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

YearRevenueExpensesNet 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)

NameRoleAppointed
Pam Elgar ONZMTrustee and Chief Executive2026-03-01
Ruth BruceChair2025-04-16
Leon WijohnTrustee2025-04-16
Abhishek SolomonTrustee2025-04-16
Ruanna LetaluTrustee2025-04-16
Sonia PopeTrustee2025-04-16
Arapera NGAHATrustee2025-04-16

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

NameRoleCompensationYear
P ElgarExecutive Chair$144,0002025
L N S RiversTrustee-2025
Margaret DevlinCommissioner-2023
A SolomonTrustee-2025
A PanohoCommissioner-2025
L WijohnTrustee-2025
S PopeTrustee-2025
A NgahaTrustee-2025
R BruceTrustee-2025
R LetaluTrustee-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

CC21165Auckland, AucklandRegistered 24 Mar 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating3d ago

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

B+
83/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Revenue

$10.5M

Expenses

$12.9M

Assets

$212.0M

Staff

436

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

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

Funded By

Registered charities that have funded this organisation.

About

Mission

Worshipping congregation, inner city ministry, chaplaincy support and community support

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Other - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$10.5M
Total Expenses
$12.9M
Net Assets
$101.6M
Staff
436
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
5mo
Could operate 5 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
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

22
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,787
High Concentration: 88% of revenue from Other
Other87.7%
Investment Income9.4%
Donations2.8%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 5 peers · Religion · $10M – $50M

Rating Score
83
#3/6
Revenue
$10.5M
#5/6
Reserve Months
5.0
#1/6
Surplus
$-2.3M
#6/6
Staff Cost %
54%
#6/6

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

Rating

B+
Score: 82.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 85 → 83 after red-flag penalties → B+.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC21165
Entity TypeTrust
Registered24 Mar 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated1 Jul 1974
Registered office
L2 124 Vincent Street, Auckland Cbd, Auckand

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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: 29 September 2026.