St Margarets Presbyterian Church — Religion Charity in Christchurch
St Margarets Presbyterian Church is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. CharityData rates this charity D (48.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Our mission is to be a dynamic community of faith helping people to be lifelong followers of Jesus Christ by having an active presence in our local community.
- Registration Number
- CC51673
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2015-05-07
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D (48.5/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Admin@stmargaretschurch.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $5.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $5.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 246.7 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $5.5M |
| 2020 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $2.5M |
| 2019 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $2.4M |
| 2018 | $1.3M | $0.3M | $2.3M |
| 2017 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $2.3M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $2.2M |
| 2015 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $2.2M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D
- Overall Score
- 48.5/100
- Financial Score
- 70
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.3%
Red Flags
- Only 28.4% of expenses go to programs, well below acceptable standards
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Alison McLintock | Elder of Session | 2019-12-01 |
| Phil Mardon | Elder of Session | 2014-03-09 |
| Craig McLintock | Treasurer | 2008-09-01 |
| Christine Thorpe | Elder of Session | 2007-08-26 |
| Alison Bishop | Elder of Session | 2001-08-15 |
| Malcolm BISHOP | Session Clerk | 1988-09-04 |
| Warren Thorpe | Elder of Session | 1985-06-12 |
Former Officers (8)
- Judy West — Elder of Session (departed 2018-10-30)
- John West — Elder of Session (departed 2018-10-30)
- Rosaline Denne — Elder of Session (departed 2016-11-16)
- Edith Nixon — Elder of Session (departed 2016-08-10)
- John Caughley — Elder of Session (departed 2019-06-30)
- Marianne Gunn — Elder of Session (departed 2016-10-12)
- Mary Stanton — Elder of Session (departed 2020-02-01)
- Margaret Hamilton — Elder of Session (departed 2017-02-12)
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St Margarets Presbyterian Church
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 recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 7. 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.
- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~247 months of expenses on $222K 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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$269.7K
$5.6M
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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 mission is to be a dynamic community of faith helping people to be lifelong followers of Jesus Christ by having an active presence in our local community.
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Ranked against 199 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M
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