Mercury Bay Community Fund — Community Development Charity in Whitianga
Mercury Bay Community Fund is a Charitable Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Whitianga, Whitianga. CharityData rates this charity C+ (66.4/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To provide affordable rent to the elderly and disadvantaged. Also to give grants to community groups and individuals for specific purposes in our local area.
- Registration Number
- CC27952
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C+ (66.4/100)
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Whitianga, Whitianga
- 705purangi@gmail.com
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 29.3 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C+
- Overall Score
- 66.4/100
- Financial Score
- 67
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.7%
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (20)
- Rosemary Morcom — Treasurer
- Robyn Campbell — Trustee
- Yvette Simpson — Trustee
- Anna Horne — Trustee (departed 2024-02-20)
- Yvonne Franklin — Trustee
- Suzanne Cook — Trustee (departed 2021-06-17)
- Douglas Bourne — Trustee
- Graham Eccles — Trustee (departed 2021-10-21)
- John Stephenson — Secretary
- Elizabeth Grant — Treasurer (departed 2024-12-24)
- Judith Lee — Trustee (departed 2019-04-18)
- Mary Seymour-east — 01/07/2009 (departed 2013-01-18)
- Grant Clayton — Trustee (departed 2013-07-31)
- David Howarth — Trustee
- Alison Henry — Trustee
- Margaret Russell — Trustee (departed 2017-10-12)
- Michael Harper — Trustee (departed 2013-08-15)
- Raymond Morcom — Trustee (departed 2019-10-25)
- Ada Mccallum — Trustee (departed 2012-02-29)
- Harold Abrahamson — Trustee (departed 2009-02-28)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $27,600
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Mercury Bay Community Fund
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 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.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis 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
To provide affordable rent to the elderly and disadvantaged. Also to give grants to community groups and individuals for specific purposes in our local area.
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Ranked against 291 peers · Community Development · Under $100K
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