Equippers New Plymouth — Religion Charity in New Plymouth

Equippers New Plymouth is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in New Plymouth, New Plymouth. CharityData rates this charity A (90.8/100). Annual revenue: $1.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: Equipping people for life through faith in Jesus Christ. Equippers Church is a thriving Church of different cultures, backgrounds and people of all ages. It’s a place that feels like home, where you’re part of a big family and friendships & relationships are built for life.

Registration Number
CC51259
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2015-02-02
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (90.8/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
New Plymouth, New Plymouth
Email
newplymouth@equipperschurch.com
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$1.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.7M NZD
Total Assets
$2.7M NZD
Net Assets
$2.6M NZD
Reserve Months
16.1 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
4
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$1.1M$0.7M$2.6M
2025$1.1M$0.7M$2.2M
2024$0.9M$0.5M$1.8M
2023$0.8M$0.5M$1.4M
2022$0.6M$0.4M$1.2M
2021$0.5M$0.4M$1.0M
2020$0.5M$0.4M$0.9M
2019$0.5M$0.4M$0.9M
2018$0.4M$0.4M$0.8M
2017$0.4M$0.4M$0.8M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A
Overall Score
90.8/100
Financial Score
97.5
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.8%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (9)

  • Matthew Bruce — Chairperson/trustee
  • Clifford Wilkinson — Trustee
  • Leslie Walsh — Trustee
  • Mark Brown — Trustee (departed 2024-12-01)
  • Carey Clow — Chairperson/trustee (departed 2019-11-21)
  • Bryan Barnfather — Trustee (departed 2020-05-25)
  • Neville Boag — Trustee
  • Brett Wilkinson — Trustee (departed 2015-09-17)
  • Jacob Langridge — Trustee

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Equippers New Plymouth

CC51259New Plymouth, New PlymouthRegistered 2 Feb 2015
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials6mo agoRating5d ago

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

A
91/100
Financial
98
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Revenue

$1.1M

Expenses

$675.5K

Assets

$2.7M

Staff

4

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

About

Mission

Equipping people for life through faith in Jesus Christ. Equippers Church is a thriving Church of different cultures, backgrounds and people of all ages. It’s a place that feels like home, where you’re part of a big family and friendships & relationships are built for life.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$1.1M
Total Expenses
$675.5K
Net Assets
$2.6M
Staff
4
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (12 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
11.5mo
Could operate 11.5 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

6
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,356
High Concentration: 97% of revenue from Donations
Donations96.7%
Investment Income1.7%
Other1.6%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 33 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
91
#2/34
Revenue
$1.1M
#29/34
Reserve Months
16.1
#1/34
Surplus
$397K
#9/34
Staff Cost %
29%
#34/34

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

Rating

A
Score: 90.8/100
Financial
97.5
Governance
75
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 98 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 84 → A.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
New Plymouth, New Plymouth

Registration

Registration NumberCC51259
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered2 Feb 2015
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated2 Feb 2015
Registered office
94 Hurlstone Drive, Waiwhakaiho, New Plymouth

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
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: 6 October 2026.