# Epuni Baptist Church

**Charities Register number:** CC21070
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-02-11
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Lower Hutt
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Epuni Baptist Church Mission is: - To meet regularly for worship, prayer, teaching, encouragement and fellowship. - To engage in the task of mission, principally within New Zealand but also overseas. - To express God's love to the community through ministries of the Word and practical care. - In every possible way to seek to make disciples of Jesus Christ and bring them into his Church.

## 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 2025-08-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$201k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$860k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-659k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.49M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$20k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.47M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$741k
- **Donations:** NZ$154k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$130k
- **Paid staff:** 3
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=c284c8c0-0187-f011-bb46-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | NZ$201k | NZ$860k | NZ$-659k | NZ$1.47M |
| 2024-08-31 | NZ$201k | NZ$197k | NZ$4k | NZ$225k |
| 2023-08-31 | NZ$176k | NZ$185k | not disclosed | NZ$2.07M |
| 2022-08-31 | NZ$218k | NZ$166k | not disclosed | NZ$2.07M |
| 2021-08-31 | NZ$153k | NZ$122k | not disclosed | NZ$2.02M |
| 2020-08-31 | NZ$123k | NZ$94k | not disclosed | NZ$1.97M |
| 2019-08-31 | NZ$148k | NZ$134k | not disclosed | NZ$1.88M |
| 2018-08-31 | NZ$153k | NZ$137k | not disclosed | NZ$1.78M |
| 2017-08-31 | NZ$146k | NZ$134k | not disclosed | NZ$1.67M |
| 2016-08-31 | NZ$155k | NZ$128k | not disclosed | NZ$1.67M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (20 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC21070) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-11-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-11-13

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/epuni-baptist-church
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/epuni-baptist-church/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/epuni-baptist-church/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC21070

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/epuni-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 2026-11-13T06:18:55.717Z.