Baptist Resources Limited — Religion Charity in Christchurch

Baptist Resources Limited is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. CharityData rates this charity C (64.9/100). Annual revenue: $4.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Advancing religion by providing services related to finance and administration, management, property management and development, compliance, and related strategy, training and advice

Registration Number
CC62430
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2024-07-05
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (64.9/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
accounts@brl.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$4.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.8M NZD
Total Assets
$7.0M NZD
Net Assets
$3.2M NZD
Reserve Months
2.2 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
10
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$4.1M$0.8M$3.2M
2024$0.3M$0.2M$0.0M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
64.9/100
Financial Score
83.5
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
David BainesDirector2025-03-06
Heather MacleodDirector2024-07-01
Roderick RobsonDirector2024-03-20
James StewartDirector2024-02-21

Former Officers (1)

  • Christopher Chamberlain — Director (departed 2025-12-10)

Similar Charities in Religion

ReligionTrust

Baptist Resources Limited

CC62430Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 5 Jul 2024
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

C
65/100
Financial
84
Governance
55
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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 4. 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.

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

$4.1M

Expenses

$821.1K

Assets

$7.0M

Staff

10

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

Endowment Foundation

Special Entity Type

This is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.

Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.

About

Mission

Advancing religion by providing services related to finance and administration, management, property management and development, compliance, and related strategy, training and advice

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Religious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$4.1M
Total Expenses
$821.1K
Net Assets
$3.2M
Staff
10
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (2 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
2.2mo
Could operate 2.2 months with zero revenue
Critical
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

23
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 7,657
High Concentration: 87% of revenue from Donations
Donations86.7%
Other11.7%
Investment Income1.7%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 34 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
65
#15/35
Revenue
$4.1M
#11/35
Reserve Months
2.2
#1/35
Surplus
$3.2M
#3/35
Staff Cost %
57%
#35/35

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

Rating

C
Score: 64.9/100
Financial
83.5
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 84 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 66 → 65 after red-flag penalties → C.
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC62430
Entity TypeTrust
Registered5 Jul 2024
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeNZ Limited Company
Incorporated21 Feb 2024
Company #9089632
Registered office
286 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, 8011

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides 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: 28 September 2026.