Wainuiomata Baptist Church — Religion Charity in Lower Hutt

Wainuiomata Baptist Church is a Charitable Trust charity in the Religion sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. CharityData rates this charity C+ (69/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: We exist to provide a local place of worship to see Wainuiomata become a Christ centred community by promoting biblical values and positively impacting the lives of those around us.

Registration Number
CC21545
Charity Type
Charitable Trust
Registration Date
2008-03-03
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C+ (69/100)
Sector
Religion
Location
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
Email
office@lifeimpact.org.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Religious groups

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$1.4M NZD
Net Assets
$1.4M NZD
Reserve Months
27.4 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
4
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.2M$0.2M$1.4M
2024$0.6M$0.3M$1.4M
2023$0.3M$0.2M$1.0M
2022$0.3M$0.3M$1.0M
2021$0.3M$0.3M$1.1M
2020$0.3M$0.3M$1.0M
2019$0.3M$0.3M$1.1M
2018$0.3M$0.3M$1.1M
2017$0.3M$0.3M$1.1M
2016$0.3M$0.3M$1.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C+
Overall Score
69/100
Financial Score
75
Governance Score
55
Transparency Score
65
Program Spending Ratio
0.4%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (4)

NameRoleAppointed
Judith AshtonElder2024-08-25
David LuskElder2024-08-25
Royce GoldsworthyPastor2015-09-01
Tine BergmanElder2008-03-04

Former Officers (8)

  • Fiona Beals — Elder (departed 2026-08-30)
  • Tom Patuwai — Elder (departed 2024-08-25)
  • Nelly Rentta — Elder (departed 2023-08-27)
  • Roland Lorenz — Elder (departed 2020-06-30)
  • Nikki Wynne — Elder (departed 2018-08-26)
  • Alan Taylor — Elder (departed 2025-08-31)
  • Nickie Belworthy — Elder (departed 2015-07-01)
  • Paul Edlin — Pastor (departed 2015-10-30)

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Wainuiomata Baptist Church

CC21545Lower Hutt, Lower HuttRegistered 3 Mar 2008
Data updated: 4 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating4d ago

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

C+
69/100
Financial
75
Governance
55
Transparency
65

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 register
    No chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 4. 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 size
    Reserves cover ~76 months of expenses on $230K 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.

Revenue

$229.6K

Expenses

$218.7K

Assets

$1.4M

Staff

4

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

About

Mission

We exist to provide a local place of worship to see Wainuiomata become a Christ centred community by promoting biblical values and positively impacting the lives of those around us.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesReligious groups

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$229.6K
Total Expenses
$218.7K
Net Assets
$1.4M
Staff
4
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
43c
For every $1 spent, 43c reaches programs
Needs attention
Sustainability
27.4mo
Could operate 27.4 months with zero revenue
Over-capitalized
Fundraising Cost
$0.08
Costs $0.08 to raise each $1 in donations
Efficient

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

19
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 8,123
High Concentration: 90% of revenue from Donations
Donations89.6%
Investment Income9.7%
Other0.7%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 193 peers · Religion · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
69
#23/194
Revenue
$230K
#106/194
Reserve Months
27.4
#1/194
Surplus
$11K
#113/194
Staff Cost %
58%
#194/194

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

Rating

C+
Score: 69/100
Financial
75
Governance
55
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 75 × 40% + Governance 55 × 60% = 63 → C+.
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Latest Audit

FY2025
Clean
6 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt

Registration

Registration NumberCC21545
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Registered3 Mar 2008
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Religion
Activities
Provides religious services / activities

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 5 October 2026.