Waimarie Operating Trust — Education Charity in Wanganui
Waimarie Operating Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Wanganui, Wanganui. Annual revenue: $0.5M NZD. Financial data as at September 2025.
Mission: To operate the Paddle steamer Waimarie and the Whanganui Riverboat Museum. To assist in preserving the Waimarie and Whanganui River Lore and to be a major attraction to visitors to Whanganui. The Trust therefore provides skilled employment, training, delivers education to school children and the wider public and enhances the economic wellbeing of Whanganui.
- Registration Number
- CC23060
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-15
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Wanganui, Wanganui
- Website
- http://www.waimarie.co.nz
- info@waimarie.co.nz
- Data as at
- September 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Older people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.6M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 10
- Financial Year End
- 2025-09-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.5M | $0.6M | $0.0M |
| 2024 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
| 2021 | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.0M |
| 2017 | $0.4M | $0.3M | $-0.0M |
| 2016 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $-0.1M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Marion Johnston | Trustee | 2023-10-02 |
| Leigh Grant | Trustee | 2023-10-02 |
| Terry Dowdeswell | Trustee | 2021-03-01 |
| Stuart Hylton | Trustee | 2017-06-22 |
| Stephen Lace | Trustee | 2016-08-18 |
Former Officers (26)
- Jock Lee — Trustee (departed 2025-05-31)
- Blair Whiteman — Trustee (departed 2023-09-28)
- Douglas Davidson — Trustee (departed 2021-08-01)
- Philip Pollero — Trustee (departed 2019-07-01)
- Henry Newrick — Trustee (departed 2019-07-01)
- Valerie Bartrum — Trustee (departed 2020-08-05)
- Mariana Waitai — Trustee (departed 2023-10-02)
- Allan MacGibbon — Trustee (departed 2017-07-30)
- Neville Procter — Trustee (departed 2015-04-28)
- Richard Sheppard — Trustee (departed 2016-08-18)
- Ann Petherick — Trustee (departed 2019-10-31)
- Dot McKInnon — Trustee (departed 2012-10-31)
- Trevor Strong — Trustee (departed 2011-06-01)
- Elizabeth Tennet — Trustee (departed 2013-04-01)
- Geoff Hintz — Trustee (departed 2014-10-31)
- Dion Ngatai — Trustee (departed 2015-08-20)
- Edgar Boyd — Trustee (departed 2015-08-01)
- Richard Moore — Trustee (departed 2010-10-11)
- Christine Jones — Trustee (departed 2018-07-26)
- Myles Fothergill — Trustee (departed 2013-10-31)
Funding Sources
- Four Regions Trust — $30,000
- Four Regions Trust — $15,000
- Lion Foundation — $15,000
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Waimarie Operating Trust
Financial data as at September 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
How ratings work →Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 5. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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About
To operate the Paddle steamer Waimarie and the Whanganui Riverboat Museum. To assist in preserving the Waimarie and Whanganui River Lore and to be a major attraction to visitors to Whanganui. The Trust therefore provides skilled employment, training, delivers education to school children and the wider public and enhances the economic wellbeing of Whanganui.
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Ranked against 132 peers · Education · $100K – $1M
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