St Paul's Maheno-Otepopo Presbyterian Church — Religion Charity in Oamaru
St Paul's Maheno-Otepopo Presbyterian Church is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Oamaru, Oamaru. CharityData rates this charity C+ (69.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.3M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Making Jesus Christ known by regular church services. -Providing Christian education for young people. -Providing services for weddings, funerals, and public organisations (e.g. St John Ambulance). -Providing Regular services at rest homes. -Offer pastoral care to all persons.
- Registration Number
- CC52034
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2015-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C+ (69.5/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Oamaru, Oamaru
- rose.luxford@xtra.co.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $5.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $5.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 258.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 5
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.3M | $0.2M | $5.3M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $3.2M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.2M | $3.2M |
| 2018 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $2.5M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.0M |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.1M |
| 2015 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C+
- Overall Score
- 69.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 2 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 (14)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lesley Mcintosh | Elder | 2025-08-03 |
| Pam McKenzie | Elder | 2025-04-20 |
| Maryan Colman | Elder | 2022-07-31 |
| Jeanette Aker | Elder | 2022-07-31 |
| Andrew Dunn | Elder | 2022-07-31 |
| Marion Partidge | Elder | 2017-07-01 |
| Silov Temoana | Elder | 2017-07-01 |
| Robert Naismith | Elder | 2017-07-01 |
| Christine Schaffer | Elder | 2017-07-01 |
| Michael de Filippi | Elder | 2017-07-01 |
| Tima Taiti | Elder | 2014-09-28 |
| Dick Cleland | Treasurer | 2014-09-28 |
| Toefiaki Taiti | Elder | 2014-09-28 |
| Rosanne Luxford | Minister | 2010-01-25 |
Former Officers (13)
- Robert Laupula — Elder (departed 2024-06-30)
- John Hunter — Elder (departed 2024-06-30)
- Barabara Stevenson — Elder (departed 2024-06-30)
- Margaret Hill — Elder (departed 2024-06-30)
- Shirley Williamson — Elder (departed 2024-06-30)
- Ivan Main — Elder (departed 2024-06-30)
- Merlyn Splinter — Elder (departed 2020-04-14)
- Maysie Glenn — Elder (departed 1920-07-30)
- Patricia Baird — Elder (departed 2020-06-30)
- Anthee Brown — Elder (departed 2016-04-15)
- Harold Coker — Elder (departed 2017-10-31)
- Harry Cameron — Elder (departed 2024-06-30)
- Raymond McBride — Parish Clerk (departed 2024-06-30)
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St Paul's Maheno-Otepopo 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 designatedBoard of 14 with no chair designated on the register
- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~258 months of expenses on $341K 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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$5.3M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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Making Jesus Christ known by regular church services. -Providing Christian education for young people. -Providing services for weddings, funerals, and public organisations (e.g. St John Ambulance). -Providing Regular services at rest homes. -Offer pastoral care to all persons.
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Ranked against 196 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M
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