St Stephens Presbyterian Church Invercargill — Religion Charity in Invercargill
St Stephens Presbyterian Church Invercargill is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Invercargill, Invercargill. CharityData rates this charity B (75.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Provides religious services/activities . Mission is to honour our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and to build a strong and vibrant faith community.
- Registration Number
- CC52005
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2015-06-25
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (75.5/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Invercargill, Invercargill
- sspc.nz@gmail.com
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 4.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 4
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.1M | - |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.2M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.2M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.2M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.2M |
| 2015 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $2.5M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 75.5/100
- Financial Score
- 80
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.6%
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| David Ward | Parish Council | 2025-03-18 |
| John Stewart | Parish Council | 2024-09-08 |
| Christine Steiner | Parish Council | 2024-09-08 |
| Sherwyn Parmenter | Parish Council | 2024-09-08 |
| Muriel Gerken | Parish Council | 2020-02-10 |
| Stephen Aldridge | Church Council | 2017-06-18 |
| Marilyn Fletcher | Church Council | 2007-02-20 |
| Christine Gare | Church Council | 2007-02-20 |
| Lorraine Cathcart | Church Council | 2005-01-18 |
Former Officers (13)
- Gordon Smith — Parish Council (departed 2021-12-31)
- Ray Gerken — Parish Council (departed 2021-12-31)
- Kenny McRae — Parish Council (departed 2021-12-31)
- Lynley Winiata — Church Council (departed 2023-04-19)
- Gwenda Adamson — Church Council (departed 2024-11-30)
- Sandra Dean — Office Administrator (departed 2020-01-05)
- Evelyn Gilligan — Church Council (departed 2023-01-01)
- Glenda Allison — Office Administrator (departed 2017-02-28)
- Margaret Wilson — Church Council (departed 2015-08-18)
- John Kerr — Church Council (departed 2015-08-02)
- Cheryl Noble — Church Council (departed 2021-12-31)
- June Cooper — Church Council (departed 2016-06-30)
- Peter Noble — Church Council (departed 2021-12-31)
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St Stephens Presbyterian Church Invercargill
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 9. 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 ~179 months of expenses on $98K 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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Provides religious services/activities . Mission is to honour our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and to build a strong and vibrant faith community.
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