Otago Railway and Locomotive Society Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Dunedin
Otago Railway and Locomotive Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Dunedin, Dunedin. Annual revenue: $0.0M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: To facilitate the preservation and interchange of information and comment concerning the design construction. operation and development of railways in New Zealand and the locomotives, rolling stock , equipment and infrastructure that tell the story of NZ Rail..
- Registration Number
- CC32660
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Dunedin, Dunedin
- Website
- https://www.oceanbeachrailway.co.nz
- campbell.thomson@dcc.govt.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.2M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2024 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.3M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (10)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Louis McNabb | Committee Member | 2025-06-06 |
| David Thomson | Treasurer | 2025-06-06 |
| Colin Winter | Committee Member | 2024-02-29 |
| Lyall Kelp | Committee Member | 2024-02-29 |
| Ted Leach | Assistant General Manager | 2022-06-16 |
| Adrian Rapson | Committee Member | 2020-10-31 |
| Mike Kilsby | Committee Member/ General Manager | 2013-09-21 |
| Shane Murray | Committee Member | 2007-09-15 |
| Campbell Thomson | Chair | 2007-09-15 |
| Jonathan Walker | Committee Member | 1962-10-13 |
Former Officers (17)
- Darryl Bond — Treasurer (departed 2025-06-06)
- Ken Schumachor — Committee Member (departed 2025-02-07)
- Graeme Fyffe — Committee Member (departed 2018-11-17)
- Doug Boult — Executive Officer (departed 2016-09-24)
- Richard Emerson — Committee Member (departed 2014-11-01)
- Grant Craig — Secretary (departed 2021-07-09)
- James Woods — Committee Member (departed 2013-09-21)
- Stephen Parker — Committee Member (departed 2012-10-04)
- Paul Bedwell — Member (departed 2016-09-24)
- Graeme Hore — Committee Member (departed 2011-11-05)
- Andrew Robinson — General-Manager-Ocean-Beach-Railway (departed 2016-09-24)
- Ian Wylie — Committee Member (departed 2023-09-01)
- Nola Stanaway — Secretary (departed 2009-09-19)
- Shaun Beckett — Committee Member (departed 2012-10-04)
- Glen McConachie — Assistant General Manager (departed 2016-09-24)
- Jock Graham — Committee Member (departed 2008-09-13)
- Luke Christensen — Executive Member (departed 2008-09-13)
Funding Sources
- Aotearoa Gaming Foundation — $9,075
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Otago Railway and Locomotive Society Incorporated
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Small volunteer-led organisations are not letter-graded: the standard financial template does not fit entities without paid staff, large revenue, or significant government funding. The charity's filed figures are shown above.
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- Reserves high for operating sizeReserves cover ~133 months of expenses on $12K revenue — very high for an operating charity this size
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To facilitate the preservation and interchange of information and comment concerning the design construction. operation and development of railways in New Zealand and the locomotives, rolling stock , equipment and infrastructure that tell the story of NZ Rail..
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