The Baptist Union Of New Zealand — Religion Charity in Auckland
The Baptist Union Of New Zealand is a Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B (79.5/100). Annual revenue: $24.5M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The Union is primarily a Union of Baptist Churches within New Zealand having for its general objects the extension of the Kingdom of God, the strengthening of all associated churches and the cultivation amongst its constituent members of respect and love for one another and for all who love the Lord Jesus Christ
- Registration Number
- CC22731
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-08
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B (79.5/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- info@baptist.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: General public, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $24.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $22.2M NZD
- Total Assets
- $119.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $104.3M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 3.4 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 122
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24.5M | $22.2M | $104.3M |
| 2024 | $18.6M | $18.2M | $100.5M |
| 2023 | $13.4M | $13.5M | $81.9M |
| 2022 | $9.5M | $10.8M | $79.5M |
| 2021 | $12.6M | $12.3M | $73.8M |
| 2020 | $9.5M | $9.5M | $58.0M |
| 2019 | $10.7M | $10.5M | $46.4M |
| 2018 | $9.9M | $10.0M | $45.5M |
| 2017 | $7.0M | $6.8M | $30.2M |
| 2016 | $4.8M | $4.8M | $13.9M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B
- Overall Score
- 79.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 3 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 (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Debra Cunningham | Trustee | 2026-04-18 |
| Ngaire Button | Trustee | 2025-11-07 |
Former Officers (61)
- Christopher Chamberlain — National Leader
- Brian Smellie — Trustee
- Rangiaruaru Hema — Council Member
- Sarah Beisly — Council Member
- Greg Motu — Council Member
- Susan Osborne — Council Member (departed 2024-11-08)
- Rachelle Martin — Council Member
- Ravanetta Sititi — Council Member
- Allan Taylor — Council Member (departed 2025-11-07)
- Robyn Duncan — Council Member
- Margeret Loh — Council Member (departed 2023-05-31)
- Angus Budge — Council Member (departed 2025-11-07)
- Roderick Robson — Council Member
- Ethan Miller — Council Member (departed 2023-03-26)
- Ravi Musuku — President (departed 2023-11-03)
- Josh Sanford — Council Member (departed 2023-11-03)
- Kerry Brewerton — Chair (departed 2023-11-03)
- Angela Pederson — Council Member (departed 2022-11-04)
- Helen Brereton — Assembly Council Member (departed 2022-11-04)
- Devasundara Premadas — Council Member
Service Providers
- Peter Conaglen
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Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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 registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 12. 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.
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.
$24.5M
$22.2M
$119.2M
122
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
The Union is primarily a Union of Baptist Churches within New Zealand having for its general objects the extension of the Kingdom of God, the strengthening of all associated churches and the cultivation amongst its constituent members of respect and love for one another and for all who love the Lord Jesus Christ
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Ranked against 5 peers · Religion · $10M – $50M
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