Waianakarua Lions Trust — Social Services Charity in Oamaru

Waianakarua Lions Trust is a Trust charity in the Social Services sector, based in Oamaru, Oamaru. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: Waianakarua Lions main service activity is the owning and running of McKerrows Pond which is used by schools in the Otago region to instruct children in water skills which include yachting and canoeing. In addition it runs a catering caravan.

Registration Number
CC30897
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-06-30
Status
Active
Sector
Social Services
Location
Oamaru, Oamaru
Email
bobmcmillan@outlook.com
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (trust)
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people, Other charities, People with disabilities, Voluntary bodies other than charities

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.1M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.1M NZD
Reserve Months
0.0 months of operating expenses
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$0.1M$0.1M-
2024$0.1M$0.1M-
2023$0.0M$0.0M-
2022$0.0M$0.0M-
2021$0.0M$0.0M-
2020$0.0M$0.1M-
2019$0.1M$0.1M-
2018$0.0M$0.0M-
2017$0.0M$0.0M-
2016$0.0M$0.0M-

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (11)

  • Ross Beckingsale — Trustee
  • Don Green — Trustee
  • Russell Robson — Treasurer
  • Bryan Stevenson-Wright — Treasurer (departed 2022-01-26)
  • Warwick Ormandy — Trustee (departed 2022-03-11)
  • Ian Caldwell — Trustee
  • Patrick Foley — Trustee (departed 2021-09-30)
  • John Thelming — Trustee
  • Kenneth Bridge — Trustee (departed 2011-03-24)
  • William McKerrow — Trustee (departed 2013-01-15)
  • Andrew Brown — Trustee

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Waianakarua Lions Trust

CC30897Oamaru, OamaruRegistered 30 Jun 2008
Data updated: 5 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Rating2d ago

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

NR
Not rated — Volunteer / community organisation

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  • No chair recorded on the register
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Revenue

$55.2K

Expenses

$59.7K

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
Education
Beneficiaries
Children
Geographic Focus
Otago

About

Mission

Waianakarua Lions main service activity is the owning and running of McKerrows Pond which is used by schools in the Otago region to instruct children in water skills which include yachting and canoeing. In addition it runs a catering caravan.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleGeneral publicOlder peopleOther charitiesPeople with disabilitiesVoluntary bodies other than charities

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$55.2K
Total Expenses
$59.7K
Net Assets
-
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
2.4mo
Could operate 2.4 months with zero revenue
Critical
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

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Revenue Diversification

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Other
Other100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 295 peers · Social Services · Under $100K

Rating Score
0
#41/296
Revenue
$55K
#53/296
Reserve Months
0.0
#1/296
Surplus
$-4K
#245/296
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/296

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
20
Transparency
65
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Contact Details

Address
Oamaru, Oamaru

Registration

Registration NumberCC30897
Entity TypeTrust
Registered30 Jun 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated4 Dec 1995
Registered office
91 Clareview Road Oamaru, Oamaru

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Social Services
Activities
Makes grants / loans to individualsMakes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)Provides buildings / facilities / open spaceProvides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

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