# Bay Baptist Church

**Charities Register number:** CC34609
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Napier
**NZBN:** 9429042955702
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Our purpose at Bay Baptist is to be a church home for believers in Napier and a refuge for those seeking to know Him.Our highest goal is to honor our God through: * Worshipping Him in Spirit and truth, John 4:23-24 * Carefully studying and teaching God's Word through which we find the way of salvation and grow as believers * Passionately sharing God's message of forgiveness with everyone

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$132k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$101k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$32k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$35k
- **Donations:** NZ$122k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$17k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=79934558-c40e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$132k | NZ$101k | NZ$32k | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$157k | NZ$118k | NZ$38k | NZ$457k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$126k | NZ$103k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$113k | NZ$88k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$116k | NZ$70k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$93k | NZ$61k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$73k | NZ$65k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$71k | NZ$66k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$95k | NZ$97k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$161k | NZ$52k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (11 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC34609) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-12
- This document generated: 2026-09-14

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/bay-baptist-church
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/bay-baptist-church/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/bay-baptist-church/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC34609
- Charity website: http://baybaptistchurch.co.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/bay-baptist-church. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-14T16:06:17.090Z.