Lawrence

Lawrence Waitahuna Presbyterian Church is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Lawrence, Lawrence. CharityData rates this charity A (92.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: The Church believes it is called by God to work with others in making Jesus Christ known through - Teaching and nurturing people in christian faith - Loving service repsonding to human need - Proclaiming the gospel - Seeking to transform society - Caring for God's creation

Registration Number
CC51972
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2015-06-22
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (92.5/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Lawrence, Lawrence
Email
pamh@tuapeka.co.nz
Data as at
June 2025

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

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$2.5M NZD
Net Assets
$2.5M NZD
Reserve Months
12.5 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.2M$2.5M
2020$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2019$0.1M$0.2M$1.1M
2018$0.5M$0.1M$1.2M
2017$0.2M$0.1M$0.7M
2016$0.1M$0.1M$0.6M
2015$0.1M$0.1M-

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A
Overall Score
92.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.9%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Vicki HillsOfficer2025-11-21
Bernadine LittleSecretary2020-02-05
Lindsay CookOfficer2017-02-08
Carol AldertonOfficer2013-09-22
Andrew HarrexChair2012-01-25
Pamela HomerTreasurer2008-07-01

Former Officers (6)

  • Jan Harper — Officer (departed 2023-07-12)
  • Margaret Larsen — Officer (departed 2025-06-30)
  • David O'Neill — Officer (departed 2022-12-14)
  • Dennis Larsen — Officer (departed 2025-06-30)
  • Christine Rose — Officer (departed 2020-07-26)
  • J Murray Rose — Officer (departed 2020-07-26)

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Lawrence Waitahuna Presbyterian Church

CC51972Lawrence, LawrenceRegistered 22 Jun 2015
Data updated: 23 Sept 2026
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating4d ago

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

A
93/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
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.

  • Reserves high for operating size
    Reserves cover ~177 months of expenses on $174K 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

$173.6K

Expenses

$172.9K

Assets

$2.5M

Staff

2

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

About

Mission

The Church believes it is called by God to work with others in making Jesus Christ known through - Teaching and nurturing people in christian faith - Loving service repsonding to human need - Proclaiming the gospel - Seeking to transform society - Caring for God's creation

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$173.6K
Total Expenses
$172.9K
Net Assets
$2.5M
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (7 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
85c
For every $1 spent, 85c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
12.5mo
Could operate 12.5 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

66
Score /100
Moderate
HHI: 3,411
Investment Income40.2%
Donations31.8%
Other28.0%

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
93
#1/199
Revenue
$174K
#142/199
Reserve Months
12.5
#1/199
Surplus
$784
#135/199
Staff Cost %
70%
#199/199

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

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

FY2020
Clean
4 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Lawrence, Lawrence

Registration

Registration NumberCC51972
Entity TypeTrust
Registered22 Jun 2015
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides 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.