Methodist Mission Northern — Religion Charity in Auckland
Methodist Mission Northern is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B+ (82.5/100). Annual revenue: $10.5M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Worshipping congregation, inner city ministry, chaplaincy support and community support
- Registration Number
- CC21165
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-03-24
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B+ (82.5/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $10.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $12.9M NZD
- Total Assets
- $212.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $101.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 5.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 436
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10.5M | $12.9M | $101.6M |
| 2024 | $2.8M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $0.9M | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $1.7M | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.4M |
| 2019 | $2.5M | $2.1M | $1.4M |
| 2018 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.0M |
| 2017 | $2.0M | $2.0M | $1.0M |
| 2016 | $2.1M | $1.4M | $1.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B+
- Overall Score
- 82.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Pam Elgar ONZM | Trustee and Chief Executive | 2026-03-01 |
| Ruth Bruce | Chair | 2025-04-16 |
| Leon Wijohn | Trustee | 2025-04-16 |
| Abhishek Solomon | Trustee | 2025-04-16 |
| Ruanna Letalu | Trustee | 2025-04-16 |
| Sonia Pope | Trustee | 2025-04-16 |
| Arapera NGAHA | Trustee | 2025-04-16 |
Former Officers (26)
- Amokura Panoho — Commissioner (departed 2025-04-15)
- Margeret Devlin — Commissioner (departed 2024-05-31)
- Lucia Rivers — Head of Mission (departed 2025-10-30)
- Louise Moore — Trustee (departed 2024-01-10)
- Anthony Franklin-Ross — Trustee (departed 2024-01-10)
- Alifeliti Ngahe — Trustee (departed 2024-01-10)
- John Murray — Trustee (acting Head of Mission) (departed 2022-02-28)
- Afshana Ali — Trustee (departed 2021-06-23)
- Prince Devanandan — Trustee (departed 2020-06-24)
- Mary Caygill — Trustee (departed 2024-01-10)
- Aarif Rasheed — Trustee (departed 2021-06-23)
- Uesifili Unasa — Trustee (departed 2018-12-17)
- Tara Soloman — Trustee (departed 2024-01-10)
- Marilyn Welch — Trustee (departed 2021-04-28)
- William MacDonald — Head of Mission/trustee (departed 2019-12-24)
- Rex Nathan — Trustee (departed 2020-02-26)
- Gardenia Atimalala — Trustee (departed 2013-04-23)
- Norman Leslie Johnston — Trustee (departed 2012-01-31)
- Gregory Wright — Trustee (departed 2020-12-16)
- David Smith — Chair (departed 2012-01-31)
Executive Compensation
| Name | Role | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| P Elgar | Executive Chair | $144,000 | 2025 |
| L N S Rivers | Trustee | - | 2025 |
| Margaret Devlin | Commissioner | - | 2023 |
| A Solomon | Trustee | - | 2025 |
| A Panoho | Commissioner | - | 2025 |
| L Wijohn | Trustee | - | 2025 |
| S Pope | Trustee | - | 2025 |
| A Ngaha | Trustee | - | 2025 |
| R Bruce | Trustee | - | 2025 |
| R Letalu | Trustee | - | 2025 |
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $150,000
- Foundation North — $119,000
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2023)
As disclosed in Methodist Mission Northern's annual report.
- Airedale Property Trust — $1,600,000 (68% of revenue) — Grant funding for mission operations
Service Providers
- Grant Thornton New Zealand Audit Limited
- Bank of New Zealand
- ASB
- Bank of New Zealand (BNZ)
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Methodist Mission Northern
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$10.5M
$12.9M
$212.0M
436
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
Worshipping congregation, inner city ministry, chaplaincy support and community support
Who We Serve
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Revenue Diversification
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 5 peers · Religion · $10M – $50M
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