East Otago Woodturners Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Palmerston

East Otago Woodturners Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Palmerston, Palmerston. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at March 2024.

Mission: To provide an opportunity to learn the art of turning wood to enable members of all ages to make practical or decorative items. To provide a complete “hands on “ experience without the necessity of purchasing expensive equipment. To learn to use all associated tools competently and safely. To promote the fellowship which exists within the national interest of woodturning and the exchange of information and to assist each other in all ways to improve the craft in its' artistic and functional values.

Registration Number
CC37659
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2009-02-11
Status
Active
Sector
Arts & Culture
Location
Palmerston, Palmerston
Email
louotago@gmail.com
Data as at
March 2024

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, People with disabilities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.0M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2024-03-31

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024$0.0M$0.0M-
2023$0.0M$0.0M-
2022$0.0M$0.0M-
2021$0.0M$0.0M-
2020$0.0M$0.0M-
2019$0.0M$0.0M-
2018$0.0M$0.0M-
2017$0.0M$0.0M-
2016$0.0M$0.0M-
2015$0.0M$0.0M-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (5)

NameRoleAppointed
Lisa LyellCommittee2024-11-05
Susan LittleCommittee2024-11-05
Sarah HesselinPresident2022-04-28
Isabel AndersonVice President2018-05-23
Lou TonkinSecretary / Treasurer2017-06-12

Former Officers (12)

  • Robin Mutch — Committee Member (departed 2024-11-05)
  • Rowan Leaming — Committee Member (departed 2023-03-31)
  • Amanda Wright — Committee Member (departed 2023-12-30)
  • Chris Watson — Committee Member (departed 2018-05-23)
  • Gordon Johnsen — Committee Member (departed 2017-06-12)
  • Lyn Trusler — Secretary/treasurer (departed 2023-09-11)
  • Telford Kinaston — Executive Committee (departed 2016-05-25)
  • Ashley Trusler — Committee Member (departed 2018-06-09)
  • Mary Harvie — Secretary (departed 2012-04-11)
  • John White — Vice President (departed 2010-04-26)
  • Wendy Barton — Secretary (departed 2010-04-26)
  • Carl Barton — Immediate Past President (departed 2019-08-23)

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East Otago Woodturners Incorporated

CC37659Palmerston, PalmerstonRegistered 11 Feb 2009
Data updated: 23 Sept 2026
Financials31 Mar 2024Rating5d ago

Financial data as at March 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

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Revenue

$4.6K

Expenses

$3.5K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

To provide an opportunity to learn the art of turning wood to enable members of all ages to make practical or decorative items. To provide a complete “hands on “ experience without the necessity of purchasing expensive equipment. To learn to use all associated tools competently and safely. To promote the fellowship which exists within the national interest of woodturning and the exchange of information and to assist each other in all ways to improve the craft in its' artistic and functional values.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanauGeneral publicPeople with disabilities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$4.6K
Total Expenses
$3.5K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (15 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
8.7mo
Could operate 8.7 months with zero revenue
Healthy
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

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

Revenue Diversification

56
Score /100
Concentrated
HHI: 4,370
Other60.4%
Donations20.7%
Trading / Services17.0%
Investment Income2.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 360 peers · Arts & Culture · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#57/361
Revenue
$5K
#300/361
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/361
Surplus
$1K
#172/361
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/361

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

Rating

Score: /100
Financial
0
Governance
30
Transparency
65
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Latest Audit

FY2023
Clean
8 years of audit history

Contact Details

Address
Palmerston, Palmerston

Registration

Registration NumberCC37659
Entity TypeTrust
Registered11 Feb 2009
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeIncorporated Society
Incorporated26 Apr 2006
Registered office
26 Roseness Street, Palmerston, 9430

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Arts & Culture
Activities
Other - Acts an Umbrella body

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