# Benneydale Volunteer Fire Brigade

**Charities Register number:** CC28781
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Social Services
**ICNPO group:** Social Services
**Region:** Te Kuiti
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To provide fire safety, fire prevention and fire extinction and emergency response to the public when in need.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$9k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$10k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-467
- **Total assets:** NZ$35k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$0
- **Net assets:** NZ$35k
- **Government grants:** NZ$7k (73.2% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$2k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$9k | NZ$10k | NZ$-467 | NZ$35k |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$8k | NZ$8k | NZ$735 | NZ$35k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$19k | NZ$-12k | NZ$35k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$5k | not disclosed | NZ$46k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$5k | not disclosed | NZ$44k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | NZ$42k |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$6k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | NZ$43k |
| 2019-03-31 | NZ$6k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | NZ$45k |
| 2018-03-31 | NZ$7k | NZ$9k | not disclosed | NZ$46k |
| 2017-03-31 | NZ$6k | NZ$9k | not disclosed | NZ$48k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 1 current
- **Chair recorded:** yes

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC28781) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-11
- Rating: computed 2026-09-11
- This document generated: 2026-09-11

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/benneydale-volunteer-fire-brigade
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/benneydale-volunteer-fire-brigade/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/benneydale-volunteer-fire-brigade/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC28781

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/benneydale-volunteer-fire-brigade. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-11T16:08:25.951Z.