Ashburton Baptist Church — Religion Charity in Ashburton

Ashburton Baptist Church is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Ashburton, Ashburton. Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: To love God and each other, and to make and grow disciples for Jesus.

Registration Number
CC29862
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Religion
Location
Ashburton, Ashburton
Website
https://www.ashburtonbaptist.co.nz
Email
office@ashburtonbaptist.co.nz
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Other charities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.4M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.4M NZD
Total Assets
$2.8M NZD
Net Assets
$2.8M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
5
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.4M$0.4M$2.8M
2025$0.4M$0.3M$0.9M
2024$0.4M$0.4M$0.5M
2023$0.4M$0.4M$2.3M
2022$0.4M$0.4M$2.4M
2021$0.4M$0.4M$2.1M
2020$0.4M$0.4M$2.1M
2019$0.3M$0.3M$2.1M
2018$0.4M$0.3M$2.4M
2017$0.4M$0.3M$3.8M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Suresh JayawardenaTrustee2026-06-22

Former Officers (25)

  • Michael Egleton — Trustee
  • Fabiano Araujo da Silva — Pastor
  • Chen-Chun Huang — Trustee
  • John McMullan — Senior Pastor (departed 2024-11-30)
  • Grant Roxburgh — Trustee (departed 2023-06-28)
  • Shane Cochrane — Trustee
  • Craig Hansen — Trustee
  • John Staite — Elder (departed 2024-07-03)
  • Robert Ritchie — Treasurer
  • Mervyn Johns — Elder (departed 2019-03-31)
  • Jephthah Burns — Elder (departed 2019-03-31)
  • Michael Hill — Elder (departed 2022-06-22)
  • Antony Waterman — Elder (departed 2018-05-23)
  • Jennifer Kelleher — Elder (departed 2021-06-23)
  • Jonothan Staite — Elder (departed 2017-05-31)
  • Mark Dewhirst — Trustee (departed 2026-06-24)
  • Andre Manton — Trustee (departed 2014-11-30)
  • Bradley Cook — Trustee (departed 2016-05-25)
  • Grant Congdon — Trustee (departed 2014-09-30)
  • Clint Hawkes — Associate Pastor (departed 2025-06-30)

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Ashburton Baptist Church

CC29862Ashburton, AshburtonRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating4d ago

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)

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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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. 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 size
    Reserves cover ~87 months of expenses on $392K 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.

Revenue

$392.1K

Expenses

$385.7K

Assets

$2.8M

Staff

5

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

To love God and each other, and to make and grow disciples for Jesus.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$392.1K
Total Expenses
$385.7K
Net Assets
$2.8M
Staff
5
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (18 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
9.1mo
Could operate 9.1 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

11
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,889
High Concentration: 94% of revenue from Donations
Donations94.2%
Government Grants3.6%
Investment Income1.2%
Other1.0%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 198 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#38/199
Revenue
$392K
#62/199
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/199
Surplus
$6K
#122/199
Staff Cost %
49%
#199/199

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 20 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Registration

Registration NumberCC29862
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeSpecial Body
Incorporated24 May 2023
Registered office
284 Havelock Street, Ashburton, Ashburton

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 30 September 2026.