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Charity Details


Waitara Railway Preservation Society Incorporated
Taranaki's Heritage Railway
CC34522
9429042958741
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
March 31

Address for service

Flat 1
476 Devon Street East
Strandon
New Plymouth
4312

Charity's other details

021 159 4361
waitara railway


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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Purpose & Structure


Charitable Purpose

The restoration, preservation and operation of a heritage railway, to conserve the history of railway construction and use in Taranaki, provide worthwhile recreation and training activities, and provide tourism options for the Taranaki area.

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

Other (please state)

(Promotes tourism, heritage and history activities, by the preservation, restoration and maintenance of a railway line, buildings and rolling stock, and the operation of a heritage railway.)

Arts / culture / heritage

Promotion of volunteering

General public

Children / young people, Other charities, Older people, People with disabilities, Family / whanau, Tourists

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

Annual Returns


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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 Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026 30/09/2026 4/05/2026 $52,831 $50,057 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2025 30/09/2025 15/04/2025 $61,953 $0 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2024 30/09/2024 29/04/2024 $99,830 $49,625 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2023 30/09/2023 4/05/2023 $89,600 $29,003 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2022 30/09/2022 5/05/2022 $47,579 $51,997 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2021 30/09/2021 17/06/2021 $35,586 $20,846 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2020 30/09/2020 30/06/2020 $46,641 $62,792 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2019 30/09/2019 1/07/2019 $91,550 $47,533 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2018 30/11/2018 5/07/2019 $15,664 $20,059 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2017 30/09/2017 7/03/2018 $22,995 $26,728 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details


Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Allan Bayley Committee Member 22/06/2025
Blair Campbell Committee member 22/06/2025
Michael Walmsley Committee member 24/06/2024
David John Clayton Oxley Committee Member 13/06/2021
Dennis Ralph Jones Chairperson 13/06/2021
Derek Baker Secretary/Treasurer 23/06/2019
John Churchouse Technical Adviser 14/12/2017
Michael Zeler Vice Chairperson 14/12/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Carl McCullough Committee Member 23/06/2024
Christopher David Williams Committee member 23/06/2024
James Ian Blyde Committee Member 19/06/2022
James Robert Claridge Committee Member 19/06/2022
Denyse Bettridge Patron 31/03/2022
Brian Jury Safety and Training Officer 13/06/2021
Eileen Bettridge Committee Member 6/11/2020
Jan Biegar Treasurer 22/06/2019
Keith Piper Chairman 22/06/2019
Bill Batten Rolling Stock Manager 16/12/2016
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Charity Updates


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15/04/2025 NOC024
24/06/2024 NOC022
5/05/2022 NOC019
18/06/2021 NOC017
14/06/2021 NOC015
30/06/2020 NOC013
24/04/2020 NOC012
28/09/2012 AR005
28/09/2012 NOC003
1/09/2011 AR004
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