Presbyterian Church Bulls Turakina — Religion Charity in Whanganui
Presbyterian Church Bulls Turakina is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Whanganui, Whanganui. CharityData rates this charity D+ (52.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Our church is made up of the people who find life and hope in Jesus Christ. They find meaning in the story of Jesus - his birth and life, his teaching and healing, his suffering, death and resurrection. Because their experience of Jesus Christ has shaped their lives, they want to offer that experience to others. The church lives to share with people the life that can be lived when they choose to enjoy God and to invite them to share the satisfaction to be found following the way of Jesus. The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand makes its distinctive contribution to society, and to its own members, through the life and activity of its parishes. No two Presbyterian churches are the same. But they do have things in common that make them part of the same family. Things like the importance they give to the Bible and the way they share leadership. Presbyterian churches are places where people can experience a spirituality that nurtures them, sustains them, and excites them.
- Registration Number
- CC52160
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2015-06-16
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (52.5/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Whanganui, Whanganui
- Data as at
- June 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $3.8M NZD
- Net Assets
- $3.8M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 3.6 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $3.8M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2015 | $0.0M | $0.1M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 52.5/100
- Financial Score
- 80
- Governance Score
- 55
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 3 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 (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Miller | Parish Councillor | 2016-08-14 |
| Dean Hodson | Treasurer | 2016-08-14 |
| Rev Alan Shaw | Interim Moderator | 2016-08-14 |
| Graeme Ross | Parish Councillor | 2016-08-14 |
| Nancy Rhodes | Parish Councillor | 2016-08-14 |
| Richard Grant | Elder | 2010-01-25 |
| Lesleigh Westwood | Parish Councillor | 2010-01-25 |
| Melva Westwood | Parish Councillor | 2010-01-25 |
| Roslyn Grant | Secretary | 2010-01-23 |
Former Officers (1)
- Brian Scadden — Treasurer (departed 2016-06-30)
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Presbyterian Church Bulls Turakina
Financial data as at June 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 18 with no chair designated on the register
- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~1351 months of expenses on $74K 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.
$74.3K
$34.1K
$3.8M
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 D+ 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
Our church is made up of the people who find life and hope in Jesus Christ. They find meaning in the story of Jesus - his birth and life, his teaching and healing, his suffering, death and resurrection. Because their experience of Jesus Christ has shaped their lives, they want to offer that experience to others. The church lives to share with people the life that can be lived when they choose to enjoy God and to invite them to share the satisfaction to be found following the way of Jesus. The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand makes its distinctive contribution to society, and to its own members, through the life and activity of its parishes. No two Presbyterian churches are the same. But they do have things in common that make them part of the same family. Things like the importance they give to the Bible and the way they share leadership. Presbyterian churches are places where people can experience a spirituality that nurtures them, sustains them, and excites them.
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Revenue Diversification
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 245 peers · Religion · Under $100K
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