# Latin Mass Society of New Zealand

**Charities Register number:** CC36824
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Hamilton
**NZBN:** 9429042703464
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To promote the Latin Liturgy of the Church in its various forms. To provide a means whereby Catholics who adhere to the Latin Liturgical tradition may To provide financial, material and other appropriate support for the seminary education of aspirants to the priesthood To provide financial, material and other appropriate support for the establishment in New Zealand, with ecclesiastical approval, of institutes of consecrated life or societies of apostolic life mandated to use the traditional Latin liturgical forms. To provide financial, material and other appropriate support for the establishment of confraternities of clerics, lay men or lay women who wish, after fitting preparation and the accustomed period of approbation, to be formed into institutes of consecrated life or societies mandated to use the traditional liturgical forms. To provide financial, material and other appropriate assistance to individual priests, institutes, or societies mandated to use the traditional Latin

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **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$7k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$7k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-40
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$7k
- **Donations:** NZ$2k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=95c94063-c60e-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$7k | NZ$7k | NZ$-40 | not disclosed |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$6k | NZ$3k | not disclosed |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$6k | NZ$7k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$5k | NZ$5k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$3k | NZ$6k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$6k | NZ$6k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$6k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$7k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$6k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 4 current (24 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC36824) 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: 2026-09-13

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/latin-mass-society-of-new-zealand
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/latin-mass-society-of-new-zealand/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/latin-mass-society-of-new-zealand/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC36824
- Charity website: http://latinmasssociety.org.nz/

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/latin-mass-society-of-new-zealand. 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 2026-09-13T04:57:25.764Z.