The Village Presbyterian Church — Religion Charity in Christchurch
The Village Presbyterian Church is a Other charity in the Religion sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. CharityData rates this charity C (63.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The church believes it is called by God to work with others in making Jesus Christ known through, teaching and nurturing people in Christian faith, loving service responding to human need, proclaiming the gospel, seeking to transform society, caring for God's creation. We aim to be an expression of God's people and the Presbyterian church in our areas of Christchurch; to witness to a loving, forgiving and living God by relating meaningfully to people of diverse backgrounds and belief, and providing a place for all to grow and belong.
- Registration Number
- CC51681
- Charity Type
- Other
- Registration Date
- 2015-05-06
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C (63.8/100)
- Sector
- Religion
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- treasurer@villagechurch.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $10.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $10.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 8.6 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 8
- Volunteers
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $10.0M |
| 2024 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $10.1M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $0.6M | $10.3M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $0.5M | $8.3M |
| 2021 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $6.8M |
| 2020 | $1.0M | $0.4M | $6.8M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $6.3M |
| 2018 | $0.3M | $0.5M | $6.1M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $6.9M |
| 2016 | $0.3M | $0.4M | $3.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C
- Overall Score
- 63.8/100
- Financial Score
- 77.5
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.5%
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 (17)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth Cooper | Parish Councillor | 2026-10-18 |
| Ellen McCrae | Parish Councillor | 2026-10-18 |
| Catherine McKellar | Community Centre Committee | 2026-06-23 |
| Linda Cowan | Parish Councillor | 2025-10-05 |
| Nanette Simpson | Community Centre Committee | 2025-04-29 |
| Lesley Compton | Chair | 2025-04-29 |
| Murray Compton | Community Centre Treasurer | 2025-04-29 |
| Mary Chase | Community Centre Committee | 2025-04-29 |
| Vivienne Jackson | Community Centre Committee | 2025-04-29 |
| John Simpson | Community Centre Committee | 2025-04-29 |
| Luke Blackbeard | Minister | 2025-01-27 |
| Joy Kingsbury-aitken | Clerk | 2023-09-10 |
| Liam Boardman | Parish Councillor | 2021-10-17 |
| Alistair Peat | Parish Councillor | 2021-07-01 |
| Jane Agnew | Parish Councillor | 2017-10-15 |
| Judith Souness | Treasurer | 2014-02-16 |
| Kate Boardman | Parish Councillor | 2014-02-16 |
Former Officers (24)
- Mary Crimp — Community Centre Committee (departed 2026-04-21)
- Johanna de Beer — Parish Councillor (departed 2024-12-11)
- Joshua Olds — Minister (departed 2026-10-04)
- Claire Cruickshank — Parish Councillor (departed 2026-10-18)
- Sally Thompson — Parish Councillor (departed 2023-05-09)
- Bryan Wright — Parish Councillor (departed 2024-10-06)
- Anne Stewart — Minister (departed 2022-09-30)
- Daniel Spragg — Minister (departed 2024-01-28)
- David Brown — Parish Councillor (departed 2026-10-18)
- Ian Cundall — Parish Councillor (departed 2021-10-17)
- Norma Foote — Parish Councillor (departed 2019-10-13)
- Elisabeth Mitchell — Parish Councillor (departed 2021-10-17)
- Keren Ritchie — Parish Councillor (departed 2026-10-18)
- Robin Crimp — Finance Convenor (departed 2018-12-11)
- Ruth Churcher — Parish Councillor (departed 2018-10-28)
- Kim Churton — Parish Councillor (departed 2016-10-16)
- Frances Coburn — Co Clerk (departed 2023-05-10)
- Frederik de Beer — Parish Councillor (departed 2019-06-12)
- Denis Elvidge — Parish Councillor (departed 2018-10-28)
- Darrell Harris — Parish Councillor (departed 2016-10-16)
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The Village Presbyterian Church
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.
- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~222 months of expenses on $360K 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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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
The church believes it is called by God to work with others in making Jesus Christ known through, teaching and nurturing people in Christian faith, loving service responding to human need, proclaiming the gospel, seeking to transform society, caring for God's creation. We aim to be an expression of God's people and the Presbyterian church in our areas of Christchurch; to witness to a loving, forgiving and living God by relating meaningfully to people of diverse backgrounds and belief, and providing a place for all to grow and belong.
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Ranked against 192 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M
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