Solid Ground Church TrustReligion Charity in Masterton

Solid Ground Church Trust is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Masterton, Masterton. Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.

Mission: The advancement of the Christian faith by promoting church and forms of Christian ministry. Establishing and growing a loving Church family who honour Jesus, care for each other, and share God’s love and the good news of Jesus. Teaching and nurturing people in their Christian faith. Relieving sickness and poverty and promoting good health through counselling and support to those in any kind of need. The advancement of education by providing educational programmes for community development.

Registration Number
CC59663
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2021-10-13
Status
Active
Sector
Religion
Location
Masterton, Masterton
Email
office@solidground.co.nz
Data as at
March 2025

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Total Assets
$0.0M NZD
Net Assets
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
2
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.1M$0.0M
2024$0.1M$0.2M$0.0M
2023$0.1M$0.1M$0.0M
2022$0.1M$0.0M$0.0M

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (2)

NameRoleAppointed
Mark MeeskeTrustee2025-03-18
Bruce de HaasTrustee2021-10-12

Former Officers (2)

  • Brennon LaniganTrustee (departed 2025-05-05)
  • David BengeTrustee (departed 2022-03-22)

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Solid Ground Church Trust

CC59663Masterton, MastertonRegistered 13 Oct 2021
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2025Rating12h ago

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

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Reasons to look carefully (1)

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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

$160.1K

Expenses

$148.7K

Assets

$25.7K

Staff

2

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

About

Mission

The advancement of the Christian faith by promoting church and forms of Christian ministry. Establishing and growing a loving Church family who honour Jesus, care for each other, and share God’s love and the good news of Jesus. Teaching and nurturing people in their Christian faith. Relieving sickness and poverty and promoting good health through counselling and support to those in any kind of need. The advancement of education by providing educational programmes for community development.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$160.1K
Total Expenses
$148.7K
Net Assets
$22.8K
Staff
2
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (4 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
0mo
Could operate 0 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: 9,881
High Concentration: 99% of revenue from Donations
Donations99.4%
Other0.5%
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 253 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
0
#37/254
Revenue
$160K
#204/254
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/254
Surplus
$11K
#145/254
Staff Cost %
65%
#254/254

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

Rating

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

Address
Masterton, Masterton

Registration

Registration NumberCC59663
Entity TypeTrust
Registered13 Oct 2021
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated12 Oct 2021
Registered office
2 Mitre Way, Solway, Masterton

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion

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