# Whangarei Central Baptist Church

**Charities Register number:** CC20413
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-01-08
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** Whangārei
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Raising World-Changing Christians - Serving Northland Churches. As a church, our mission is about becoming a community of people more and more like Jesus for the hope and benefit of Whangarei and beyond. To become a people in the likeness of Jesus, we gather regularly to worship, connect as a community, seek transformation through discipleship and practice service in our wider community in areas of justice, mercy and mission for all peoples of wider Whangarei.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A (92.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-11 (methodology 3.8)
- **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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$11.38M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$10.51M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$866k
- **Total assets:** NZ$22.20M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$2.54M
- **Net assets:** NZ$19.66M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$1.33M
- **Government grants:** NZ$9.30M (81.7% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$373k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$6.23M
- **Paid staff:** 6
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$11.38M | NZ$10.51M | NZ$866k | NZ$19.66M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$521k | NZ$1.06M | NZ$-542k | NZ$3.73M |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$519k | NZ$448k | NZ$71k | NZ$5.84M |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$452k | NZ$314k | not disclosed | NZ$5.76M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$499k | NZ$515k | not disclosed | NZ$5.62M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$595k | NZ$587k | not disclosed | NZ$4.73M |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$1.28M | NZ$508k | not disclosed | NZ$4.72M |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$598k | NZ$571k | not disclosed | NZ$3.95M |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$547k | NZ$507k | not disclosed | NZ$3.38M |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$523k | NZ$468k | not disclosed | NZ$3.41M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (44 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=CC20413) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

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

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/whangarei-central-baptist-church
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whangarei-central-baptist-church/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/whangarei-central-baptist-church/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC20413

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/whangarei-central-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 2026-09-11T15:41:58.599Z.