Samoan Methodist Churches of Samoa (Otara Parish) in New Zealand — Religion Charity in Auckland

Samoan Methodist Churches of Samoa (Otara Parish) in New Zealand is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. Annual revenue: $0.6M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.

Mission: Provision religious services and activities

Registration Number
CC48881
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2013-03-13
Status
Active
Sector
Religion
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Email
henryro@xtra.co.nz
Data as at
March 2026

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.6M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.6M NZD
Total Assets
$2.6M NZD
Net Assets
$2.6M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Financial Year End
2026-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2026$0.6M$0.6M$2.6M
2025$0.5M$0.6M$2.6M
2024$0.4M$0.4M-
2023$0.6M$0.4M$2.6M
2022$0.6M$0.4M$2.4M
2021$0.4M$0.3M$2.3M
2020$0.4M$0.3M$2.1M
2019$0.4M$0.2M$2.0M
2018$0.3M$0.3M$1.8M
2017$0.3M$0.3M$1.8M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (13)

  • Faapaia Lefauaitu — President of Woman Fellowship (departed 2025-09-01)
  • Asalele Lefauaitu — Parish Minister/chairman (departed 2025-09-01)
  • Luapule Taupau — Secretary
  • Esera Manu — Treasurer
  • Tavita Peni — Parish Treasurer (departed 2020-03-31)
  • Rev Fuifui Leaana — Parish Minister /chairman (departed 2023-10-31)
  • Temukisa Leaana — President of Women Fellowship (departed 2023-10-31)
  • Filipo Lilia — Parish Secretary (departed 2020-03-31)
  • Masunu Utumapu — Superintendent (departed 2015-11-24)
  • Rev Iosia Pati — Pastor/chairperson (departed 2016-08-01)
  • Ruta Iosia — President of Women's Fellowship (departed 2016-08-01)
  • Teleiai Manu — Treasurer (departed 2016-04-01)
  • Taatiti Lilia — Secretary (departed 2016-10-01)

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Samoan Methodist Churches of Samoa (Otara Parish) in New Zealand

CC48881Auckland, AucklandRegistered 13 Mar 2013
Data updated: Yesterday
Financials6mo agoRatingyesterday

Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Summary-form filing — not enough detail to grade

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.)

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  • Small board structure
    2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties

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Revenue

$586.8K

Expenses

$574.9K

Assets

$2.6M

Staff

2

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

Provision religious services and activities

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peoplePeople of a certain ethnic / racial originReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$586.8K
Total Expenses
$574.9K
Net Assets
$2.6M
Staff
2
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (13 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

API Data

Based on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
1.1mo
Could operate 1.1 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

1
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,940
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Donations
Donations99.7%
Other0.2%
Investment Income0.1%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 181 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#36/182
Revenue
$587K
#17/182
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/182
Surplus
$12K
#103/182
Staff Cost %
6%
#182/182

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating History

NR
2026
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65
Current
NR
2025
Score: N/A
Financial: 0 | Governance: 10 | Transparency: 65

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
10
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC48881
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered13 Mar 2013
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated20 Sept 1971
Registered office
2 Blair Place, Otara, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides religious services / activities

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 2 October 2026.