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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Christian Social Services (Whanganui).

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Christian Social Services (Whanganui)

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

City Mission Whanganui

Registration number:

CC29716

NZBN number:

9429042616054

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

December 31

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Christian Social Services (Wanganui)	30/06/2008
Christian Social Services (Whanganui)	28/11/2018

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 4277

Wanganui

4541

Charity's Street Address:

9 Park Place

Whanganui 4500

Whanganui

4500

Charity's other details

Phone:

06 345 2139 ext 1

Fax:

06 345 3385

Email:

admin@citymissionwhanganui.org.nz

Website:

https://www.citymissionwhanganui.org.nz

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/citymissionwhanganui

Areas of Operation:

Manawatu - Wanganui

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC29716

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Christian Social Services Whanganui (CSSW) operating as City Mission Whanganui has the guiding principles to do together as members of the City Mission, that which we could not do alone and to be identifiably Christian. Christian Social Services Whanganui was founded in the early 1990’s. They identified a need among disadvantaged and low income people struggling to provide the necessities of life with very little or no reserves and unable to meet the difficulties that arise in their circumstances. There are many people encountering this situation today.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Running the Foodbank- providing food for those in need in the community. Total Care Budget service- a free and complete budget service supporting people that are heavily indebted.

Sectors:

Social services

Emergency / disaster relief

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Family / whanau, All Ethnic Groups

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/12/2024	30/07/2025	31/07/2025	$890,414	$981,580	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	13/06/2024	$993,033	$869,600	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2022	30/06/2023	30/06/2023	$814,813	$762,104	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2021	30/06/2022	1/08/2022	$726,236	$742,299	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2020	30/06/2021	14/07/2021	$662,673	$606,137	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	31/07/2020	23/07/2020	$465,735	$471,430	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018	30/06/2019	17/07/2019	$415,594	$427,729	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2017	30/06/2018	27/06/2018	$430,604	$425,258	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2016	30/06/2017	1/08/2017	$462,989	$414,755	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2015	30/06/2016	27/05/2016	$396,259	$328,584	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Carol Florence Payne	Secretary	28/08/2025
Mark Bernard Corrigan	Board Member	28/08/2025
Raewyn Overton-Stuart	Board Member	16/07/2020
Allan Spooner	Chairman	21/06/2018

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Penny Grace De Jongh	Board member	30/06/2026
Stephen Lace	Treasurer	30/06/2026
Keren Diprose	Secretary	17/07/2025
Kevin Gaskin	Board Member	19/06/2024
Gayle Shirley Roberts	Board Member	17/05/2022
Tim Campbell	Board Member	20/05/2021
Lez Kiriona	Board Member	16/07/2020
Barbara Hackett	Deputy Chair	11/07/2020
Frances Dalziel	Board Member	11/07/2020
Scott Taylor-Moore	Board Member	16/01/2020
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Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
2/09/2026	NOC027
17/04/2026	NOC026
10/04/2026	NOC025
10/03/2022	NOC020
24/07/2020	NOC018
23/07/2020	NOC017
19/09/2019	NOC015
19/09/2019	NOC014
15/08/2019	NOC012
25/05/2016	NOC008
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Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name