First Presbyterian Church of Otago — Religion Charity in Dunedin
First Presbyterian Church of Otago is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. Annual revenue: $0.8M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Provider of religious services. To enable people to meet Jesus, we will live worshipfully, help others and have the habits of faith.
- Registration Number
- CC51916
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2015-06-05
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Dunedin, Dunedin
- Website
- https://www.firstchurchotago.org
- office@firstchurchotago.orgt
- Data as at
- June 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.8M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $18.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $18.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 4
- Volunteers
- 1
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.8M | $1.2M | $18.1M |
| 2024 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $18.0M |
| 2023 | $0.8M | $0.4M | $18.3M |
| 2022 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $14.4M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $14.3M |
| 2020 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $14.4M |
| 2019 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $13.2M |
| 2018 | $0.7M | $0.8M | $13.1M |
| 2017 | $0.5M | $0.4M | $13.2M |
| 2016 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $13.4M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (14)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Masters | Senior Minister | 2019-05-30 |
| Charlotte Merriman | Session Elder | 2017-11-19 |
| Ronald Lewis | Elder | 2017-11-19 |
| Pamela Seaton | Session Elder | 2017-11-19 |
| Donald Murray | Session Elder | 2017-11-19 |
| Opara Richard | Session Elder | 2015-03-06 |
| Maria Rouvi | Session Elder | 2005-02-06 |
| Ioaba Dean | Session Elder | 1999-11-02 |
| Nanette Rickard | Session Elder | 1999-05-30 |
| Gordon Carter | Session Elder | 1995-06-11 |
| Toleafoa Vaitupu | Session Elder | 1995-06-11 |
| La Faatoese | Session Elder | 1989-04-09 |
| Toga Solofa | Session Elder | 1978-11-12 |
| Foalima Lemalu | Session Elder | 1975-07-16 |
Former Officers (14)
- Dorothy Sinclair — Session Elder (departed 2025-02-28)
- Taperu Taana — Session Elder (departed 2022-08-19)
- Isobel Napper — Session Elder (departed 2019-06-07)
- Tanga Tiatoa — Session Elder (departed 2016-11-20)
- Takau Brydon — Session Elder (departed 2023-04-30)
- Vaine Metuatai — Session Elder (departed 2022-11-15)
- David Mitchell — Session Elder (departed 2022-06-08)
- Maara Williams — Session Elder (departed 2022-11-15)
- Leslie Green — Session Elder (departed 2022-07-17)
- Vaine Hosking — Session Elder (departed 2016-11-20)
- Russell Duff — Session Elder (departed 2021-06-01)
- Kopu Rouni — Session Elder (departed 2020-01-28)
- Glenn Marshall — Session Elder (departed 2016-11-20)
- Allan Milne — Session Elder (departed 2018-11-06)
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First Presbyterian Church of Otago
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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.)
How ratings work →Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 14. 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.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Provider of religious services. To enable people to meet Jesus, we will live worshipfully, help others and have the habits of faith.
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