SIM New Zealand — Religion Charity in Auckland

SIM New Zealand is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity A- (85.8/100). Annual revenue: $2.8M NZD. Financial data as at September 2025.

Mission: The Trust exists to achieve the following purposes: 2.1 To develop and encourage interest in Christian work within and outside New Zealand. 2.2 To partner with churches to recruit, orientate and support Christian workers. 2.3 To establish and support Churches which impact and develop the communities in which they serve. 2.4 To facilitate the establishment and development of educational and health facilities in developing communities. 2.5 To provide emotional and financial support to the weak, the under-privileged, and the needy in society. 2.6 To carry out and support such other educational, health, religious and charitable purposes as the Trustees shall determine.

Registration Number
CC28002
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A- (85.8/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Website
http://www.sim.org.nz
Email
nz.info@sim.org
Data as at
September 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Religious groups, Other - All

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$2.8M NZD
Total Expenses
$2.3M NZD
Total Assets
$3.3M NZD
Net Assets
$3.0M NZD
Reserve Months
8.3 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
9
Financial Year End
2025-09-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$2.8M$2.3M$3.0M
2024$2.3M$2.1M$2.7M
2023$2.1M$2.6M$2.6M
2022$2.8M$2.5M$3.0M
2021$2.5M$2.4M$2.9M
2020$2.4M$2.4M$2.7M
2019$2.9M$2.7M$2.7M
2018$2.6M$2.7M$2.4M
2017$2.6M$2.6M$2.6M
2016$2.4M$2.5M$2.5M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A-
Overall Score
85.8/100
Financial Score
94.7
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (6)

NameRoleAppointed
Bridget JohnsonTrustee2025-05-09
Wayne BoydTrustee2024-12-02
John BuchananTrustee2024-12-02
Daniel SimTrustee2022-09-05
Stephen TrebilcoTrustee2021-11-01
Diane YoungTrustee2021-04-19

Former Officers (24)

  • Daniel Mafi — Trustee (departed 2025-08-18)
  • Nicola Burrows — Trustee
  • Paul Johnstone — Trustee (departed 2023-05-31)
  • Robert Reynolds Jr. — Director/trustee
  • Daniel Fuemana — Trustee (departed 2019-12-02)
  • Colin Thompson — Trustee (departed 2018-12-03)
  • Deborah Gill — Trustee (departed 2018-12-03)
  • Lois Freeman — Trustee (departed 2025-12-01)
  • Keith Hooker — Trustee (departed 2024-12-02)
  • Mark Dickinson — Trustee (departed 2024-03-31)
  • Carl Pilkinton — Trustee (departed 2019-06-10)
  • Richard Nathanial — Trustee (departed 2020-12-07)
  • Song Tan — Trustee (departed 2013-12-02)
  • James Daniel — Trustee (departed 2011-12-05)
  • Paola Llosa De Rowden — Trustee (departed 2010-11-29)
  • Jennifer Mackie — Trustee (departed 2024-12-02)
  • Leslie Stephenson — Trustee (departed 2009-02-23)
  • Christopher Paine — Trustee (departed 2014-07-01)
  • Nigel Webb — Trustee (departed 2016-12-05)
  • Gabriel Jens — Trustee (departed 2014-12-01)

Similar Charities in Religion

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ReligionCharitable Trust

SIM New Zealand

CC28002Auckland, AucklandRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 3 days ago
Financials30 Sept 2025Rating3d ago

Financial data as at September 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

A-
86/100
Financial
95
Governance
65
Transparency
65

Reasons to look carefully (1)

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 recorded on the register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 8. 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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Revenue

$2.8M

Expenses

$2.3M

Assets

$3.3M

Staff

9

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

The Trust exists to achieve the following purposes: 2.1 To develop and encourage interest in Christian work within and outside New Zealand. 2.2 To partner with churches to recruit, orientate and support Christian workers. 2.3 To establish and support Churches which impact and develop the communities in which they serve. 2.4 To facilitate the establishment and development of educational and health facilities in developing communities. 2.5 To provide emotional and financial support to the weak, the under-privileged, and the needy in society. 2.6 To carry out and support such other educational, health, religious and charitable purposes as the Trustees shall determine.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicMigrants / refugeesOlder peoplePeople of a certain ethnic / racial originPeople with disabilitiesReligious groupsOther - All

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$2.8M
Total Expenses
$2.3M
Net Assets
$3.0M
Staff
9
employees

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 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
8.3mo
Could operate 8.3 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

47
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 5,288
Donations69.4%
Investment Income17.0%
Other13.5%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 35 peers · Religion · $1M – $10M

Rating Score
86
#5/36
Revenue
$2.8M
#12/36
Reserve Months
8.3
#1/36
Surplus
$434K
#15/36
Staff Cost %
21%
#36/36

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

Rating History

A-
2025
Score: 85.8
Financial: 95 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65
Current
C-
2024
Score: 58.4
Financial: 84 | Governance: 65 | Transparency: 65

Rating

A-
Score: 85.8/100
Financial
94.7
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 95 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 77 → A-.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
10 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC28002
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated24 May 1971
Registered office
12B Picton Street, Howick, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)Provides religious services / activitiesProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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: 4 October 2026.