Greymouth Baptist Church — Religion Charity in Greymouth
Greymouth Baptist Church is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Greymouth, Greymouth. CharityData rates this charity F (28.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. 2 red flags detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Greymouth Baptist Church exists to be part of the Kingdom of God changing this world for good. Aims: To meet regularly for worship, prayer, teaching, encouragement and fellowship. To express the love of God to each other and to our community through proclaiming the Gospel in both word and deed. To make disciples of Jesus Christ and bring them into the membership of the church. Engage in the task of mission principally within New Zealand but also overseas.
- Registration Number
- CC21820
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-03-13
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- F (28.5/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Greymouth, Greymouth
- Website
- http://www.greymouthbaptist.org.nz/
- greymouthbaptistchurch@gmail.com
- Data as at
- December 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $2.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.6M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 98.6 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 3
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.6M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.0M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.0M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.0M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.1M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.0M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- F
- Overall Score
- 28.5/100
- Financial Score
- 70
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- Holding 98.6 months of expenses in reserves ($1.6M) — above the 36-month threshold used for fundraising-driven charities (more than 2× threshold)
- 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 (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Van Meygaarden | Executive Officer | 2025-05-25 |
| Patricia Blair | Treasurer | 2023-03-26 |
| Graham Parsons | Executive Officer | 2022-07-03 |
| Lachlan Bull | Pastor | 2019-04-14 |
| Simon Burges-Short | Executive Officer | 2011-03-13 |
Former Officers (8)
- Philip Graydon — Administrator (departed 2008-06-30)
- Shaun Hutson — Executive Officer (departed 2019-01-31)
- Mark Boere — Treasurer (departed 2023-06-19)
- Lez Rzepecky — Executive Officer (departed 2023-06-19)
- Pauline Mallinson — Administrator (departed 2014-02-20)
- Peter Wetherall — Trustee (departed 2014-04-15)
- Robert Mallinson — Treasurer (departed 2014-02-20)
- Christopher Chamberlain — Pastor (departed 2008-01-31)
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Greymouth Baptist Church
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 designatedBoard of 5 with no chair designated on the register
- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~99 months of expenses on $230K 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.
$230.4K
$199.9K
$2.1M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of F is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
About
Greymouth Baptist Church exists to be part of the Kingdom of God changing this world for good. Aims: To meet regularly for worship, prayer, teaching, encouragement and fellowship. To express the love of God to each other and to our community through proclaiming the Gospel in both word and deed. To make disciples of Jesus Christ and bring them into the membership of the church. Engage in the task of mission principally within New Zealand but also overseas.
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Ranked against 183 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M
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