South Canterbury Traction Engine and Transport Museum Incorporated — Education Charity in Timaru
South Canterbury Traction Engine and Transport Museum Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Timaru, Timaru. CharityData rates this charity B- (71.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: We collect, preserve and display pioneer farming machines and skills, educating the next generation and the Public on how it was done.We have a Library of rare manuals and books and we print a magazine for clubsNZ wide.Retain items of historical significence significence
- Registration Number
- CC50692
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2014-06-12
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (71.5/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Timaru, Timaru
- secretary@sctetm.co.nz
- Data as at
- March 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Other charities, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.1M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 14.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.1M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $0.3M | $0.0M | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.0M |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.9M |
| 2017 | $0.2M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 71.5/100
- Financial Score
- 70
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (18)
- Alastair Thornley — Vice President
- Gordon Handy — President
- Yvonne Hardie — Secretary/signatory
- Fred White — Management Team/club Custodian/museum/librarian (departed 2021-04-01)
- Bruce Anderson — Treasurer/signatory/management Team
- Robert. (Bob) Mehrtens — Vice President/management Team (departed 2018-07-26)
- Daniel Crossen — Past President/signatory/management Team/club Custodian/steam Engine Custodian (departed 2023-07-26)
- Anna Keen — Librarian (departed 2017-07-31)
- Alan White — Past President (departed 2025-07-30)
- Kevin Deam — Management Commitee (departed 2017-07-27)
- John Mchaffie — Management Commitee (departed 2017-07-27)
- Brian Roycroft — Management Commitee/club Custodian (departed 2018-07-26)
- David Brown — Management Commitee (departed 2015-07-31)
- Malcolm Crossen — Vice President (departed 2015-07-23)
- Nigel Gamble — Newsletter Editor/steam Engine Custodian
- James Urquhart — Secretary/signatory/management Team/librarian/club Custodian (departed 2018-07-26)
- Irvine Black — Librarian (departed 2015-10-26)
- John Kyle — Patron/management Team/national Rep/life Member (departed 2023-09-27)
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South Canterbury Traction Engine and Transport Museum Incorporated
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$88.1K
$53.0K
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.
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We collect, preserve and display pioneer farming machines and skills, educating the next generation and the Public on how it was done.We have a Library of rare manuals and books and we print a magazine for clubsNZ wide.Retain items of historical significence significence
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Ranked against 329 peers · Education · Under $100K
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