Whakatane Baptist Church — Religion Charity in Whakatane
Whakatane Baptist Church is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Whakatane, Whakatane. CharityData rates this charity B (79/100). Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at July 2025.
Mission: 1) To meet regularly for worship, prayer, teaching, encouragement and community 2) to Engage in the task of advancing religion, principally within NZ but also overseas 3) To express God's love to the Church and wider community through providing ministries, teaching, practical/social concern, pastoral care, providing resources for young people and families 4) To encourage church attendance and community involvement
- Registration Number
- CC20732
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-01-28
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (79/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Whakatane, Whakatane
- Website
- http://www.whakatanebaptist.org.nz
- accounts@whakatanebaptist.org.nz
- Data as at
- July 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Voluntary bodies other than charities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $5.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $5.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 6
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-07-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $5.1M |
| 2024 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $0.6M | $0.4M | $5.0M |
| 2022 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $2.9M |
| 2021 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $2.8M |
| 2020 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $2.7M |
| 2019 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $2.6M |
| 2018 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $2.6M |
| 2017 | $0.6M | $0.5M | $2.6M |
| 2016 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $2.6M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 79/100
- Financial Score
- 85
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.7%
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Mahoney | Oversight Team Member | 2024-11-17 |
| Mark Crouchley | Oversight Team Member | 2024-11-17 |
| Jonathan Edmeades | Pastoral Team Leader | 2023-01-22 |
| Gary Sweetman | Oversight Team Member | 2022-10-30 |
| Caleb Houlbrooke | Oversight Team Member | 2021-04-24 |
Former Officers (13)
- Lois Austin — Oversight Team Member (departed 2025-11-16)
- Neil Perry — Interim Pastoral Team Leader (departed 2025-04-27)
- Keith Hamill — Oversight Team Member (departed 2023-07-31)
- Lillibet Helsby — Oversight Team Member (departed 2021-07-31)
- Jennifer Pearson — Oversight Team Member (departed 2024-11-17)
- Simon Kolo'ofa'i — Oversight Team Member (departed 2019-07-31)
- Alan Cairns — Oversight Team Member (departed 2021-07-31)
- Roy Ormiston — Oversight Team Member (departed 2018-11-25)
- Colin Kinesley Hughes — Oversight (departed 2016-07-31)
- Brian Kenneth Phipps — Oversight Team Member (departed 2017-12-31)
- Philippa Adam — Oversight (departed 2016-07-31)
- Leonard Bruce Gibbs — Oversight Team Member (departed 2009-04-23)
- Peter Alan Foster — Oversight Team Member (departed 2021-05-18)
Funding Sources
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $12,189.87
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $5,360
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Whakatane Baptist Church
Financial data as at July 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 5. 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 ~126 months of expenses on $480K 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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1) To meet regularly for worship, prayer, teaching, encouragement and community 2) to Engage in the task of advancing religion, principally within NZ but also overseas 3) To express God's love to the Church and wider community through providing ministries, teaching, practical/social concern, pastoral care, providing resources for young people and families 4) To encourage church attendance and community involvement
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Ranked against 198 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M
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