Synod of Otago and Southland — Religion Charity in Dunedin
Synod of Otago and Southland is a Unincorporated Organisation charity in the Religion sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity B (79.5/100). Annual revenue: $3.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Religious services and activities
- Registration Number
- CC52209
- Charity Type
- Unincorporated Organisation
- Registration Date
- 2015-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (79.5/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Dunedin, Dunedin
- Website
- https://www.southernpresbyterians.nz
- synod.otago.southland@xtra.co.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (other)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Other charities, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $3.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $3.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $10.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $9.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 31.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 7
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.3M | $3.1M | $9.1M |
| 2024 | $3.7M | $2.4M | $9.0M |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $2.4M | $7.7M |
| 2022 | $4.0M | $2.2M | $6.4M |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $1.9M | $4.5M |
| 2020 | $3.7M | $2.2M | $4.1M |
| 2019 | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.6M |
| 2018 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $2.9M |
| 2017 | $2.3M | $1.9M | $2.8M |
| 2016 | $2.3M | $2.0M | $2.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 79.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
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 (13)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Donaldson | Member | 2026-04-18 |
| Andrew Harrex | Associate | 2025-05-28 |
| Heather Kennedy | Moderator Designate | 2025-04-12 |
| Richard McLean | Associate | 2024-04-15 |
| Richard Dawson | Associate | 2023-11-09 |
| Ian Hyslop | Moderator | 2023-04-15 |
| Denise Randall | Member | 2022-05-06 |
| Murray Rae | Immediate Past Moderator | 2021-04-17 |
| Debra Clark | Co-Convener | 2019-04-13 |
| Mark Heslip | Member | 2018-04-28 |
| Nyalle Paris | Member | 2015-04-18 |
| John Daniel | Co-Convener | 2015-04-17 |
| Fergus Sime | Executive Officer | 2007-08-20 |
Former Officers (13)
- James Watt — Associate (departed 2024-11-09)
- Elizabeth Thomson — Associate (departed 2023-04-15)
- Kenneth Harray — Member (departed 2023-04-15)
- Robert Scott — Associate (departed 2020-11-13)
- Ian Guy — Associate (departed 2018-09-07)
- Peter Dunn — Co-Convener (departed 2025-04-12)
- Christopher Burgin — Immediate Past Moderator (departed 2016-04-15)
- Rose Luxford — Associate (departed 2016-10-07)
- Alan Judge — Associate (departed 2023-12-20)
- Nancy Parker — Member (departed 2023-04-15)
- George Kopa — Member (departed 2017-04-22)
- John Willis — Co-Convener (departed 2026-04-18)
- Lyn Murray — Associate (departed 2020-04-29)
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Synod of Otago and Southland
Financial data as at December 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 13. 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.
- Same audit firm for many yearsSame audit firm (Audit Professionals Ltd) for 5 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight
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.
$3.3M
$3.1M
$10.9M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Funder Profile
GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
About
Religious services and activities
Who We Serve
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 35 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M
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