Motueka Baptist Church — Religion Charity in Motueka
Motueka Baptist Church is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Motueka, Motueka. CharityData rates this charity C+ (66.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: Love God, love people.
- Registration Number
- CC20237
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-12-11
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C+ (66.5/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Motueka, Motueka
- Website
- https://www.motbaptist.com
- mot.bap@gmail.com
- Data as at
- December 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 76.6 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $1.0M |
| 2024 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.0M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $1.0M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $1.0M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.9M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.9M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.9M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.7M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.7M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C+
- Overall Score
- 66.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- 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)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsty Vanderwerff | Administrator | 2024-02-25 |
| Paul Cossey | Pastor | 2019-04-17 |
| Christopher Condon | Elder | 2017-02-26 |
| Isobel Mosley | Treasurer | 2016-02-28 |
Former Officers (28)
- Denise Wi Repa — Elder (departed 2025-05-01)
- Paul Gibson — Elder (departed 2024-02-25)
- Hamish Tough — Elder (departed 2023-03-13)
- Paula Wellington-tough — Administrator (departed 2023-03-13)
- Pamela Nixon — Oversight Team (departed 2019-02-24)
- Lynette Campbell — Oversight Team (departed 2017-10-01)
- Alastair Currie — Elder (departed 2021-02-28)
- Hannah Grainger — Youth Leader (departed 2016-02-27)
- Jeshurun Scheib — Ml (departed 2016-02-27)
- Emma Scheib — Ml (departed 2016-02-27)
- John Grainger — Oversight Team (departed 2015-02-22)
- Lyall Carter — Youth Pastor (departed 2014-03-01)
- Chris Condon — Oversight Team (departed 2015-02-22)
- Deborah Currie — Treasurer (departed 2015-02-22)
- Peter Nixon — Ministry Leader (departed 2013-02-24)
- Pam Nixon — Ministry Leader (departed 2013-02-24)
- Susan Fraser — Ministry Leader (departed 2009-10-01)
- Caleb Hall — Ministry Leader (departed 2010-12-31)
- Pat Hall — Ministry Leader (departed 2009-02-15)
- Fraser Campbell — Oversight Team (departed 2013-02-24)
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Motueka 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 4 with no chair designated on the register
- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~77 months of expenses on $148K 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.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Love God, love people.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 183 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M
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