Ferrymead Park Ltd — Education Charity in Christchurch
Ferrymead Park Ltd is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $0.9M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: Ferrymead Heritage Park is a much loved attraction for thousands of tourists and locals who visit the park annually. It is based on a township set in the 1920’s. Ferrymead Heritage Park was established in 1965. Visitors get to stroll around the historic streets and view the old world township. There are also a number of museums, collections to view from trains (steam, diesel & electric), trams (steam & electric), aeroplanes, model railway, vintage fire appliances, Post Office and Telegraph, rural history to name a few. There are also workshops restoring vintage forms of transport. The purpose of Ferrymead is to educate the public about aspects of Canterbury's history and to entertain the public. When running, there are unlimited train and tram rides. Ferrymead also has an education programme that specialises in heritage learning. They attract about 5,000 school children annually.
- Registration Number
- CC32503
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Website
- http://ferrymead.org.nz
- info@ferrymead.org.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, People with disabilities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.9M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.9M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $-0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 5
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.9M | $0.9M | $-0.0M |
| 2024 | $0.8M | $0.9M | $0.0M |
| 2023 | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.1M |
| 2021 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.3M |
| 2018 | $0.6M | $0.7M | $0.3M |
| 2017 | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.7M |
| 2016 | $0.8M | $0.9M | $0.6M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (16)
- Ian Mandley — Director (departed 2025-06-30)
- Ian France — Director/operations Manager
- Jarrod Coburn — Director (departed 2025-06-30)
- Margaret Noble — Director
- Graeme Harre — Director (departed 2024-03-11)
- Andrew Brown — Director (departed 2024-03-11)
- Bruce Coleman — Director (departed 2024-03-11)
- Warren Sargent — Director (departed 2021-04-01)
- Clay Baker — Director (departed 2019-08-19)
- Sir Thomas Kerry Burke — Director (departed 2021-04-01)
- Geoffery Walls — Director (departed 2024-03-11)
- John Peterson — Director (departed 2017-03-12)
- Paul Deavoll — Director (departed 2015-12-24)
- Jennifer May — Company Director (departed 2013-04-01)
- Richard Hellings — Director and Chair (departed 2015-12-24)
- Martin Hadlee — Company Director (departed 2009-03-23)
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Ferrymead Park Ltd
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This charity has reported liabilities exceeding assets for two or more consecutive years. That pattern is common and structural for retirement villages (occupation-right-agreement bonds recorded as liabilities), iwi treaty-settlement vehicles (future-obligation accruals), and infrastructure trusts with Crown loan principal — it does not indicate financial distress, but our standard reserve-months scoring template does not apply. The charity's figures are shown above.
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Ferrymead Heritage Park is a much loved attraction for thousands of tourists and locals who visit the park annually. It is based on a township set in the 1920’s. Ferrymead Heritage Park was established in 1965. Visitors get to stroll around the historic streets and view the old world township. There are also a number of museums, collections to view from trains (steam, diesel & electric), trams (steam & electric), aeroplanes, model railway, vintage fire appliances, Post Office and Telegraph, rural history to name a few. There are also workshops restoring vintage forms of transport. The purpose of Ferrymead is to educate the public about aspects of Canterbury's history and to entertain the public. When running, there are unlimited train and tram rides. Ferrymead also has an education programme that specialises in heritage learning. They attract about 5,000 school children annually.
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